Bruno Gonçalves (politician)

Bruno Alexandre Rocha Gonçalves (born 27 December 1996) is a Portuguese politician of the Socialist Party (PS). He was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.^[1] He has been serving as secretary-general of the International Union of Socialist Youth since 2021,^[2] and as vice president of the Socialist International since 2022.^[3]

Bruno Gonçalves MEP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament for Portugal
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 July 2024
Vice President of the Socialist International
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 November 2022
President	Pedro Sánchez
Secretary-General of the International Union of Socialist Youth
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 June 2021
Preceded by	Alessandro Pirisi
Member of the Braga Municipal Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2017
Personal details
Born	Bruno Alexandre Rocha Gonçalves (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 (age 28) Braga, Portugal
Political party	Socialist Party
Other political affiliations	Socialist Youth
Alma mater	University of Minho
Occupation	Mechanical engineer • politician

Early life and career

Gonçalves was born in Braga and graduated from the University of Minho with a master's degree in mechanical engineering.^[1][3] As of 2024, he had been a member of Socialist Youth for "about 10 years."^[2] He was previously leader of the Braga branch of Socialist Youth,^[1] and is a member of the Assembleia Municipal.^[2]