Eurico Brilhante Dias

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]

Eurico Brilhante Dias
Eurico Brilhante Dias in 2023.
President of the Socialist Party's Parliamentary group
In office 29 March 2022 – 5 April 2024
Preceded by	Ana Catarina Mendes
Succeeded by	Alexandra Leitão
Secretary of State of Internationalization
In office 14 July 2017 – 28 March 2022
Prime Minister	António Costa
Preceded by	Jorge Oliveira
Succeeded by	Bernardo Ivo Cruz
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 March 2022
Constituency	Leiria
In office 23 October 2015 – 29 March 2022
Constituency	Castelo Branco
Personal details
Born	(1972-03-15) 15 March 1972 (age 52) Lisbon, Portugal
Political party	Socialist Party

Political career

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.^[3]

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]