António Arnault

António Arnault studied at Law School of the University of Coimbra. The recorded working language is Portuguese. Positions recorded include deputy of the Constituent Assembly and member of the Assembly of the Republic. Distinctions recorded are Grand Officer of the Order of Liberty and Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty.

• Name — António Arnaut • Honorific Suffix — GOL • Office1 — Minister of Social Affairs • Term Start1 — 30 January 1978 • Term End1 — 29 August 1978 • President1 — António Ramalho Eanes • Prime Minister1 — Mário Soares • Predecessor1 — Armando Bacelar • Successor1 — Acácio Pereira Magro • Born — 28 January 1936 • Birth Name — António Duarte Arnaut • Birthplace — Cumeeira, Portugal • Died — 21 May 2018 • Place of death — Santo António dos Olivais, Portugal • Party — Socialist Party • Occupation — Lawyer • Occupation — Poet Fiction writer Essayist Politician • Education — University of Coimbra

António Arnaut was born in Cumeeira, a small town located in Penela Municipality. He graduated in law from University of Coimbra in 1959.

In 1973, together with personalities like Mário Soares or Salgado Zenha, he founded the Socialist Party, in Bad Münstereifel, Germany. He was a member of the party board until 1983. In 1975 he was elected to the Constituent Assembly, which had the task of drafting the new Constitution after the Carnation Revolution. He was also elected to the Assembly of the Republic for several times. In 1978 he was sworn in as Minister of Social Affairs, and despite being in office for only seven months, he founded the Portuguese National Health Service, which created the first universal health system in Portugal. Although being retired from active politics, António Arnaut was still an influential voice in the country.