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Mariana Mortágua

Mariana Rodrigues Mortágua (born 24 June 1986, in Alvito) is a Portuguese economist and politician.[1] In 2013, she was elected to the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal, replacing Ana Drago.[2] She is a member of the Left Bloc.[3]

She is a candidate for National Coordinator of the Left Bloc, after the announcement of the resignation of Catarina Martins.[4]

Early life

Daughter of Camilo Mortágua, historic anti-Salazar activist, revolutionary, founding and operational member of LUAR, she is the twin sister of Joana Mortágua, also MP of the Left Bloc, and distant cousin of socialist Maria João Rodrigues.[5]

She holds a degree and a master's degree in Economics from ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, having completed her PhD in Economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London.[6]

She made her debut as a deputy in the Assembly of the Republic at the age of 27, in 2013, due to the need to replace Ana Drago in the Lisbon constituency, where she was elected. Her appointment in September 2013 to the top positions on the list of candidates for deputies by the Political Commission of the BE was contested by a group of militants, who criticized the "technocratic criteria" that guided her choice. In view of this, the BE confirmed that Mariana Mortágua was considered as the element that “would best serve the interests of the party in the Assembly of the Republic, due to her knowledge in the area of ​​the Economy”, something that had “been felt since the departure of Francisco Louçã”.[7]

He later gained particular visibility in Portuguese politics after his performance in the parliamentary inquiry of Zeinal Bava and Ricardo Salgado, in the context of the bankruptcy of the BES bank.[8]

She was re-elected as a deputy in the 2015 Legislative Elections, which gave the Bloco de Esquerda its highest vote ever. She was a member of the Economy and Public Works Commission, the Budget, Finance and Public Administration Commission and the Eventual Commission for Monitoring the Measures of the Financial Assistance Program for Portugal. She was re-elected as a deputy in October 2019. Currently, she is only on the Budget and Finance Committee.[9]

In September 2016, he stated that, "from a practical point of view, the first thing we have to do is lose the shame of looking for someone who is accumulating money" and that "we cannot be ashamed of having a social policy of this kind."[10]

Political views

Mortágua is interested in various humanitarian causes, especially women's rights and LGBT rights. She awakened to the cause of feminism in her youth, when she was part of the Young Association for Justice and Peace (AJP), led by feminist Teresa Cunha. It regularly appears in LGBT pride marches, accompanied by the BE entourage. On this topic, Mariana said in an interview with Capazes that «these days the marches have seen "the capitalist system take ownership of LGBT issues and today the gay parades are no longer political marches, they are publicity marches", contrary to the beginning when were a "cause against capitalism".»[11][12]

Personal life

In April 2023, she assumed, on SIC Notícias, her homosexuality, regarding something he referred to as constituting "political persecution" of his person, namely through the lawsuits brought against him by Marco Galinha and, in his words , "an outstanding member of Chega", stating that this same persecution happened because she was "a woman, from the left, a lesbian, the daughter of an anti-fascist resister (...) and, apparently because [having] the gift of bothering some people very power".[13]

References

  1. ^ "Biografia" (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. ^ Rego, Ricardo (12 May 2015). "Mariana Mortágua: Uma estrela da rede". Sol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  3. ^ Ana Maria Henriques (2 September 2013). "Mariana Mortágua: a nova deputada do Bloco de Esquerda é uma jovem "igual aos outros"". Público (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2021.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ ECO (2023-02-27). "Mariana Mortágua confirma candidatura à liderança do Bloco de Esquerda". ECO (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  5. ^ Batista, São José Almeida, Enric Vives-Rubio, Frederico. "A política é a casa deles". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  7. ^ Lusa. "Cerca de 100 elementos do BE questionam escolha de deputada". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  8. ^ "TVI". tvi.iol.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  9. ^ "Bloco de Esquerda com o seu melhor resultado de sempre". www.jornaldenegocios.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  10. ^ Sapage, Sónia. "Mariana Mortágua: a frase da polémica, os críticos, os defensores e a explicação". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  11. ^ "Mariana Mortágua fala sobre feminismo, sexismo e homofobia". dezanove.pt. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  12. ^ "As fotos e as surpresas da 16ª Marcha do Orgulho LGBT de Lisboa". dezanove.pt. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  13. ^ "Mariana Mortágua acusa Chega de perseguição por ser mulher de esquerda e homossexual". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-25.
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