Duarte Freitas

Duarte Nuno D'Ávila Martins de Freitas (born 10 August 1966 in São Roque do Pico, Azores) is a Portuguese politician and former member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party–People's Party coalition; part of the European People's Party–European Democrats group. He became the leader of the Azorean Social Democratic Party (PSD/A), following the 2012 Regional Elections.

Biography

He concluded his secondary school education in the 1983-1984 school year, from the Escola Secundária de Angra do Heroísmo and entered the Faculty of Economics at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (1984-1985 year). In 1989-90 finished his licentiate degree in the organization and management of businesses, from the University of the Azores. He is a member of the Order of Economists and member of the Chartered Accountants . On 19 December 2012 he was elected leader of the party, with 92.6% support, promising "enthusiasm and motivation" to a position of "enormous responsibility". He was reelected in 2015, with 92.4% support.