Jorge Manuel Nogueiro Gomes (born 18 October 1951) is a Portuguese businessman and manager and the country's current Secretary of State of Internal Administration, under Minister Constança Urbano de Sousa.
[2] He was named Civil Governor of Bragança between 2005 and 2011,[2] at which time he met António Costa, then Minister of Internal Administration.
[3][2] He rose to notoriety during the 2017 Portugal wildfires, due to his near-constant presence in the operations center by the fire fronts.
One of the first authorities on the scene, he regretted being "the bearer of ever-worsening news" as he updated the journalists on the rising death toll.
When President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa arrived, the two were visibly shaken and shared a long hug.