Nuno Magalhães

Nuno Miguel Miranda de Magalhães (born 4 March 1972) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician. He is a member of the CDS – People's Party and was a member of the Assembly of the Republic for Setúbal between 2005 and 2019.

Nuno Magalhães
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office 10 March 2005 – 25 October 2019
Constituency	Setúbal
Personal details
Born	Nuno Miguel Miranda de Magalhães (1972-03-04) 4 March 1972 (age 53) Luanda, Portuguese Angola
Political party	CDS – People's Party
Alma mater	University of Lisbon
Occupation	Lawyer • Politician

He was born in Luanda, Portuguese Angola and moved to Portugal in 1974 during decolonisation, and settled in Caldas da Rainha.^[1] He qualified as a lawyer in 1996.^[2]

Magalhães was elected CDS–PP parliamentary leader in June 2011 by unanimous vote from the party's 24 legislators.^[3] He was re-elected to the role several times, including again unanimously in March 2017.^[4]

In January 2012, Portuguese news sources named Magalhães as one of three parliamentary leaders who are freemasons.^[5] He said that although he is not a member of the fraternity, he attends their events with his wife, who is a member.^[6]