José Manuel Rodrigues (politician)

José Manuel de Sousa Rodrigues (born 13 July 1960) is a Portuguese journalist and politician, from the CDS – People's Party. Since 2019, he is the President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira.^[1]

José Manuel Rodrigues
José Manuel Rodrigues in 2024
Regional Secretary of Economy
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 April 2025
President	Miguel Albuquerque
Preceded by	Eduardo Jesus
President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira
In office 15 October 2019 – 10 April 2025
Preceded by	José Lino Tranquada Gomes
Succeeded by	Rubina Leal
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 September 2012
In office 13 October 1996 – 14 October 2009
President of the CDS – People's Party of Madeira
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 April 2024
Preceded by	Rui Barreto
In office 1997–2015
Preceded by	Rui Gomes Vieira
Succeeded by	Rui Barreto
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office 15 October 2009 – 16 September 2012
Constituency	Madeira
Member of the Funchal City Council
In office 29 September 2013 – 1 October 2017
Personal details
Born	José Manuel de Sousa Rodrigues (1960-07-13) 13 July 1960 (age 65) Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Political party	CDS – People's Party
Spouse	Daniela Rodrigues
Occupation	Journalist • politician

He was successively elected as member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira since 1996. He was parliamentary leader several times.^[2]

In 2009, he was elected as a member of the Assembly of the Republic, being re-elected in the early elections of June 2011. Here, he served as vice-president of the CDS-PP Parliamentary group.^[3]

In 2019, José Manuel Rodrigues was elected President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira for the XII legislature (2019–2023). In 2023, he was re-elected President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira for the XIII legislature.^[4]

After the 2025 Madeiran regional election, José Manuel Rodrigues formed a coalition with the Social Democratic Party (PSD), becoming Regional Secretary for the Economy in the regional government,^[5] leaving the post of President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira.