Carla Castro

Carla Maria Proença de Castro Charters de Azevedo, better known as Carla Castro (born 6 April 1978 in Lisbon), is a manager, professor, and Portuguese politician. She currently serves as a Member of Parliament in the Assembly of the Republic for the Iniciativa Liberal (IL). She is a professional manager with a career in strategy and marketing in the insurance sector. For 13 years, she taught strategy and consumer behavior and control management associated with strategic implementation as an Assistant and Guest Professor at the Lusófona University in Lisbon. She was also an invited lecturer at the Portuguese Academy of Insurance for over 12 years. She suspended all professional activities in 2019, to respond to the challenge launched by then IL president, Carlos Guimarães Pinto, to advise the party's then only deputy, João Cotrim de Figueiredo, and build the Knowledge Center. She was vice-president of the IL parliamentary group from March 2022 until May 2023. She is also a member of Portuguese Parliament Board.