Rui Paulo Sousa

Rui Paulo Sousa (born 22 November 1967) is a Portuguese businessman and politician for the Chega party. In 2022, he was elected to the Assembly of the Republic and represents the Lisbon constituency. Sousa was born in 1967 in Castelo Branco. He graduated with a degree in business administration and worked for an IT company before founding an agricultural business with a colleague called Villabosque.^[1]

Rui Paulo Sousa
Vice President of the Parliamentary Caucus of CHEGA
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2, 2022
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office March 29, 2022
Constituency	Lisbon
Personal details
Born	Rui Paulo Sousa (1967-11-22) 22 November 1967 (age 57) Castelo Branco, Portugal
Political party	CHEGA (since 2020)
Other political affiliations	Alliance (2018–2020)

He was initially a supporter of the CDS – People's Party but began his political career as a member of Alliance party. He unsuccessfully stood for the Alliance party during the 2019 Portuguese legislative election.^[2] He joined Chega in 2020 having been introduced into the party by its leader André Ventura.^[3] For the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, he stood as number two on Chega's electoral list and was elected to the Lisbon constituency. In the Assembly, he sits on the committees for finance, defense and the budget. He is also vice-president of the Chega parliamentary group.^[4]