José Luís Carneiro
José Luís Carneiro | |
|---|---|
Carneiro in 2023 | |
| Secretary-General of the Socialist Party | |
| Assumed office 28 June 2025 | |
| President | Carlos César |
| Preceded by | Pedro Nuno Santos Carlos César (acting) |
| 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 |
| Spouse | Maria Goreti Carneiro |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
José Luís Pereira Carneiro (born 4 October 1971) is a Portuguese politician from the Socialist Party and has been the party's Secretary-General since 28 June 2025.
Political career
José Luís Carneiro was first elected as a councillor to the municipality of Baião in the 1997 local elections. In the 2005 legislative election he was elected for Parliament from Porto,[1] before resigning from that post in order to run for mayor of Baião in the 2005 local elections, which he won with 51% of the votes,[2] being re-elected with landslide margins in the 2009 and 2013 elections.[3][4] After 10 years in office as mayor, Carneiro resigned from the post to become Secretary of State for the Portuguese Communities during Antonio Costa's first government (2015–2019). After that, Costa choose him as deputy secretary-general of the Socialist Party.
Carneiro served as Minister of Internal Administration in the XXIII Constitutional Government of Portugal from 2022 to 2024.[5] Polling in 2023 found him to be the most popular minister in the government of António Costa.
Following Costa's resignation as the prime minister of Portugal, Carneiro was a candidate for the leadership of the Socialist Party.[6] On 16 December of the same year, he lost against Pedro Nuno Santos in an internal vote.[7] He was the lead candidate in Braga for the 2025 Portuguese legislative election.[8]
Carneiro was reportedly a possible contender for the 2026 Portuguese presidential election, but he declined to be a candidate.[9]
After the Socialists' weak results in the 18 May 2025 legislative election, where the party fell to thrid place in terms of seats, behind the far-right party Chega, a leadership ballot was called for 27 and 28 June 2025.[10] Carneiro announced his candidacy and will be the only candidate on the ballot, making him the next PS Secretary-General.[11]
On 28 June 2025, the Socialist Party announced that Carneiro had been elected Secretary-General.[12]
Personal life
José Luís Carneiro is married with Maria Goreti Carneiro and has two children.[13]
Electoral history
Baião City Council election, 2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | José Luís Carneiro | 7,483 | 50.9 | 4 | +1 | |
| PSD | Maria Emília Silva | 6,660 | 45.3 | 3 | –1 | |
| CDS–PP | Mário Guedes Negrão | 138 | 0.9 | 0 | ±0 | |
| CDU | António Gomes | 128 | 0.9 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 297 | 2.0 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 14,706 | 78.12 | 7 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Autárquicas 2005[2][14] | ||||||
Baião City Council election, 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | José Luís Carneiro | 9,375 | 66.8 | 5 | +1 | |
| PSD | José Carlos Póvoas | 4,102 | 29.3 | 2 | –1 | |
| CDU | José Luis Pereira | 197 | 1.4 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 352 | 2.5 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 14,026 | 72.36 | 7 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Autárquicas 2009[3] | ||||||
Baião City Council election, 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | José Luís Carneiro | 8,573 | 71.4 | 6 | +1 | |
| PSD | Luís Miguel Sousa | 2,211 | 18.4 | 1 | –1 | |
| CDS–PP | José Carlos Póvoas | 498 | 4.2 | 0 | ±0 | |
| CDU | Adérito Manuel Vieira | 191 | 1.6 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 532 | 4.4 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 12,005 | 65.40 | 7 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Autárquicas 2013[4] | ||||||
PS leadership election, 2023
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Nuno Santos | 24,219 | 60.8 | |
| José Luís Carneiro | 14,891 | 37.4 | |
| Daniel Adrião | 382 | 1.0 | |
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 322 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | 39,814 | 68.65 | |
| Source: Diretas 2023[15] | |||
PS leadership election, 2025
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| José Luís Carneiro | 17,434 | 95.5 | |
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 829 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | 18,263 | 48.9 | |
| Source: Results | |||
References
- ^ "José Luís Carneiro". www.ps.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ a b "Eleições Autárquicas 2005". STAPE Justice Ministry (in Portuguese). 9 October 2005. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Autárquicas 2009". SGMAI. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Autárquicas 2013". SGMAI. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ Tommaso Lecca (17 December 2023), Portugal’s Socialists elect new leader after Costa’s resignation Politico Europe.
- ^ Redação (2025-04-02). "José Luís Carneiro é cabeça de lista do PS por Braga nas legislativas". Jornal SOL (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ ""Ainda sou muito jovem para presidenciais", diz José Luís Carneiro". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de (2025-05-24). "Carlos César propõe eleições internas do PS a 27 e 28 de junho". Carlos César propõe eleições internas do PS a 27 e 28 de junho (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ "José Luís Carneiro é candidato único à sucessão de Pedro Nuno Santos". Sapo (in Portuguese). 2025-06-13. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de (2025-06-28). ""Somos um partido de oposição a este Governo". José Luís Carneiro é o novo secretário-geral do PS". RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ "Registo de interesses dos membros do governo" (PDF). Assembleia da República (in Portuguese). 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Auto de Sorteio das Listas Eleições AL 2005" (PDF). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Resultados Provisórios Federações" (PDF). PS. December 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.