Rui Afonso

Rui Afonso (born 28 November 1979) is a Portuguese politician of the Chega party who has been a member of the Assembly of the Republic since 2022 representing the Porto constituency.

Rui Afonso
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office March 29, 2022
Constituency	Porto
Personal details
Born	Rui Pedro da Silva Afonso (1979-11-28) 28 November 1979 (age 45) Porto, Portugal
Political party	Chega
Alma mater	University of A Coruña

Biography

Afonso studied a PhD in finance at the University of A Coruña in Spain. He began his professional career as an international insurance broker and then worked in the credit recovery department of a Portuguese finance company.^[1]

He joined Chega in 2019 and took over as head of the party in Porto after the original regional chairman resigned. In 2021, he was elected as a municipal councilor in Porto.^[2]

During the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, Afonso was elected to represent the Porto constituency.^[3] He has described himself as a conservative politically. In the Assembly, he has called for tougher anti-corruption and law & order policies, such as life imprisonment and chemical castration for convicted pedophiles.^[1]