Edgar Silva | |
|---|---|
 Edgar Silva in 2016 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira | |
| In office 8 November 1996 – 26 May 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edgar Freitas Gomes da Silva 25 September 1962 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal |
| Political party | Portuguese Communist Party (1997–present) |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Portugal |
| Website | www.edgarsilva2016.pt |
Edgar Freitas Gomes da Silva (born 25 September 1962) is a Portuguese politician and former Catholic priest. He is known for having been a bitter dissident from the Portuguese Catholic hierarchy.
Edgar Silva is a licenciate in Theology and holds a master's degree in Systematic Theology from the Catholic University of Portugal. He has been a militant of the Portuguese Communist Party since 1997, and also a member of its Central Committee since 10 December 2000.[1][2]
He was a candidate to the 2016 presidential election.[1][2]
- ^ a b Rosa Pedroso Lima; Manuela Goucha Soares; Mafalda Ganhão (8 October 2015). "Edgar Silva é o candidato do PCP à Presidência da República" (Online). expresso.pt (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Expresso. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ a b Marta Caires (8 October 2015). ""Na Madeira falta inaugurar as pessoas." O perfil do antigo padre que o PCP quer ter em Belém" (Online). expresso.pt (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Expresso. Retrieved 30 October 2017.