Ana Gomes
Ana Maria Rosa Martins Gomes GCC GOIH ComM (born 9 February 1954), better known as Ana Gomes, is a Portuguese former diplomat and politician of the Socialist Party (PS).
Ana Gomes GCC GOIH ComM | |
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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 |
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, 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, without official support from the Socialist Party. She finished second, with 13% of the votes, the best result ever achieved by a woman in a presidential election in Portugal.