Fernando Leal da Costa

Fernando Serra Leal da Costa (born 27 August 1959) is a Portuguese physician and politician who briefly served as Minister of Health in 2015, in the XX Constitutional Government of Portugal.

Early life and education Leal da Costa was born in Lisbon on 27 August 1959. He graduated in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon in 1983.

Medical career Leal da Costa specialized in Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology and served as head of the Hematology Department at the Portuguese Institute of Oncology Francisco Gentil, in Lisbon. Before entering politics, he held several roles, including Deputy Director-General of Health (2001–2002), member of the Coordination Committee for the National Health Plan (2003–2004), and National Coordinator for Oncological Diseases (2005–2006).