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The reorganization of Jamila Madeira as Undersecretary of State for Health – a change of general in the middle of a “war” – was a surprise this Wednesday, even for the socialist herself. The former MEP admits to Expresso, through a written message, that she did not expect to leave the Government: “I did not ask to leave and, of course, I was very surprised by the choice of the Minister of Health!” The socialist leader of the Algarve and former leader of the Socialist Youth was replaced by António Sales, who rises in the hierarchy of the ministry where he was already Secretary of State, and enters Diogo Serras Lopes, who was vice president of the board of directors of the Central Administration of the Health.
The change was from morning to afternoon. Jamila Madeira was scheduled yesterday to participate in the press conference to update the pandemic data at 1:30 p.m., but it ended up being postponed until 5:00 p.m., without the names of the participants. At this time, it was already remodeled. Minister Marta Temido demanded the departure of the Secretary of State, Public reported yesterday.
“I leave a clear conscience of a mission accomplished with the certainty that I have done everything in my power in a particularly unprecedented year,” says the former Socialist MEP. And he adds “votes” for the Government of António Costa with which he is “proud to work” to run for the best “for the benefit of all.”
The remodeling was caused by the departure of José Apolinário from Secretary of State for Fisheries to President of the Algarve Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR). The Algarve socialist was replaced by Teresa Coelho, who was president of the board of directors of Docapesca – Portos e Lotas, SA.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing is the one that has changed the most. Pedro Nuno Santos reinforced the team with those closest to him: his chief of staff, Hugo Mendes, the undersecretary of State and Communications, raised and recovered Marina Gonçalves, now a deputy and who was his chief of staff, to the position of secretary. of the State of Housing.
In Education, Susana Amador left for personal reasons and gave the place to Inês Pacheco Ramires Ferreira: a jurist, master in Public Law, she is another governor who previously served as chief of staff, in the case of Tiago Brandão Rodrigues.
The inauguration of the new Secretaries of State will take place this Wednesday afternoon at 5:45 p.m., in the Palace of Belém.
