Edmundo Martinho

Childhood

Graduated from the Superior Institute of Social Service in Lisbon, earning a bachelor's degree in social service and a master's degree in project management.

Has an honorary doctorate from the University of Humanity and Technologies in Lusofon.

Career

• 1997-December 2002. - President of the National Minimum Income Commission
• 1998-February 2003. - President of the Institute for Social Development
• 2001-January 2003. - President of the National Commission for the Protection of Children and Youth at Risk
• 2001-February 2003. - Representative of Portugal and Vice-President of the EU Social Protection Committee, Coordinator of the National Integration Plan, Member of the Economic and Social Council
• 2009. - National Coordinator of the European Year to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion
• 2005-2011. - President of the Executive Board of the Social Security Institute
• 2011. - President of the National Social Security Council
• 2011-2014. - Director of Social Security Development at the International Social Security Association in Geneva, Switzerland
• 2011-August 2015. - Director at the International Labor Organization (ILO)
• 2015-2015. - Social Security Independent Expert at PPLL Consulting
• 2016-November 2017 u/ - Vice-president at Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML)
• 2017-present - President at Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML)

Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, based in Lisbon, is the largest national private organization that pursues humanitarian social action goals. The corporation operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Social Affairs and is funded by lottery revenues in Portugal.

Since 1498, SCML has pursued its original mission to improve the quality of life of citizens by managing all social policies related to children, youth, adults, families and the elderly, with a special focus on populations in difficulty (disability, addiction, poverty).

SCML works in close collaboration with various partners and public organizations, including the State of Portugal, the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Social Affairs, and the Ministry of Justice.

Interesting facts

Edmundo Martinho suffers from a terminal illness that leaves him hooked up to a dialysis machine every night, but he maintains a positive attitude toward life.