Marta Freitas (politician) explained

Marta Freitas (born September 27, 1980) is a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal, being first elected in October 2019 as a representative of the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS) for the constituency of Madeira.

Education

Marta Luísa de Freitas was born on 27 September 1980. She has an undergraduate degree in physiotherapy and a master's in Physical Activity and Sport. She works as a physiotherapist at a retirement home and privately in Madeira.^{[1] [2]}

Political career

In 2017, Freitas became a member of the Municipal Assembly in Funchal, capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. She was elected as a deputy of the National Assembly of Portugal in 2019. As a deputy, she is a member of the parliamentary commission on Labour and Social Security and the Working Group on the Rights of People with Disabilities.^[1] Freitas was re-elected for the Madeira constituency in the 2022 Portuguese legislative election on 30 January 2022, but was not a candidate in the 2024 election.^{[3] [4] [5]}

In January 2024 she was elected as the secretary-general of the PS in Madeira.^[6] At the same time she was elected as the president of the political commission of socialist women in the constituency.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biografia: Marta Luísa de Freitas . Assembleia de República . 18 April 2021.
2. Web site: Registo de Interesses: MARTA LUÍSA DE FREITAS . Assembleia de República . 18 April 2021.
3. Web site: Legislativas: Os 117 deputados eleitos pelo PS . PS . 2 February 2022.
4. Web site: O dia seguinte às eleições . 2023-01-03 . CNN Portugal . pt.
5. Web site: Candidatos . PS . 25 August 2024.
6. Web site: Marta Freitas será a nova secretária-geral do PS-Madeira . PS Madeira . 25 August 2024.
7. News: Franco . Erica . Marta Freitas eleita presidente da Comissão Política das Mulheres Socialistas da Madeira . 25 August 2024 . Diário de Notícias . 15 January 2024.