Margarida Balseiro Lopes

Margarida Balseiro Lopes
Balseiro Lopes in 2024
Minister of Youth and Modernization
Assumed office
2 April 2024
Prime MinisterLuís Montenegro
Preceded byOffice established
Vice President of the Social Democratic Party
Assumed office
3 July 2022
PresidentLuís Montenegro
Preceded byAntónio Maló de Abreu
President of the Social Democratic Youth
In office
15 April 2018 – 26 July 2020
Preceded bySimão Ribeiro
Succeeded byAlexandre Poço
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
23 October 2015 – 28 March 2022
ConstituencyLeiria
Personal details
Born
Ana Margarida Balseiro de Sousa Lopes

(1989-09-24) 24 September 1989 (age 35)
Marinha Grande, Portugal
Political partySocial Democratic
Other political
affiliations
Social Democratic Youth
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
OccupationJuristPolitician

Ana Margarida Balseiro de Sousa Lopes (born 24 September 1989) is a Portuguese jurist and politician. She was a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal as a member of the liberal-conservative Social Democratic Party (PSD) and a former president of Social Democratic Youth (JSD), the youth wing of the PSD. Following the 2024 national election she was appointed as Minister of Youth and Modernization by the Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro.[1]

  1. ^ Donn, Natasha (28 March 2024). "Portugal's new government inches closer to 'touchline'". Portugal Resident. Retrieved 29 March 2024.