Paulo Alexandre de Carvalho Pisco (born 22 August 1961) is a Portuguese politician, who is a member of the Assembly of the Republic. He was a Member of the Portuguese Assembly in the 8th legislature for the Socialist Party (PS) which ran up to 2002. He returned to the Assembly of the Republic in the 11th Legislature in 2009 and continues to serve as a Member for the Europe constituency, which represents the Portuguese diaspora in that geographical region.
Within the Portuguese Assembly, Pisco sits on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Portuguese Communities, being the coordinator for the Socialist Parliamentary Group, as well as, being a member of the European Affairs Committee.
He has been representing Portugal since 9 October 2017 in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, sitting with the Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group. He sits on various committees, having previously been Chair and Vice-Chair for some of the committees. He currently sits on the Sub-Committee on Refugee and Migrant Children and Young People, Sub-Committee on Diasporas and Integration, as well as, the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons.
Pisco is also Chair of the Portugal-Luxembourg Parliamentary Friendship Group and Vice-Chair of the Portugal-France Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Prior to entering politics, Pisco was a journalist and studied and obtained a degree in Philosophy from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and a postgraduate qualification in European Studies from the Université libre de Bruxelles.
Electoral history.
2024 legislative elections.
In the 2024 legislative election held on 10 March 2024, Pisco was the head of the Socialist Party list with Nathalie de Oliveira (as the 2nd candidate), for the first time in this constituency, neither of the major parties (Socialist Party or Social Democratic Party) came first, with Chega a far-right and anti-immigration party topping the ballot (seeing their vote share increase from 10% in 2022 to 30% in 2024):
2022 legislative elections.
The Socialist Party candidates for this election was Paulo Pisco (head of the list) and luso-descendant Nathalie de Oliveira (2nd candidate). The results of the 2022 legislative election held on 30 January 2022 in the constituency were annulled by the Constitutional Court due ballot papers without copies of voter IDs being mixed with those with voter IDs at around 150 polling stations. Results of the re-run held on 12 and 13 March 2022, for the first time since the 1999 legislative election did only one party gain both seats:
2019 legislative elections.
The Socialist Party candidates for this election was Paulo Pisco (head of the list) and luso-descendant Nathalie de Oliveira (2nd candidate). Results of the 2019 legislative election held on 6 October 2019:
2015 legislative elections.
The Socialist Party candidates for this election was Paulo Pisco (head of the list) and Maria Luísa Lopes Semedo (2nd candidate). Portugal Ahead was an alliance of the Social Democratic Party and CDS – People's Party, the governing parties at the time. Results of the 2015 legislative election held on 4 October 2015:
2011 legislative elections.
The Socialist Party candidates for this election was Paulo Pisco (head of the list) and Maria Luísa Lopes Semedo. Results of the 2011 legislative election held on 5 June 2011:
2009 legislative elections.
Pisco becomes the Socialist Party lead candidate for this constituency, with Maria de Lurdes Galvão Rodrigues being the 2nd candidate. Results of the 2009 legislative election held on 27 September 2009:
1999 legislative elections.
Pisco was elected as the 2nd candidate of the Socialist Party list, Carlos Luis was the head of the list and was also elected. Results of the 1999 legislative election held on 10 October 1999: