José Luís Carneiro
José Luís Pereira Carneiro (born 4 October 1971) is a Portuguese politician from the Socialist Party. Political careerCarneiro served as Minister of Internal Administration in the XXIII Constitutional Government of Portugal from 2022 to 2024.[1] 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.[2] On 16 December of the same year, he lost against Pedro Nuno Santos in an internal vote.[3] He is the lead candidate in Braga for the 2025 Portuguese legislative election.[4] Carneiro was reportedly a possible contender for the 2026 Portuguese presidential election, but he declined to be a candidate.[5] References
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