José Manuel Pureza

José Manuel Pureza
Pureza in 2024
National Coordinator of the Left Bloc
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 November 2025
Preceded by	Mariana Mortágua
Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic
In office 28 October 2015 – 29 March 2022
President	Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
President of the Left Bloc's Parliamentary group
In office 15 October 2009 – 19 June 2011
Preceded by	Luís Fazenda
Succeeded by	Luís Fazenda
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office 23 October 2015 – 29 March 2022
Constituency	Coimbra
In office 15 October 2009 – 19 June 2011
Constituency	Coimbra
Personal details
Born	José Manuel Marques da Silva Pureza (1958-12-18) 18 December 1958 (age 67) Coimbra, Portugal
Party	Left Bloc
Alma mater	University of Coimbra
Occupation	Sociologist • Professor • Politician

José Manuel Marques da Silva Pureza (born 18 December 1958) is a Portuguese sociology professor and politician. A member of the Left Bloc, he was elected to the Assembly of the Republic, for the first time, in 2009, but failed to secure his re-election in 2011, having returned for a second period, after being elected again, in 2015.^[1] In the 2006 presidential election, he was the national campaign chair of the candidacy of Francisco Louçã.^[2]

References

1. "Biografia (José Manuel Pureza)". parlamento.pt (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
2. Staff writer (24 October 2005). "Sociólogo José Manuel Pureza mandatário nacional de Louçã". RTP (in Portuguese). rtp.pt. Lusa News Agency. Retrieved 11 October 2017.