Eurico Brilhante Dias

Eurico Brilhante Dias
Eurico Brilhante Dias
	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 Leitão
Secretary of State of Internationalization
	In office; 14 July 2017 – 28 March 2022
Prime Minister	António Costa
Preceded by	Jorge Oliveira
Succeeded by	Bernardo Ivo Cruz
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 29 March 2022
Constituency	Leiria
	In office; 23 October 2015 – 29 March 2022
Constituency	Castelo Branco
Personal details
Born	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.^[1]

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.^[2] He supported Maria de Belém Roseira's candidacy in the 2016 presidential election, criticizing the Socialist Party for not supporting a candidate in that election.^[3]

In 2017, following Jorge Oliveira's resignation as Secretary of State for Internationalization, Brilhante Dias was appointed by António Costa for that position.^[3]

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.^[4]

Brilhante Dias supported José Luís Carneiro during the 2023 leadership election, that was ultimately won by Pedro Nuno Santos.^[5] He was later chosen as the main candidate of the Socialist Party for Leiria in the 2024 election.^[6]

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^ ^a ^b "Brilhante Dias: O eterno segurista cada vez mais costista". www.jornaldenegocios.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
^ "Eurico Brilhante Dias eleito líder parlamentar do PS com maioria". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
^ Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de (2023-12-03). "Eurico Brilhante Dias apoia candidatura de José Luís Carneiro para secretário-geral". Eurico Brilhante Dias apoia candidatura de José Luís 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.