Marta Temido | |
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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 | |
Assumed office 6 February 2023 | |
Preceded 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]