João Corvelo

João Paulo Valadão Corvelo (born 1981, in Flores Island) is a Portuguese veterinary physician and politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores, elected in 2016, for the Flores Island constituency.[1][2][3][4][5]

João Paulo Corvelo
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores
Assumed office
3 November 2016
ConstituencyFlores
President of the Junta de Freguesia
of Cedros
In office
2001–2009
Personal details
Born
João Paulo Valadão Corvelo

1981 (age 39–40)
Flores Island, Azores
NationalityPortugal
Political partyPortuguese Communist Party
ChildrenOne daughter
Alma materUniversidade Lusófona
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionVeterinary physician

He is known for having been the youngest European president of a civil parish, at age 20, when he was first elected president of the Junta de Freguesia of Cedros, in 2001. João Corvelo is also nephew of the historic Azorean Communist deputy Paulo Valadão, his maternal uncle.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Deputado João Corvelo". Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma dos Açores (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. Luciano Barcelos (16 October 2016). "CDU volta a eleger um deputado pelas Flores (Vídeo)". RTP Açores (in Portuguese). Açores: RTP. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. Paula Sá; Manuel Carlos Freire (18 October 2016). "O veterinário do PCP com "contrato a prazo" para defender as Flores" (Online). Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). dn.pt. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. Natacha Nunes Costa (30 October 2016). "O vaqueiro que chegou a deputado" (Online). Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). cmjornal.pt. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. Luciano Barcelos (25 October 2016). "A história do novo deputado da CDU pelas Flores (Vídeo)". RTP Açores (in Portuguese). Açores: RTP. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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