The former executive director of the SNS, António Gandra d’Almeida
CReSAP’s opinion includes António Gandra d’Almeida’s positions that would be incompatible. However, in the official documents regarding the appointment, these parts of the resume were omitted.
The Government is under fire after omit information on the accumulation of functions of António Gandra d’Almeida in the documents relating to his appointment as executive director of the National Health Service (SNS).
Gandra d’Almeida was director of INEM’s Northern Regional Delegation between 2021 and January 2024, also holding positions in the private companies Raiz Binária and Tastas Métricas.
However, in the official documents that supported his appointment, these functions were not mentioned. Furthermore, the former director of the SNS resigned from his management roles and reduced shareholding in companies the day before their name is approved by the Government, says .
The official documents differ regarding the information presented. In the statement dated May 22, 2024, which announced the choice of Gandra d’Almeida, his CV did not mention his work at Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, where he worked between 2015 and 2022.
However, the opinion of the Recruitment and Selection Committee for Public Administration (CReSAP), which positively evaluated the candidate and to which the Minister of Health had access, detailed the experience at the hospital.
In response to the criticism, the Secretary of State for Health, Ana Povo, stated that the Government was unaware of Gandra d’Almeida’s accumulation of functions. However, opposition parties demand explanations in Parliament, alleging a lack of conditions for Minister Ana Paula Martins to continue in office.
Another critical point involves the accumulation of functions by INEM regional heads, which are not subject to the exclusivity regime applied to senior managers such as the executive director of the SNS.
Despite the criticism, the prime minister defended the executive, claiming that possible incompatibilities occurred under the previous supervision and were not known at the time of the appointment. Montenegro emphasizes that the Government “is only responsible for appointing a new name for the position, and that the matter is being discussed with the Minister of Health”.
