Joacine Katar Moreira
Joacine Katar Moreira | |
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| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2019 | |
| Constituency | Lisbon |
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| Born | Joacine Elysees Katar Tavares Moreira 27 July 1982 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |
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| Political party | Independent (since 2020), LIVRE (until 2020) |
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Joacine Elysees Katar Tavares Moreira (born 27 July 1982) is a Portuguese academic, activist and politician.
She was elected to the Assembly of the Republic as a member of the Livre party in 2019. However, in early 2020 the party removed its political confidence in her, making her an independent politician.
Early life and education[]
Born on 27 July 1982 in Guinea-Bissau,[1] Katar Moreira has lived in Portugal since she was eight years old.[2]
She acquired Portuguese citizenship through naturalization in 2003.[1]
Katar Moreira earned a university degree in Modern and Contemporary History. She later obtained a master's degree in development studies and a PhD in African Studies.[2] Founder of the Institute of Black Women in Portugal (INMUNE),[3] she was the first black woman to head a party list in a Portuguese legislative election, namely Livre's electoral list for the 2019 election in Lisbon.
Political career[]
In 2019, Katar Moreira was elected member of the Assembly of the Republic, and her party thus earned its first seat at the Portuguese parliament since its creation in 2014.[4] At the same time, she was one of three black members of parliament. Since joining the parliament, she has presented various policy proposals on tackling racism and colonial legacies in Portugal.[5] Among other initiatives, she proposed in 2020 that items in Portuguese museums obtained from former colonies should be returned to their countries of origin.[5]
Livre removed its political confidence from Katar Moreira after a party caucus in January 2020, citing communication and coordination issues with its deputy and accusing Katar Moreira of separating herself from the party "immediately after the election".[6] This made Joacine the only deputy without a party (Deputada não inscrita)[7] until Cristina Rodrigues decided to leave People-Animals-Nature in late June 2020.[8]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Aviso n.o 11 795/2003 (2.a série)". Diário da República n.º 257/2003, Série II de 6 de noviembre de 2003: 16684.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Caetano, Maria João (11 August 2019). "Joacine Katar Moreira: "Eu gaguejo. Isso não me impede de rigorosamente nada"". Diário de Notícias.
- ^ Baptista, Sofia Correia (4 October 2019). "Joacine Katar Moreira: uma activista negra a caminho do Parlamento". Público.
- ^ "Livre elege Joacine Katar Moreira para o Parlamento". Jornal de Negócios. 7 October 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Victoria Waldersee (29 January 2020), Portugal minister condemns far-right MP's attack on black colleague Reuters.
- ^ "Livre retira a confiança política a Joacine Katar Moreira. "Hoje não é um dia feliz para o partido"" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-10-30.
- ^ "Official website of the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic - Joacine Katar Moreira" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "Cristina Rodrigues deixa PAN e mantém-se como deputada não inscrita" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- 1982 births
- 21st-century Portuguese politicians
- 21st-century Portuguese women politicians
- 21st-century women politicians
- Bissau-Guinean emigrants to Portugal
- Living people
- LIVRE politicians
- Members of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
- Naturalised citizens of Portugal
- People from Bissau
- Portuguese people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Women members of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)