The 43-year-old Déi Lénk (The Left) politician was born in Luxembourg and grew up in Bonnevoie. She has been politically active since 2013, serving, among other roles, on the Luxembourg City municipal council, and is now taking up a parliamentary seat as part of her party’s rotation policy.
Education and social justice are particularly close to her heart. She is committed to ensuring that all children have equal opportunities, whatever their social background. She also intends to bring her "on-the-ground" experience as a social worker into parliamentary debates.
Housing is another key issue for Correia Da Veiga. The Left advocates, for instance, for a regulated rent cap and for bringing vacant housing back onto the market.
Correia Da Veiga is convinced that it is possible to make a difference even from the opposition. She pushes back against the idea that The Left, which has just two representatives in parliament, plays a marginal role.
The party, she points out, has already shown its ability to contribute at national level, citing the constitutional reforms and the introduction of free public transport as examples.
On Wednesday, Correia Da Veiga made Luxembourgish history by becoming the first MP of Cape Verdean descent to be sworn in at the Chamber. She does not, however, want to be reduced solely to that.
As she said, she does not wake up in the morning saying to herself: "I am a Black woman." She actively carries both Cape Verdean culture and Luxembourgish culture within her, and has created her own unique blend of the two.
That said, she does not represent only Black people in the Chamber here in Luxembourg. She has said though that the fight against racism will, however, remain one of her core issues.
