Marta Temido
Marta Temido | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Portugal | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 15 October 2018 – 10 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | António Costa |
| Preceded by | Adalberto Campos Fernandes |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Pizarro |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 10 September 2022 – 15 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | Coimbra (2022–2024) Lisbon (2024) |
| President of the Socialist Party of Lisbon | |
| In office 6 February 2023 – 6 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Davide Amado |
| Succeeded by | Davide Amado |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marta Alexandra Fartura Braga Temido 2 March 1974 Coimbra, Portugal |
| Political party | Socialist Party (2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2018–2021) |
| Spouse |
Jorge de Almeida Simões
(m. 2010) |
| Children | 2 stepchildren |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra NOVA University of Lisbon |
Marta Alexandra Fartura Braga Temido de Almeida Simões (born 2 March 1974)[1] is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of Health under Prime Minister António 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 June 2024 European election, and formally took her seat in the Tenth European Parliament on 16 July.[5]
Early life and education
[edit]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
[edit]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.
Electoral history
[edit]European Parliament election, 2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Marta Temido | 1,268,915 | 32.1 | 8 | –1 | |
| AD | Sebastião Bugalho | 1,229,895 | 31.1 | 7 | ±0 | |
| Chega | António Tânger Corrêa | 387,068 | 9.8 | 2 | +2 | |
| IL | João Cotrim de Figueiredo | 358,811 | 9.1 | 2 | +2 | |
| BE | Catarina Martins | 168,107 | 4.3 | 1 | –1 | |
| CDU | João Oliveira | 162,630 | 4.1 | 1 | –1 | |
| Livre | Francisco Paupério | 148,572 | 3.8 | 0 | ±0 | |
| ADN | Joana Amaral Dias | 54,120 | 1.4 | 0 | ±0 | |
| PAN | Pedro Fidalgo Marques | 48,006 | 1.2 | 0 | –1 | |
| Other parties | 48,647 | 1.2 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 77,208 | 2.0 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 3,951,979 | 36.63 | 21 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições[8] | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Marta Temido subsititui Adalberto Campos Fernandes na Saúde". Expresso (in Portuguese). 14 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ Axel Bugge (October 14, 2018), Portugal's premier reshuffles cabinet, appoints new economy minister Reuters.
- ^ Almeida, São José (14 October 2018). "Uma remodelação com peso político". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Marta Temido, a gestora da Saúde está no Governo pela terceira vez". SIC Noticias. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Jerónimo, Mariana (9 June 2024). "Quem são 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 Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "New ministers for Defence, Culture, Health and Economy". Algarve Daily News. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ Gabriela Baczynska (6 January 2021), Individual COVID vaccine deals cannot undermine EU joint orders, Portugal says Reuters.
- ^ "Comissão Nacional de Eleições Mapa Oficial n.º 4/2024" (PDF). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
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- NOVA University Lisbon alumni
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