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 |
| 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 |
| 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 (PS) 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 Portuguese local elections. In the 2005 Portuguese legislative election he was elected for the Assembly of the Republic from Porto,[1] before resigning from that post in order to run for mayor of Baião in the 2005 Portuguese local elections, which he won with 51% of the votes,[2] being re-elected with landslide margins in the 2009 and 2013 local 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 António 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 Costa. Following Costa's resignation as the prime minister of Portugal, Carneiro was a candidate for the leadership of the PS.[6] On 16 December 2023, 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 declined to be a candidate.[9] After the Socialists' weak results in the 2025 Portuguese legislative election, where the party fell to third 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 was the only candidate on the ballot, resulting in him becoming the next PS Secretary-General.[11] On 28 June 2025, the PS 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, 2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSD | Maria Emília Silva | 7,087 | 48.9 | 4 | ±0 | |
| PS | José Luís Carneiro | 6,754 | 46.6 | 3 | ±0 | |
| CDU | – | 202 | 1.4 | 0 | ±0 | |
| CDS–PP | – | 121 | 0.8 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 344 | 2.4 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 14,508 | 77.17 | 7 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Autárquicas 2001[14] | ||||||
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][15] | ||||||
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[16] | |||
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 | |||
PS leadership election, 2026
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| José Luís Carneiro | 21,219 | 97.1 | |
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 628 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | 21,848 | 55.3 | |
| Source: Results | |||
References
- ^ "José Luís Carneiro". www.ps.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ 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 6 April 2022.
- ^ Donn, Natasha (9 November 2023). "Government's most popular minister 'ponders' standing for leadership". Portugal Resident. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Tommaso Lecca (17 December 2023), Portugal’s Socialists elect new leader after Costa’s resignation Politico Europe.
- ^ "José Luís Carneiro é cabeça de lista do PS por Braga nas legislativas". Jornal SOL (in European Portuguese). 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ ""Ainda sou muito jovem para presidenciais", diz José Luís Carneiro". www.msn.com. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Carlos César propõe eleições internas do PS a 27 e 28 de junho". RTP (in Portuguese). 24 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "José Luís Carneiro é candidato único à sucessão de Pedro Nuno Santos". Sapo (in Portuguese). 13 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ ""Somos um partido de oposição a este Governo". José Luís Carneiro é o novo secretário-geral do PS". RTP (in Portuguese). 28 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Registo de interesses dos membros do governo" (PDF). Assembleia da República (in Portuguese). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Eleições Autárquicas 2001" (PDF). STAPE Justice Ministry. 27 March 2001. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "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.