PS nominates Marta Temido as Vice President of the Constitutional Review Committee

The PS will nominate former health minister Marta Temido as vice chair of the final constitutional review committee and present a parity cast in which parliamentary leader, Eurico Brilhante Dias, will be the last deputy on the list.

The final constitutional review committee is due to be sworn in next week and the chairmanship belongs to a representative of the PSD parliamentary group.

“The choice of Marta Temido and the presence of Eurico Brilhante Dias in the team is a sign of the importance the PS attaches to the future work of the final constitutional review committee,” an official source of the socialist bank told Lusa.

The PS group chose two constitutionalists for the position of coordinator and deputy coordinator: Pedro Delgado Alves, former leader of the JS and vice-chairman of the bank; and Isabel Moreira, who is part of the National Secretariat of this party.

Among the 10 members of the PS in this committee, there are six deputies, including former minister Alexandra Leitão, Fátima Pinto, Patrícia Faro (representing Socialist Women) and Marta Freitas (representing Madeira), in addition to Marta’s aforementioned picks Temido and Isabel Moreira.

The staff also includes António Monteirinho (deputy of an interior circle), Sérgio Ávila (representative of the Azores) and Francisco Dinis (representative of the JS).

Out of 10 deputies, the PS nominated six deputies and four female deputies: Anabela Real, Fátima Fonseca, João Paulo Rebelo, Maria Begonha, Miguel Rodrigues, Nelson Brito, Pedro Cegonho, Romualda Fernandes, Sara Velez, Tiago Estevão Martins and Eurico Brilhante Dias.

According to a PS bank source, in choosing this series of deputies for the committee, the socialist bank aimed to strengthen the thematic specialization component during the constitutional revision process.

“When it comes to public administration, former Secretary of State Fátima Fonseca will be present at the works. When it comes to education, Tiago Estêvão Martins will be called upon to take an active role,” the same socialist official added.