Maria da Assunção Esteves
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Maria da Assunção Andrade Esteves (born October 15, 1956 in Valpaços, Valpaços) is a Portuguese
politician and was a Member of the European Parliament
for the Social Democratic Party
–People's Party coalition; part of the European People's Party–European Democrats group.
On 21 June 2011 she was elected President of the Assembly of the Republic
and it is the first woman elected as President of the Assembly of the Republic.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
politician and was a Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)
The Social Democratic Party , is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD; on ballot papers, its initials appear as PPD/PSD, with the first three letters coming from the party's original name, Democratic People's Party...
–People's Party coalition; part of the European People's Party–European Democrats group.
On 21 June 2011 she was elected President of the Assembly of the Republic
Assembly of the Republic
The Assembly of the Republic is the Portuguese parliament. It is located in a historical building in Lisbon, referred to as Palácio de São Bento, the site of an old Benedictine monastery...
and it is the first woman elected as President of the Assembly of the Republic.