Ana Gomes | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Portugal |
| Portuguese Ambassador to Indonesia | |
| In office 12 July 2000 – 14 April 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Guilherme de Sousa Girão (acting, as chargé d'affaires) |
| Succeeded by | José Manuel Santos Braga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ana Maria Rosa Martins Gomes 9 February 1954 São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Socialist Party (2002–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Workers' Communist Party (1973–1976) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
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| Website | www |
Ana Maria Rosa Martins Gomes GCC GOIH ComM (born 9 February 1954), better known as Ana Gomes, is a Portuguese former diplomat[1] and politician of the Socialist Party (PS).
She earned wide recognition for her role in negotiating independence for East Timor, a former Portuguese colony, and in the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Portugal and Indonesia. She later suspended her career as a diplomat to enter party politics, and served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2019,[2] where she was an outspoken campaigner on corruption and human rights.
On 10 September 2020, she officially announced her candidacy for the 2021 Portuguese presidential election,[3] without official support from the Socialist Party.[4] She finished second, with 13% of the votes, the best result ever achieved by a woman in a presidential election in Portugal.[5]
- ^ Tariq Panja (April 22, 2020), The Soccer Club as Sovereign State New York Times.
- ^ "Partido Socialista - Home". 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Sapage, Sónia (10 September 2020). "Ana Gomes: "Não devo nem posso desertar deste combate pela democracia"" [Ana Gomes: "I shouldn't nor can I give up the struggle for democracy"]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ Paul Ames (January 22, 2021), Portugal votes for a president amid record coronavirus infections Politico Europe.
- ^ Lopes, Maria João; Martins, Ruben (24 January 2021). "Presidenciais: Ana Gomes é a mulher mais votada de sempre" [Presidential election: Ana Gomes is the woman with most votes ever]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 January 2021.