José Manuel Bolieiro

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.

[2] In July 2019, the leader of the PSD in the Azores, Alexandre Gaudêncio, was investigated for alleged violations of public contracting law when he was mayor of Ribeira Grande.

[4] In March 2023, Nuno Barata, the sole IL deputy in the Legislative Assembly of the Azores, withdrew his support from the government, as did Carlos Furtado, an independent formerly of Chega.

[6] After meeting with the President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Bolieiro announced a snap election for February 2024.

With the abstentions of the five members of Chega, one from IL and one from People Animals Nature, a motion of confidence in his government was approved.