Irene Flunser Pimentel (born May 2, 1950) is a Portuguese historian who concentrates on the study of the 20th century in Portugal, particularly during the time of the Estado Novo regime, with particular reference to the experiences of women.
Irene Flunser Pimentel was born in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon on 2 May 1950.
After the April 1974 Carnation Revolution, which overthrew the Estado Novo, she worked with the Communist Electoral Front (Marxist–Leninist), which participated in the elections for the Constituent Assembly that drafted Portugal's new constitution.
She worked on a project entitled "Political Justice in the Transition to Democracy in Portugal" until 2012.
This was followed from 2013 to 2018 by a project called "The political justice process in relation to PIDE/DGS, in the transition to democracy in Portugal".