António Tânger

António Manuel Moreira Tânger Corrêa (born 24 April 1952) is a politician, former diplomat and sailor from Portugal. He is the first Vice President of the Portuguese political party Chega, led by André Ventura.

Political career In 1974, after the revolution of 25 April, he was Secretary General of the Centrist Youth (CDS-PP) and in 1980, he was for a year Deputy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Diogo Freitas do Amaral, in the government of the Democratic Alliance (AD) by Francisco Sá Carneiro.

António Tânger Corrêa is the current Vice President of the Portuguese political party Chega, by appointment of the party leader André Ventura.

Tânger Corrêa was the Chega main candidate to the 2024 European elections, being elected as a Member of the European Parliament.

Diplomatic career He was a diplomat for over four decades (1981–2018), he was consul general of Portugal in Goa and Rio de Janeiro, ambassador of Portugal to Bosnia, Serbia, Israel, Egypt, Qatar, Lithuania, and second secretary of the Portuguese embassy in Beijing.

As Portuguese diplomat he was involved in at least two scandals that cost taxpayers thousands of euros.

Electoral history European Parliament election, 2024

Candidate Votes

Books

Do Transiberiano ao Médio Oriente - Navegações num mundo em mudança, 2024