José Manuel Rodrigues, currently Regional Secretary for the Economy in the Madeira Regional Government, marked 30 years since he first took his seat as a deputy in the Regional Assembly.
In a post on Facebook, he listed the positions he has held since then: a seat in the national Assembly of the Republic, the presidency of the Madeira Legislative Assembly, and the presidency of the Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies, before taking up executive duties.
He thanked those who supported him and voters who, across successive elections, backed him and the CDS party, closing with the words: "I am still here!"