Rita Matias | |
|---|---|
 Rita Matias in 2022 | |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2022 | |
| Constituency | Lisbon (2022–2024) Setúbal (2024–present) |
| President of Chega's youth | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1998 Seixal, Portugal |
| Political party | Chega (since 2019) |
| Other political affiliations | People's Youth (until 2019) |
| Alma mater | NOVA University Lisbon; ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon |
Rita Maria Cid Matias (born 17 October 1998) is a Portuguese political scientist and politician. In the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, she was elected as a deputy in the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal representing the right-wing Chega party. She was the only woman out of 12 members of Chega elected in the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, becoming in that year the first female member of the parliament in the history of the party.[1]
- ^ Sobral, Mário Rui (15 August 2022). "Rita Matias: Seixalense é a mais nova entre o grupo dos 230 com assento parlamentar". O Setubalense (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 26 January 2024.