Ricardo Morgado

Ricardo Morgado
Morgado in 2024
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 (1987-05-13) 13 May 1987 (age 37) 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]

References

1. "Home | Ricardo MORGADO | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1987-05-13. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
2. Viseu, Notícias de. "Candidato do PSD no 12º lugar da lista às Eleições Europeias | Notícias de Viseu" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
3. unify.pt. "Presidente da Assembleia Municipal de Lamego assume cargo de eurodeputado". jornaldocentro.pt. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
4. Sousa, Miguel (2024-04-12). "Ricardo Morgado assume cargo de eurodeputado". Novum Canal (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
5. "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.