Portuguese politician (born 1974)
Marta Alexandra Fartura Braga Temido de Almeida Simoes
(born 2 March 1974)
[1]
is a Portuguese politician who served as
Minister of Health
under
Prime Minister
Antonio Costa
, between 15 October 2018 and 10 September 2022.
[2]
[3]
She submitted her resignation from the post on 30 August 2022 and ended her functions on 10 September 2022.
Initially she was an Independent minister, invited to perform the role without affiliation to the governing parties, but in August 2021 she joined the
Socialist Party
(PS).
[4]
Temido was elected a
Member of the European Parliament
in the
2024 European election
, and is expected to be sworn-in in the upcoming
Tenth European Parliament
.
[5]
Early life and education
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Temido has a law degree and a master's degree in health economics and management from the
University of Coimbra
, as well as a PhD in international health from the
NOVA University of Lisbon
.
[1]
Career
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Before taking on government duties, Temido was deputy director of the
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical
at
NOVA University of Lisbon
, non-executive chairman of the administration of the
Hospital da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa
(Portuguese Red Cross) and a member of the administration of several public hospitals. From 2016 to 2017, Temido served as the president of the board of directors of the Central Administration of the Health System (ACSS).
[4]
[6]
Temido became well-known in Portugal during the
COVID-19 pandemic
, appearing almost daily at press conferences. When Portugal held the rotating
presidency
of the
Council of the European Union
in 2021, Temido chaired the meetings of its
Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council
, in which she stressed the need for the EU to make joint purchases of vaccines.
[4]
[7]
After resigning from the position of Minister of Health in September of 2022, Temido has been serving as an MP from the district of
Coimbra
in the
Assembly of the Republic
. Being speculated as the socialist candidate for the next Lisbon Mayoral Election as well as a possible contender for the next Socialist Leadership Election, Temido was elected in July 2023 as the Chair of the Lisbon Socialist Party and was appointed, alongside the minister
Ana Catarina Mendes
, as one of the possible candidates of the Socialist List for the
2024 European Parliament election
.
References
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"Marta Temido subsititui Adalberto Campos Fernandes na Saude"
.
Expresso
(in Portuguese). 14 October 2018
. Retrieved
15 October
2018
.
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Axel Bugge (October 14, 2018),
Portugal's premier reshuffles cabinet, appoints new economy minister
Reuters
.
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Almeida, Sao Jose (14 October 2018).
"Uma remodelacao com peso politico"
.
Publico
(in Portuguese)
. Retrieved
15 October
2018
.
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a
b
c
"Marta Temido, a gestora da Saude esta no Governo pela terceira vez"
.
SIC Noticias
. Retrieved
25 March
2022
.
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Jeronimo, Mariana (9 June 2024).
"Quem sao os 21 eurodeputados que Portugal vai enviar para o Parlamento Europeu?"
[Who are the 21 MEPs that Portugal is sending to the European Parliament?].
SIC Noticias
(in Portuguese)
. Retrieved
10 June
2024
.
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"New ministers for Defence, Culture, Health and Economy"
.
Algarve Daily News
. 19 April 2022
. Retrieved
15 October
2018
.
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Gabriela Baczynska (6 January 2021),
Individual COVID vaccine deals cannot undermine EU joint orders, Portugal says
Reuters
.