José Dias Fernandes (born 30 May 1959) is a Portuguese-French businessman and politician.

[1] José Dias Fernandes has been an emigrant for 50 years and works in France as a businessman.

He left Portugal in the 70s, but for years he lived and worked as an illegal immigrant in France.

[2] He emigrated to France again in 1978, after being deported, and became legal during the presidency of François Mitterrand.

In 2024, he was announced, again, as head of the list by the Europe constituency in the 2024 legislative elections.