André Ventura
André Ventura | |||||||||||||
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Ventura in 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office 3 June 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Luís Montenegro | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Pedro Nuno Santos Carlos César (acting) | ||||||||||||
| President of Chega | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office 9 April 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Party established | ||||||||||||
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office 25 October 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Constituency | Lisbon | ||||||||||||
| Member of the Council of State | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office 19 June 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Appointed by | Assembly of the Republic | ||||||||||||
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| Personal details | |||||||||||||
| Born | André Claro Amaral Ventura 15 January 1983 | ||||||||||||
| Party | Chega (since 2019) | ||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Social Democratic Party (2001–2018) | ||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Dina Marques Nunes (m. 2016) | ||||||||||||
| Relatives | Rui Gomes da Silva (godfather) | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | NOVA University Lisbon University College Cork | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | Politician | ||||||||||||
André Claro Amaral Ventura (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ vẽˈtuɾɐ]; born 15 January 1983) is a Portuguese politician and founder of the far-right political party Chega. He is the leader of the opposition since Chega finished in second place in Portugal's 2025 legislative election, leading the Opposition Shadow Cabinet.
Ventura was affiliated with the Social Democratic Party (PSD) until 2018, having run for Mayor of Loures in 2017 as the PSD candidate. He founded the political party Chega in April 2019 and six months later was elected to the Assembly of the Republic in the October 2019 legislative election. In 2021, he ran for President of Portugal, coming third in the election with 11.9% of the votes. In the 2024 Portuguese legislative election, Chega, under his leadership, received 18.1% of the vote, more than quadrupling its seat count to a final total of 50. A year later in the 2025 Portuguese legislative election, Chega's vote total rose to 22.8% of the vote and the party won 60 seats, overtaking the Socialist Party for second place.