Ricardo Morgado Explained

Party:Social Democratic Party
Birth Date:13 May 1987
Birth Place:Lamego, Portugal
Occupation:LawyerPolitician
Office1:Member of the European Parliament
for Portugal
Termstart1:2 April 2024
Birth Name:Ricardo Jorge Morgado da Costa
Office2:President of the Lamego Municipal Assembly
Termstart2:16 October 2021
Termend2:1 April 2024
Alma Mater:University of Porto
Otherparty:Social Democratic Youth
Predecessor1:Cláudia Aguiar
Termend1:15 July 2024

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1987-05-13 . Home Ricardo MORGADO MEPs European Parliament . 2024-04-12 . www.europarl.europa.eu . en.
  2. Web site: Viseu . Notícias de . Candidato do PSD no 12º lugar da lista às Eleições Europeias Notícias de Viseu . 2024-04-12 . pt-PT.
  3. Web site: unify.pt . Presidente da Assembleia Municipal de Lamego assume cargo de eurodeputado . 2024-04-12 . jornaldocentro.pt.
  4. Web site: Sousa . Miguel . 2024-04-12 . Ricardo Morgado assume cargo de eurodeputado . 2024-04-12 . Novum Canal . pt-PT.
  5. Web site: Professores da Universidade Europeia e do IPAM contribuem para novo manual sobre o Ensino Superior em Portugal. 2024-04-12 . IADE . pt-PT .