Carlos Guimarães Pinto
Carlos Guimarães Pinto | |
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Guimarães Pinto in 2022 | |
| 2nd President of the Liberal Initiative | |
| In office 13 October 2018 – 8 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Ferreira da Silva |
| Succeeded by | João Cotrim de Figueiredo |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2022 | |
| Constituency | Porto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 August 1983 Espinho, Portugal |
| Political party | Liberal Initiative |
| Alma mater | University of Porto |
Carlos Manuel Guimarães Oliveira Pinto, better known as Carlos Guimarães Pinto (born in Espinho, Portugal, in 1983), is a Portuguese economist, author, university professor, think tank executive, blogger and politician. A prominent member of the Liberal Initiative, on October 13, 2018, he became the president of the party, a position he left on December 8, 2019 being succeeded by João Cotrim de Figueiredo. He is a founder of the think tank +Liberdade, a non-profit institute that promotes democracy, market economy and individual freedom in Portugal. In 2022, he was elected member of the Assembly of the Republic by the Porto electoral district.