Maria Gabriela Fonseca

Maria Gabriela Fonseca (born 1958) is a Portuguese politician. A member of the centre-right Social Democratic Party (PSD), Fonseca was elected to the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal in 2019 and re-elected in 2022, as a representative of the Braga constituency.

Early life and education Maria Gabriela da Cunha Baptista Rodrigues da Fonseca was born on 5 June 1958. She obtained a degree in education from the University of Minho. She married António Benjamim Saraiva da Fonseca.

Career Fonseca worked as a teacher. From 2005 until her election to the National Assembly she was also a member of the board of governors of the Vocational Education School of Alto Ave (EPAVE). She also served as a member of the board of directors of the Sindicato dos Professores da Zona Norte (SPZN), the teachers’ union for the north of the country.