Eurico Brilhante Dias | |
Office1: | President of the Socialist Party's Parliamentary group |
Preceded1: | Ana Catarina Mendes |
Successor1: | Alexandra Leitão |
Termstart1: | 29 March 2022 |
Termend1: | 5 April 2024 |
Office2: | Secretary of State of Internationalization |
Primeminister2: | António Costa |
Preceded2: | Jorge Oliveira |
Successor2: | Bernardo Ivo Cruz |
Termstart2: | 14 July 2017 |
Termend2: | 28 March 2022 |
Office3: | Member of the Assembly of the Republic |
Termstart3: | 29 March 2022 |
Constituency3: | Leiria |
Termstart4: | 23 October 2015 |
Termend4: | 29 March 2022 |
Constituency4: | Castelo Branco |
Birth Date: | 15 March 1972 |
Birth Place: | Lisbon, Portugal |
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]
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.
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]