Sócrates II cabinet

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Prime Minister José Sócrates

The 18th constitutional, freely elected Portuguese government under Prime Minister José Sócrates after the Carnation Revolution in 1974 was called Sócrates II Cabinet , in Portugal also XVIII Governo Constitucional de Portugal , in German XVIII. called the constitutional government of Portugal. It ruled from 2009 to June 21, 2011. The mandate ended after the early parliamentary election on June 5, 2011 .

Parliamentary elections 2009

After the previous cabinet's mandate expired after four years, parliamentary elections were held on September 27, 2009 . In these, the ruling socialists recorded a sharp drop in votes and were unable to defend the historically first absolute majority in previous parliamentary elections. However, since none of the other parties in parliament agreed to form a coalition with the socialists and other coalition options would not have been possible or only theoretically possible, the Sócrates II cabinet ruled as a minority government .

composition

Sócrates Cabinet - from October 26, 2009 to June 21, 2011
Office Surname Political party
prime minister José Sócrates PS
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Luís Amado PS
Ministry of Finance and Public Administration Fernando Teixeira dos Santos PS
Ministry of Presidential Affairs Pedro Silva Pereira PS
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Jorge Lacão PS
Ministry of National Defense Augusto Santos Silva PS
Ministry of Internal Administration Rui Pereira PS
Ministry of Justice Alberto Martins PS
Ministry of the Environment and Property Management Dulce Pássaro PS
Ministry of Economy and Innovation José Vieira da Silva PS
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Antonio Serrano PS
Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications António Mendonça PS
Ministry of Labor and Social Security Maria Helena André PS
Ministry of Health Ana Jorge k. A.
Ministry of Education Isabel Alçada PS
Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education Mariano Gago independent
Ministry of Culture Gabriela Canavilhas independent

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