José Luís Carneiro
José Luís Carneiro | |
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Carneiro in 2023 | |
| Secretary-General of the Socialist Party | |
| Assumed office 28 June 2025 | |
| President | Carlos César |
| Preceded by | Pedro Nuno Santos |
| Minister of Internal Administration | |
| In office 30 March 2022 – 2 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | António Costa |
| Preceded by | Francisca Van Dunem |
| Succeeded by | Margarida Blasco |
| Deputy Secretary-General of the Socialist Party | |
| In office 17 October 2019 – 30 March 2022 | |
| Secretary-General | António Costa |
| Preceded by | Ana Catarina Mendes |
| Succeeded by | João Torres |
| Secretary of State for the Portuguese Communities | |
| In office 26 November 2015 – 26 October 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | António Costa |
| Preceded by | José Cesário |
| Succeeded by | Berta Nunes |
| Mayor of Baião | |
| In office 2 November 2005 – 25 August 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Emília dos Anjos Pereira da Silva |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Pereira |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2022 | |
| Constituency | Braga |
| In office 25 October 2019 – 28 March 2022 | |
| Constituency | Porto |
| In office 23 October 2015 – 26 November 2015 | |
| Constituency | Porto |
| In office 10 March 2005 – 2 November 2005 | |
| Constituency | Porto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Luís Pereira Carneiro 4 October 1971 Baião, Porto, Portugal |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
José Luís Pereira Carneiro (born 4 October 1971) is a Portuguese politician who has been the Secretary-General of the Socialist Party since 2025. He is a member the Socialist Party. He was Minister of Internal Administration from 2022 to 2024.[1] In 2022, he became member of the Assembly of the Republic.
After António Costa resigned as the Prime Minister of Portugal in 2023, Carneiro was a candidate for the leadership of the Socialist Party.[2] He lost the leadership election to Pedro Nuno Santos.[3]
Carneiro was seen as a possible candidate for President of Portugal in the 2026 election, but he declined to run.[4]
After Santos resigned as Socialist Party leader, Carneiro announced his second leadership candidacy in May 2025.[5] Being the only leadership candidate, he won the election unopposed with 95% of the vote in June 2025.[6]
References
- ↑ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ↑ Donn, Natasha (2023-11-09). "Government's most popular minister 'ponders' standing for leadership". Portugal Resident. Archived from the original on 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ↑ Tommaso Lecca (17 December 2023), Portugal’s Socialists elect new leader after Costa’s resignation Politico Europe.
- ↑ ""Ainda sou muito jovem para presidenciais", diz José Luís Carneiro". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ↑ "José Luís Carneiro avança para a liderança do PS". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-05-19.
- ↑ "José Luís Carneiro eleito secretário-geral do PS". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-06-28.