José Manuel de Sousa Rodrigues

José Manuel de Sousa Rodrigues (born 13 July 1960) is a Portuguese journalist and politician, from the CDS – People's Party. From 2019 until 2025, he served as the President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira.

He was successively elected as member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira since 1996. He was parliamentary leader several times.

In 2009, he was elected as a member of the Assembly of the Republic, being re-elected in the early elections of June 2011. Here, he served as vice-president of the CDS-PP Parliamentary group.

In 2019, José Manuel Rodrigues was elected President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira for the XII legislature (2019–2023). In 2023, he was re-elected President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira for the XIII legislature.

After the 2025 Madeiran regional election, José Manuel Rodrigues formed a coalition with the Social Democratic Party (PSD), becoming Regional Secretary for the Economy in the regional government, leaving the post of President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira.