Nuno Melo (politician)

Nuno Melo
Melo in 2022
Minister of National Defence
Assumed office
2 April 2024
Prime MinisterLuís Montenegro
Preceded byHelena Carreiras
President of CDS – People's Party
Assumed office
3 April 2022
Preceded byFrancisco Rodrigues dos Santos
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
26 March 2024  2 April 2024
ConstituencyPorto
In office
27 October 1999  7 June 2009
ConstituencyBraga
Member of the European Parliament
for Portugal
In office
14 July 2009  25 March 2024
Succeeded byVasco Becker-Weinberg
Personal details
Born
João Nuno de Lacerda Teixeira de Melo

(1966-03-18) 18 March 1966
Joane, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
Political partyCDS – People's Party (1987–present)
SpouseAna Melo
Children2
Alma materUniversidade Portucalense Infante D. Henrique
OccupationLawyerpolitician

João Nuno de Lacerda Teixeira de Melo (born 18 March 1966) is a Portuguese lawyer, conservative politician, current leader of CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP), who is serving as Minister of National Defence, also being a member of the Assembly of the Republic, elected by Porto constituency. He was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) between 2009 and 2024.