| Rui Afonso | |
| Office1: | Member of the Assembly of the Republic |
| Term Start1: | March 29, 2022 |
| Constituency1: | Porto |
| Birth Name: | Rui Pedro da Silva Afonso |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Porto, Portugal |
| Nationality: | Portuguese |
| Party: | Chega |
| Alma Mater: | University of A Coruña |
Rui Afonso (born 28 November 1979) is a Portuguese politician of the Chega party who has been a member of the Assembly of the Republic since 2022 representing the Porto constituency.
Afonso studied a PhD in finance at the University of A Coruña in Spain. He began his professional career as an international insurance broker and then worked in the credit recovery department of a Portuguese finance company.[1]
He joined Chega in 2019 and took over as head of the party in Porto after the original regional chairman resigned. In 2021, he was elected as a municipal councilor in Porto.[2]
During the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, Afonso was elected to represent the Porto constituency.[3] He has described himself as a conservative politically. In the Assembly, he has called for tougher anti-corruption and law & order policies, such as life imprisonment and chemical castration for convicted pedophiles.[1]