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.

[1][2][3] 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.

[4] 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.