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Jerónimo de Sousa | |
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 Jerónimo de Sousa in July 2022 | |
| General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party | |
| In office 27 November 2004 – 12 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Carvalhas |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Raimundo |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 10 March 2005 – 21 November 2022 | |
| Constituency | Lisbon |
| In office 5 April 2002 – 9 March 2005 | |
| Constituency | Setúbal |
| In office 3 June 1976 – 26 October 1995 | |
| Constituency | Lisbon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jerónimo Carvalho de Sousa (1947-04-13)13 April 1947 (age 78) Loures, Portugal |
| Party | Portuguese Communist Party (1974–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Metallurgic worker |
Jerónimo Carvalho de Sousa (European Portuguese pronunciation:[ʒɨˈɾɔnimuðɨˈsozɐ]; born 13 April 1947) is a Portuguese politician who served as General Secretary of thePortuguese Communist Party from the 17th Congress of the Party in November 2004 to the party's National Conference in November 2022.[1][2]
He is a member of theAssembly of the Republic and was also a candidate in the2006 presidential election.
Jerónimo de Sousa left the race in favour of Jorge Sampaio.[3]
Jerónimo de Sousa finished fourth with 474,083 votes (8.64%).[4]
In Portugal, smaller political parties also urged resistance. Jerónimo de Sousa, head of the Communist Party, said on Portuguese television that "people have to react with protest and struggle."
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