Carlos Guimarães Pinto

Carlos Guimarães Pinto
Guimarães Pinto in 2022
2nd President of the Liberal Initiative
In office
13 October 2018  8 December 2019
Preceded byMiguel Ferreira da Silva
Succeeded byJoão Cotrim de Figueiredo
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Assumed office
29 March 2022
ConstituencyPorto
Personal details
Born (1983-08-21) 21 August 1983
Espinho, Portugal
Political partyLiberal Initiative
Alma materUniversity 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.