Francisco Assis
Francisco Assis | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Portugal | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019 | |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 13 July 2009 | |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 26 March 2024 – 26 June 2024 | |
| Constituency | Porto |
| In office 15 October 2009 – 30 June 2014 | |
| Constituency | Guarda (2009–2011) Porto (2011–2014) |
| In office 27 October 1995 – 19 July 2004 | |
| Constituency | Porto |
| Mayor of Amarante | |
| In office 17 December 1989 – 26 October 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Joaquim Teixeira |
| Succeeded by | Armindo Abreu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francisco José Pereira de Assis Miranda 8 January 1965 Amarante, Portugal |
| Political party | Socialist Party (since 1985) |
| Other political affiliations | Party of European Socialists |
| Spouse | Vanda Teixeira Pinto |
| Alma mater | University of Porto |
| Occupation | Teacher • Politician |
Francisco José Pereira de Assis Miranda (born 8 January 1965) is a Portuguese politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Socialist Party. He was part of the Party of European Socialists from 2004 to 2009, and again from 2014 until 2019. He is also a former mayor of Amarante, having been in office from 1989 to 1995, and member of the Assembly of Republic on two occasions, the first from 1995 to 2004 and the second from 2009 to 2014.
Assis was elected a Member of the European Parliament in the 2024 European election, and is expected to be sworn-in in the upcoming Tenth European Parliament.