Jerónimo Carvalho de Sousa (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒɨˈɾɔnimu ðɨ ˈsozɐ]; born 13 April 1947) is a Portuguese politician who served as General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party from the 17th Congress of the Party in November 2004 to the party's National Conference in November 2022.

[1][2] He is a member of the Assembly of the Republic and was also a candidate in the 2006 presidential election.

Jerónimo de Sousa left the race in favour of Jorge Sampaio.

[3] Jerónimo de Sousa finished fourth with 474,083 votes (8.64%).

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