Cotrim de Figueiredo João

João Cotrim Figueiredo, manager, businessman and politician, was born in 1961, studied at the German School of Lisbon, graduated in Economics from the London School of Economics and obtained an MBA from the Faculty of Economics of Universidade Nova de Lisboa. In his career, he has held senior management positions in companies in various sectors, including Citibank Portugal, Compal, Triunfo, Nutricafés and TVI. He held public office for the first time in 2013, as president of Turismo de Portugal, and was vice-president of the European Travel Commission.  He was linked to the launch of the academic programme The Lisbon MBA, a project he oversaw until 2019 and in which he lectured on Leadership. His political career began in 2019 when he was elected to the Portuguese Parliament with Iniciativa Liberal, becoming the first national deputy of this political force. That same year he became the third president of the same party, a position he held until 2023. He completed two terms as a member of the Portuguese parliament, between 2019 and 2024. In June 2024, he led Iniciativa Liberal’s list for the European Parliament and was elected. He is vice-president of the Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament, a full member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, and a substitute member of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade.