Margarida Balseiro Lopes was born in Marinha Grande on September 24, 1989.

She is a PhD candidate in Law at the Portuguese Catholic University, holds a postgraduate degree in Taxation from the Faculty of Law of the Portuguese Catholic University, a master’s degree in Law and Management from the Portuguese Catholic University, and a law degree from the Faculty of Law of Lisbon.

From April 2022 until March 2024, she worked as a consultant at Deloitte Portugal. She began her professional career in 2012 as a tax consultant at one of the Big Four firms.

She served as a Member of Parliament in the Assembly of the Republic between 2015 and 2022, participating in several parliamentary committees, such as the Committee on Budget and Finance and the Committee on Education, Science, Youth, and Sports.

At the party level, Margarida Balseiro Lopes has been a member of the PSD National Political Committee since 2022 and served as President of the JSD between 2018 and 2020.

She was Minister of Youth and Modernization in the 24th Constitutional Government.