Ricardo Morgado

Portuguese politician

Ricardo Morgado MEP

Member of the European Parliament for Portugal
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 April 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 (1987-05-13) 13 May 1987 (age 36) 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 served as President of the Municipal Assembly of Lamego between 2021 and 2024.^[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 professor at the European University of Lisbon,^[5]

References

^ "Home | Ricardo MORGADO | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1987-05-13. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
^ Viseu, Notícias de. "Candidato do PSD no 12º lugar da lista às Eleições Europeias | Notícias de Viseu" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
^ unify.pt. "Presidente da Assembleia Municipal de Lamego assume cargo de eurodeputado". jornaldocentro.pt. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
^ Sousa, Miguel (2024-04-12). "Ricardo Morgado assume cargo de eurodeputado". Novum Canal (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
^ "Professores da Universidade Europeia e do IPAM contribuem para novo manual sobre o Ensino Superior em Portugal". IADE (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-12.