Bruno Dias | |
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Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
In office 30 October 2019 – 25 March 2024 | |
Preceded by | Francisco Lopes |
Constituency | Setúbal |
In office 13 April 2007 – 24 October 2019 | |
Preceded by | Odete Santos |
Constituency | Setúbal |
In office 5 April 2002 – 9 March 2005 | |
Constituency | Setúbal |
Member of the Municipal Assembly of Almada | |
Assumed office 1997 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bruno Ramos Dias 19 October 1976 Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | Portuguese Communist Party |
Other political affiliations | Unitary Democratic Coalition |
Alma mater | NOVA University Lisbon |
Bruno Ramos Dias (born 19 October 1976) is a Portuguese politician and former member of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. A communist, he has represented Setúbal from April 2002 to March 2005, from April 2007 to October 2019 and from October 2019 to March 2024. He had also been a temporary substitute member of the Assembly from September 2001 to April 2002.
Dias was born on 19 October 1976 in Lisbon.[1][2] He studied at the Escola Secundária de Cacilhas in Almada.[3] He has a degree in communication sciences from NOVA University Lisbon's Faculty of Social and Human Sciences.[1][2][3]
Dias worked for the Portugalmente programme on RTP2 and contributed to the LX Jovem newspaper.[3] He worked for the communications department at Barreiro Municipal Council.[3] He is a local administration technician.[1][2]
Dias was a member of the executive and political committee of the Portuguese Communist Youth (JCP)'s national directorate from 1994 to 1999.[1][3] He is a member of the Portuguese Communist Party's central committee, Setúbal regional directorate and Almada municipal commission.[2][3] He is on the board of the Movement for the Rights of the Palestinian People and for Peace in the Middle East (Movimento pelos Direitos do Povo Palestino e pela Paz no Médio Oriente) and president of the Portugal-Palestine Parliamentary Friendship Group (Grupo Parlamentar de Amizade Portugal - Palestina).[1][3] He has been a member of the municipal council in Almada since 1997.[1][2][3]
Dias was appointed temporarily to the Assembly of the Republic in September 2001, substituting for Manuel Duran Clemente.[4] He was re-elected at the 2002 legislative election.[5] At the 2005 legislative election Dias was placed fourth in the Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU)'s list of candidates in Setúbal but the alliance only won three seats in the constituency.[6][7] He was appointed to the Assembly as permanent member in April 2007 following the resignation of Odete Santos.[8] He was temporarily replaced by Eugénio Rosa from October 2008 to December 2008.[9][10]
Dias was re-elected at the 2009 and 2011 legislative elections.[11][12] He was temporarily replaced by José Alberto Lourenço from April 2012 to May 2012.[13][14] He was re-elected at the 2015 legislative election.[15] At the 2019 legislative election Dias was placed fourth in the CDU's list of candidates in Setúbal but the alliance only won three seats in the constituency.[16] However, he was appointed to the Assembly as permanent member in October 2019 following Francisco Lopes's resignation.[17] He was re-elected at the 2022 legislative election.[18] At the 2024 legislative election Dias was placed second in the CDU's list of candidates in Setúbal but the alliance only won a single seat in the constituency.[19]