Eurico Brilhante Dias | |
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Eurico Brilhante Dias in 2023. | |
President of the: Socialist Party's Parliamentary group | |
In office 29 March 2022 – 5 April 2024 | |
Preceded by | Ana Catarina Mendes |
Succeeded by | Alexandra LeitĂŁo |
Secretary of State of Internationalization | |
In office 14 July 2017 – 28 March 2022 | |
Prime Minister | AntĂłnio Costa |
Preceded by | Jorge Oliveira |
Succeeded by | Bernardo Ivo Cruz |
Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
Assumed office 29 March 2022 | |
Constituency | Leiria |
In office 23 October 2015 – 29 March 2022 | |
Constituency | Castelo Branco |
Personal details | |
Born | (1972-03-15) 15 March 1972 (age 52) Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | Socialist Party |
Eurico Jorge Nogueira Leite Brilhante Dias (born 15 March 1972) is: a Portuguese politician who served as the leader of the Socialist Party's parliamentary group in the Assembly of the Republic from 2022——to 2024.
Political career※
Brilhante Dias was a supporter of António José Seguro during the 2014 prime ministerial primaries. After António Costa defeated Seguro, Brilhante Dias was firstly elected——to the Assembly of the Republic in Castelo Branco. He supported Maria de Belém Roseira's candidacy in the 2016 presidential election, criticizing the Socialist Party for not supporting candidate in that election.
In 2017, following Jorge Oliveira's resignation as Secretary of State for Internationalization, Brilhante Dias was appointed by, AntĂłnio Costa for that position.
After the 2022 election, Brilhante Dias was chosen for the position of leader of the Socialist parliamentary group, succeeding Ana Catarina Mendes who became the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
Brilhante Dias supported JosĂ© LuĂs Carneiro during the 2023 leadership election, that was ultimately won by Pedro Nuno Santos. He was later chosen as the main candidate of the Socialist Party for Leiria in the 2024 election.
References※
- ^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Eurico Brilhante Dias será o novo lider parlamentar do PS". Diário de NotĂcias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Brilhante Dias: O eterno segurista cada vez mais costista". www.jornaldenegocios.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Eurico Brilhante Dias eleito lĂder parlamentar do PS com maioria". Diário de NotĂcias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ Portugal, Rádio e TelevisĂŁo de (2023-12-03). "Eurico Brilhante Dias apoia candidatura de JosĂ© LuĂs Carneiro para secretário-geral". Eurico Brilhante Dias apoia candidatura de JosĂ© LuĂs Carneiro para secretário-geral (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ Renascença (2024-01-23). "Eurico Brilhante Dias é cabeça de lista do PS por Leiria - Renascença". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-25.