António Arnaut

António Arnaut
Arnaut in 1979
Minister of Social Affairs
In office
30 January 1978 – 29 August 1978
PresidentAntónio Ramalho Eanes
Prime MinisterMário Soares
Preceded byArmando Bacelar
Succeeded byAcácio Pereira Magro
Personal details
BornAntónio Duarte Arnaut
(1936-01-28)28 January 1936
Died21 May 2018(2018-05-21) (aged 82)
PartySocialist Party
Alma materUniversity of Coimbra
OccupationPoet
Fiction writer
Essayist
Politician
ProfessionLawyer
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António Duarte Arnaut, GOL (28 January 1936 – 21 May 2018) was a Portuguese poet, fiction writer, essayist, lawyer, and politician. He was Minister of Social Affairs in the II Constitutional Government of Portugal, led by Mário Soares. He is considered the "father" of the Portuguese national health service (SNS - Serviço Nacional de Saúde), having created the first basic health law in Portugal and contributed to universal access to medical care for all Portuguese.