José Cesário

José Cesário
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Assumed office
26 March 2024
ConstituencyOutside Europe
In office
31 May 1983  29 March 2022
ConstituencyViseu (1983–2005)
Outside Europe (2005–2022)
Secretary of State for the Portuguese Communities
In office
5 April 2024  6 June 2025
Prime MinisterLuís Montenegro
MinisterPaulo Rangel
In office
21 June 2011  26 November 2015
Prime MinisterPedro Passos Coelho
MinisterPaulo Portas
Rui Machete
In office
6 April 2002  17 July 2004
Prime MinisterJosé Manuel Barroso
MinisterAntónio Martins da Cruz
Teresa Patrício de Gouveia
Secretary of State of Local Administration
In office
17 July 2004  12 March 2005
Prime MinisterPedro Santana Lopes
MinisterLuís Nobre Guedes
Personal details
Born
José de Almeida Cesário

(1958-07-20) 20 July 1958
Viseu, Portugal
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Other political
affiliations
Social Democratic Youth
SpouseMaria de Lurdes Cesário
Alma materInstituto Superior de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo
OccupationTeacher • politician

José de Almeida Cesário (born 20 July 1958) is a Portuguese teacher and politician. He was a member of the Assembly of the Republic for the Social Democratic Party from 1983 until 2022. He has a degree in School Administration and Management and he is a basic education teacher.

He was Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities in the XV, XIX and XX Constitutional Governments and Secretary of State of Local Administration in the XVI Constitutional Government.

In January 2024, he was announced as candidate number one, on Democratic Alliance's list for the Outside Europe constituency for the 2024 legislative elections.