José Luís Pereira Carneiro (born 4 October 1971) is a Portuguese politician from the Socialist Party.

Carneiro served as Minister of Internal Administration in the XXIII Constitutional Government of Portugal from 2022 to 2024.

Following Costa's resignation as the prime minister of Portugal, Carneiro was a candidate for the leadership of the Socialist Party.

[2] On 16 December of the same year, he lost against Pedro Nuno Santos in an internal vote.

[3] Carneiro was reportedly a possible contender for the 2026 Portuguese presidential election but he declined to be a candidate.