Marisa Matias

Marisa Matias MEP
Marisa Matias in 2024
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 March 2024
Constituency	Porto
Member of the European Parliament for Portugal
In office 14 July 2009 – 25 March 2024
Succeeded by	Anabela Rodrigues
Personal details
Born	Marisa Isabel dos Santos Matias (1976-02-20) 20 February 1976 (age 48) Coimbra, Portugal
Political party	Left Bloc (2004–present)
Other political affiliations	Politics XXI (formerly)
Alma mater	University of Coimbra
Occupation	Sociologist • Politician
Website	EU Personal Profile

Marisa Isabel dos Santos Matias (born 20 February 1976) is a Portuguese sociologist and politician. She is a member of the Assembly of the Republic since 2024.^[1] She was also a Member of the European Parliament, between 2009 and 2024. She currently seated on the Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committees. She was also Chairwoman of the Delegation of the European Parliament for relations with the Mashreq countries (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria).^[2] Between 2010 and 2016 she was Vice-President of the Party of the European Left.

In November 2015, Matias announced her candidacy for the 2016 Portuguese presidential elections, representing the Left Bloc party. She finished 3rd, with 10,12% of the votes, the best result ever achieved by a woman in a presidential election in Portugal at the time.^[3] She was also a candidate for Left Bloc in the 2021 Portuguese presidential election in which she came 5th, with 3.95% of the vote.