Rui Cristina

Rui Cristina
Rui Cristina
	Rui Cristina in 2024
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 October 2019
Constituency	Faro (2019–2024); Évora (2024–present)
Member of the Loulé City Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 September 2021
Personal details
Born	Rui Celestino dos Santos Cristina; 19 May 1979 (age 44); Loulé, Portugal
Political party	Chega (2024–present)
Other political; affiliations	Social Democratic Party (2001–2024)
Children	1
Occupation	Civil engineer • Politician

Rui Celestino dos Santos Cristina (born 19 May 1979) is a Portuguese civil engineer, member of the Assembly of the Republic and politician.^[1] He was a member of the Assembly of the Republic in the XIV and XV legislatures for the Social Democratic Party, elected by Faro.^[2] On January 26, 2024, it was announced by the president of CHEGA, André Ventura, that he would be head of the list for the Évora electoral circle in the 2024 legislative elections.^[3] He is also a member of the Loulé City Council since 2021.^[4]

In January 2024, he left the PSD and ended the XV legislature as an independent MP.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Entrevista a Rui Cristina". A voz do Algarve. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-03.
^ Figueiredo, Inês André. "Ex-PSD Rui Cristina é mesmo o cabeça de lista do Chega por Évora". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-03.
^ "RegInteresses_v5". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-03.
^ ""Ajustes de contas internos". Deputado Rui Cristina deixa PSD e termina legislatura como não inscrito". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-03.