Élvio Sousa
Élvio Duarte Martins Sousa (born 19 April 1974) is a Portuguese archeologist and politician from Madeira, currently serving as the secretary-general of Together for the People and as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira since 2015.[1]
Biography
[edit]Élvio Sousa has a PhD in Regional and Local History from the University of Lisbon, being a researcher from CHAM – Centro de História de Aquém e de Além-Mar of the NOVA University of Lisbon.
In 2009, he founded the independent movement "For the People of Gaula" with his brother Filipe Sousa in order to be able to run for President of the Parish of Gaula, winning with 46.6% of the votes. The movement changed it's name to Together for the People, winning the Mayorship of Santa Cruz in 2013 for Filipe Sousa.[2]
In 2015, Together for the People became a political party, with Élvio Sousa as secretary-general and Filipe Sousa as president of the party. The party ran in that year's regional elections, with Élvio Sousa as the main candidate, winning over 10% of the votes and achieving 5 elected members of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira.[3]
Élvio Sousa was reelected to the regional assembly in 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2025, becoming the opposition leader of Madeira in the last elections, after surpassing the Socialist Party led by Paulo Cafôfo.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Élvio Sousa". JPP - Juntos Pelo Povo (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ "Quem é Élvio Sousa, o presidente do JPP que alcançou a liderança da oposição na Madeira?". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ "O que é que o JPP tem?". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de (2025-03-24). "JPP saúda grande resultado à frente do PS". JPP saúda grande resultado à frente do PS (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-03-30.
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