Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira

Gonçalo Maria Pacheco da Câmara Pereira (born 15 May 1952) is a Portuguese politician, fado singer and actor. In 2020 he announced his candidacy for presidency of the Republic in the 2021 presidential elections, which he withdrew from. He has chaired the People's Monarchist Party (PPM) since 2017.

Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira
Câmara Pereira in 2022
President of the People's Monarchist Party
Assumed office
25 August 2017
Preceded byPaulo Estêvão
Member of the Lisbon Municipal Assembly
Assumed office
18 October 2021
In office
11 October 2009  24 October 2013
Personal details
Born
Gonçalo Maria Pacheco da Câmara Pereira

(1952-05-15) 15 May 1952
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyPeople's Monarchist Party (1974–present)
Spouse
Maria do Carmo Amaral
(m. 1974)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Évora
OccupationPolitician • Fado singerActor

He was a member of the Lisbon Municipal Assembly between 2009 and 2013, nominated by the PPM as part of the "Lisboa com Sentido" coalition (PPD/PSD. CDS-PP. MPT. PPM). Since 2021, he has once again been a member of the Lisbon Municipal Assembly for the 2021 – 2025 term, having been nominated by the PPM as part of the "Novos Tempos Lisboa" coalition (PPD/PSD. CDS-PP. A. MPT. PPM).

He is a direct descendant of Pedro Álvares Cabral.

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