Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos
Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos is a Portuguese conservative politician and a lawyer. He was elected President of the CDS – People's Party in the National Congress of the Party in Aveiro, with 46% of the votes. In 2018, he was elected one of the "30 more brilliant, innovative and influential youths of Europe in law and policy" by Forbes.Political career
He studied Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Lisbon, and is a lawyer and consultant at Valadas Coriel & Associates, a law firm based in Lisbon. He started his political career at the People's Youth, becoming president of the same organisation in 2015. After 5 years leading the People's Youth, he decided to stand for the leadership of the CDS – People's Party after poor general election results. He now presents himself as the "youth conservative". He is the youngest and most inexperienced of the Portuguese political leaders.
