Pedro Frazão | |
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Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
Assumed office March 29, 2022 | |
Constituency | Santarém |
Personal details | |
Born | Pedro Saraiva Gonçalves dos Santos Frazão 27 April 1975 Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | Chega (since 2019) |
Other political affiliations | Social Democratic Party (formerly) |
Children | 7 |
Alma mater | University of Algarve |
Pedro Saraiva Gonçalves dos Santos Frazão (born April 27, 1975) is a Portuguese veterinarian and politician for the Chega party. Since 2022 he has been a member of the Assembly of the Republic representing the Santarém constituency and is a vice-president of Chega.
Frazão was born to a military family in Lisbon in 1975. [1] He studied marine biology at the University of Algarve and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States before returning to Portugal to study a course in veterinary medicine. He subsequently worked at a veterinary clinic and for the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture before founding his own veterinary practice. He has also worked as a part-time teacher of veterinary studies. [1]
Frazão joined Chega in 2019 and has been the party's spokesman on agriculture. He has stated concerns over taxation policies and farming in Portugal motivated his involvement. [1] In May 2021, he was appointed as a vice-president of the party. [2] In the same year, he was elected as a municipal councilor for Chega in Santarém. [3]
For the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, Frazão contested the Santarém constituency and won a seat. In the Assembly he sits on the committees for agriculture, health and political transparency. [4] [5]
Pedro Frazão | |
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Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
Assumed office March 29, 2022 | |
Constituency | Santarém |
Personal details | |
Born | Pedro Saraiva Gonçalves dos Santos Frazão 27 April 1975 Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | Chega (since 2019) |
Other political affiliations | Social Democratic Party (formerly) |
Children | 7 |
Alma mater | University of Algarve |
Pedro Saraiva Gonçalves dos Santos Frazão (born April 27, 1975) is a Portuguese veterinarian and politician for the Chega party. Since 2022 he has been a member of the Assembly of the Republic representing the Santarém constituency and is a vice-president of Chega.
Frazão was born to a military family in Lisbon in 1975. [1] He studied marine biology at the University of Algarve and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States before returning to Portugal to study a course in veterinary medicine. He subsequently worked at a veterinary clinic and for the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture before founding his own veterinary practice. He has also worked as a part-time teacher of veterinary studies. [1]
Frazão joined Chega in 2019 and has been the party's spokesman on agriculture. He has stated concerns over taxation policies and farming in Portugal motivated his involvement. [1] In May 2021, he was appointed as a vice-president of the party. [2] In the same year, he was elected as a municipal councilor for Chega in Santarém. [3]
For the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, Frazão contested the Santarém constituency and won a seat. In the Assembly he sits on the committees for agriculture, health and political transparency. [4] [5]