José Manuel Cabral Dias Bolieiro (born 23 June 1965) is a Portuguese Social Democratic Party (PSD) politician, serving as the President of the Regional Government of the Azores since the 2020 election. As holder of that office, he is also a member of the Council of State.[1]
José Manuel Bolieiro
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Bolieiro in 2024
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| President of the Regional Government of the Azores | |
| Assumed office 24 November 2020 | |
| Vice President | Artur Lima |
| Representative | Pedro Catarino |
| Preceded by | Vasco Cordeiro |
| Mayor of Ponta Delgada | |
| In office 1 August 2012 – 2 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Berta Cabral |
| Succeeded by | Maria José Duarte |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores | |
| In office 9 November 1998 – 11 October 2009 | |
| Constituency | São Miguel Island |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Manuel Cabral Dias Bolieiro (1965-06-23) 23 June 1965 (age 59) Povoação, Azores, Portugal |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
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He graduated in law from the University of Coimbra. From 1998 to 2009 he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores, and served as his party's leader within it. He was the president of the municipal assembly in Povoação from 2002 to 2009, and then the deputy mayor of Ponta Delgada until 2012 when he took the mayoralty. He resigned to concentrate on leading his party in the 2020 regional election.[2]
In the 2020 regional election, the PSD came second to the Socialist Party of incumbent president Vasco Cordeiro, but gained a majority after forming a government with the CDS – People's Party and the People's Monarchist Party, with support from Chega and the Liberal Initiative.[3]