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]

Ricardo Morgado
Morgado in 2024
Member of the European Parliament
for Portugal
In office
2 April 2024 – 15 July 2024
Preceded byCláudia 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 partySocial Democratic Party
Other political
affiliations
Social Democratic Youth
Alma materUniversity of Porto
OccupationLawyerPolitician

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

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  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.