António Coimbra Martins

António Antero Coimbra Martins (30 January 1927 – 19 May 2021) was a Portuguese politician and writer who was one of the founding members of the Socialist Party. He also served as Minister of Culture from 1983 until 1985.

Biography Coimbra Martins was born in Lisbon in 1927. He studied Romance studies in the University of Lisbon, before becoming a high school teacher and later a university professor.

In 1964 he joined the Portuguese Socialist Action and, in 1973, he was one of the founding members of the Socialist Party, becoming a member of the party's leadership. Following the Carnation Revolution, he became the Ambassador to France, staying in office until 1979.

In 1983 he was first elected as a member of the Assembly of the Republic, joining Mário Soares' Central Bloc government shortly after as Minister of Culture.

After leaving office, he was appointed to the first Portuguese delegation to the European Parliament, being elected in 1987 and reelected in 1989.

Coimbra Martins died at 94 years old in May 2021, in Paris.