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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pacheco and the second or paternal family name is da Câmara Pereira.

Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira

Câmara Pereira in 2022

President of the People's Monarchist Party
Assumed office
25 August 2017
Preceded byPaulo Estêvão
Member of the Lisbon Municipal Assembly
Assumed office
18 October 2021
In office
11 October 2009 – 24 October 2013
Personal details
Born

Gonçalo Maria Pacheco da Câmara Pereira[1]


15 May 1952 (age 72)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyPeople's Monarchist Party (1974–present)
Spouse

Maria do Carmo Amaral

(m. 1974)​

Children3
Alma materUniversity of Évora
OccupationPoliticianFado singerActor

Gonçalo Maria Pacheco da Câmara Pereira (born 15 May 1952) is a Portuguese politician, fado singer and actor. In 2020 he announced his candidacy for presidency of Portugal in the 2021 presidential elections, which he withdrew from. He has chaired the People's Monarchist Party (PPM) since 2017.[2]

He was a member of the Lisbon Municipal Assembly between 2009 and 2013, nominated by the PPM as part of the "Lisboa com Sentido" coalition (PPD/PSD. CDS-PP. MPT. PPM).[3] Since 2021, he has once again been a member of the Lisbon Municipal Assembly for the 2021 – 2025 term, having been nominated by the PPM as part of the "Novos Tempos Lisboa" coalition (PPD/PSD. CDS-PP. A. MPT. PPM).[4]

He is a direct descendant of John VI, King of Portugal, and Pedro Álvares Cabral.[5]