José Manuel de Sousa Rodrigues (born 13 July 1960) is a Portuguese journalist and politician, from the CDS – People's Party. From 2019 until 2025, he served as the President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira.
He was successively elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira since 1996. He was parliamentary leader several times.
In 2009, he was elected as a member of the Assembly of the Republic, being re-elected in the early elections of June 2011. Here, he served as vice-president of the CDS-PP Parliamentary group.
In 2019, José Manuel Rodrigues was elected President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira for the XII legislature (2019–2023). In 2023, he was re-elected President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira for the XIII legislature.
After the 2025 Madeiran regional election, José Manuel Rodrigues formed a coalition with the Social Democratic Party (PSD), becoming Regional Secretary for the Economy in the regional government, leaving the post of President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira.
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