Ricardo Morgado | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Portugal | |
In office 2 April 2024 – 15 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Cláudia Aguiar |
President of the Lamego Municipal Assembly | |
In office 16 October 2021 – 1 April 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ricardo Jorge Morgado da Costa 13 May 1987 Lamego, Portugal |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Other political affiliations | Social Democratic Youth |
Alma mater | University of Porto |
Occupation | Lawyer • Politician |
Ricardo Jorge Morgado da Costa (born 13 May 1987) is a Portuguese politician who serves as a Member of the European Parliament since 2024. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party; part of the EPP Group. [1] [2] He also serves as President of the Municipal Assembly of Lamego since 2021. [3]
He succeeded Cláudia Aguiar as a member of the European Parliament when she resigned to be Secretary of State for Fisheries. [4] Morgado is a legal director, professor at the European University of Lisbon, and coo-autor some books, such as the first portuguese dictionary of higher education. [5]