Damasceno Dias
Damasceno Dias is the president of the Comissão de Recrutamento e Selecção para a Administração Pública (Cresap), an organization responsible for evaluating candidates for public administration roles in Portugal. He has emphasized the principle of trust in candidates during evaluations and stated that Cresap's mission does not include detecting potential incompatibilities in candidates' professional activities. Recently, he appeared before the parliamentary committee on health to discuss the nomination of António Gandra d’Almeida as director executive of the SNS, defending the procedures followed by Cresap in their assessment process.
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Damasceno Dias is the president of the Commission for Recruitment and Selection for Public Administration (CReSAP).
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Damasceno Dias is the president of Cresap, the commission responsible for public recruitment.
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Damasceno Dias stated that the Cresap did not detect any incompatibility regarding Gandra d’Almeida's candidacy for the executive director position of SNS.
Cresap confiou em Gandra d’Almeida e “não detectou” alegadas incompatibilidades | SaúdePortugal· 2025-03-05
