Bernardo Blanco

Bernardo Alves Martinho Amaral Blanco (Torres Vedras, November 19, 1995), better known as Bernardo Blanco, is a Portuguese politician. He is currently a Member of Parliament and vice-president of the executive committee of the Liberal Initiative.

Biography

Blanco was born in Torres Vedras in 1995. He holds a degree in management from Catholic University of Portugal, where he also took a Master's in political science. He has worked in the private sector, first at OLX as product manager, then as a member of the strategy team at Liberty Seguros and later at Deloitte. He joined the Liberal Initiative (IL) and was head of the list for the District of Leiria in the 2019 legislative election. In the following Portuguese legislative election, the 2022 legislative election, he rejoined the lists, this time for the District of Lisbon, and was elected MP to the Portuguese Parliament. He was vice-president of the Mises Portugal Institute and local coordinator of Students for Liberty. He is also author of the blog "O Insurgente", with his fellow IL MPs Carlos Guimarães Pinto and Rui Rocha.