List of Foreign Ministers of Portugal
The list of foreign ministers of Portugal lists the foreign ministers of the Portuguese governments . The Portuguese Foreign Minister presides over the Portuguese Foreign Ministry .
The list begins in 1830, with the establishment of the office in the country's first constitutional monarchy , even if foreign ministers were previously in office or comparable offices existed.
1830 to 1910
| Surname | image | Term of office | government | annotation |
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| Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque |
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March 15, 1830 - January 14, 1831 |
King Michael I. | |
| António José de Melo Breyner Teles da Silva (Conde de Ficalho) |
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January 14, 1831 - July 2, 1831 |
King Michael I. | Transitional representation |
| José António Ferreira Brak-Lamy |
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July 2, 1831 - October 10, 1831 |
King Michael I. | |
| Joaquim de Sousa Quevedo Pizarro | October 10, 1831 - March 3, 1832 |
King Michael I. | ||
| Pedro de Sousa Holstein (Marquis de Palmela) |
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March 3, 1832 - July 29, 1832 |
King Michael I. | |
| Agostinho José Freire |
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July 29, 1832 - September 25, 1832 |
King Michael I. | Transitional representation |
| Pedro de Sousa Holstein (Marquis de Palmela) |
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September 25, 1832 - November 18, 1832 |
King Michael I. | Continuation of first term |
| Agostinho José Freire |
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November 18, 1832 - January 12, 1833 |
King Michael I. | second interim replacement |
| Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto |
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January 12, 1833 - July 26, 1833 |
King Michael I. | |
| Cândido José Xavier Dias da Silva |
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July 26, 1833 - October 15, 1833 |
King Michael I. | Transitional representation |
| Agostinho José Freire |
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October 15, 1833 - September 23, 1834 |
King Michael I. | third interim replacement |
| José Luís de Sousa Botelho Mourão e Vasconcelos (Conde de Vila Real) | September 24, 1834 - February 16, 1835 |
1st Cabinet (Pedro de Sousa Holstein) | first foreign minister after the Miguelista War and the new constitution | |
| Pedro de Sousa Holstein (Duque de Palmela) |
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February 16, 1835 - April 28, 1835 |
1st Cabinet (Pedro de Sousa Holstein) | second term |
| José Luís de Sousa Botelho Mourão e Vasconcelos (Conde de Vila Real) | April 28, 1835 - May 27, 1835 |
1st Cabinet (Pedro de Sousa Holstein) | second term | |
| Pedro de Sousa Holstein (Duque de Palmela) |
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May 27, 1835 - November 18, 1835 |
2nd / 3rd cabinet (both João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun) | third term |
| Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (Marquês de Loulé) |
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November 18, 1835 - April 20, 1836 |
4. Cabinet ( José Jorge Loureiro , from April 19, 1836 António José de Sousa Manuel de Meneses ) | second term |
| José Luís de Sousa Botelho Mourão e Vasconcelos (Conde de Vila Real) | April 20, 1836 - September 10, 1836 |
5. Cabinet (António José de Sousa Manuel de Meneses) | third term | |
| Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo (Visconde de Sá da Bandeira) |
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September 10, 1836 - November 4, 1836 |
6. Cabinet ( José da Gama Carneiro e Sousa ) | Transitional representation |
| José Bernardino de Portugal e Castro (Marquês de Valença) |
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November 4, 1836 - November 5, 1836 |
Gabinete dos Mortos (two-day Cartist Cabinet under José Bernardino de Portugal e Castro) | not sworn in |
| Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo (Visconde de Sá da Bandeira) |
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November 5, 1836 - June 1, 1837 |
7. Cabinet (Sá da Bandeira) | Continuation of temporary representation |
| Manuel de Castro Pereira de Mesquita Pimentel Cardoso e Sousa | June 1, 1837 - November 9, 1837 |
8th / 9th Cabinet ( António Dias de Oliveira / Sá da Bandeira) | ||
| Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo (Visconde de Sá da Bandeira) |
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November 9, 1837 - April 18, 1839 |
9. Cabinet (Sá da Bandeira) | second term |
| Rodrigo Pinto Pizarro Pimentel de Almeida Carvalhais |
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April 18, 1839 - November 26, 1839 |
10. Cabinet ( Rodrigo Pinto Pizarro ) | Transitional representation |
| Luís António de Abreu e Lima | November 26, 1839 - |
11. Cabinet ( José Travassos Valdez ) | not sworn in | |
| José Lúcio Travassos Valdez (Conde do Bonfim) |
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November 26, 1839 - December 28, 1839 |
11. Cabinet (José Travassos Valdez) | Transitional representation |
| José Luís de Sousa Botelho Mourão e Vasconcelos (Conde de Vila Real) | December 28 - June 23, 1840 |
11. Cabinet (José Travassos Valdez) | fourth term | |
| Rodrigo da Fonseca Magalhães |
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June 23, 1840 - March 12, 1841 |
11. Cabinet (José Travassos Valdez) | Transitional representation |
| Cristóvão Pedro de Morais Sarmento | March 12, 1841 - April 21, 1841 |
11. Cabinet (José Travassos Valdez) | not sworn in | |
| Rodrigo da Fonseca Magalhães |
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March 12, 1841 - February 7, 1842 |
11th / 12th Cabinet (José Travassos Valdez / Joaquim António de Aguiar ) | Continuation of temporary representation until June 9, 1841 |
| Pedro de Sousa Holstein (Duque de Palmela) |
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February 7, 1842 - February 8, 1842 |
13. Cabinet (António Bernardo da Costa Cabral) | fourth term, interrupted by the takeover of power by the Cartists |
| Junta Provisória de Governo | February 8, 1842 - February 9, 1842 |
Queen Mary II | Transitional government under António Bernardo da Costa Cabral without a permanent foreign minister | |
| António José de Sousa Manuel de Meneses ( Duque da Terceira ) |
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February 9, 1842 - September 23, 1842 |
14. Cabinet (António José de Sousa Manuel de Meneses) | Transitional representation |
| José Joaquim Gomes de Castro | September 23, 1842 - May 20, 1846 |
14. Cabinet (António José de Sousa Manuel de Meneses) | ||
| João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (Marquês de Saldanha) |
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May 20, 1846 - May 26, 1846 |
15. Cabinet (Pedro de Sousa Holstein) | not sworn in |
| António José de Sousa Manuel de Meneses (Duque da Terceira) |
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May 20, 1846 - May 26, 1846 |
15. Cabinet (Pedro de Sousa Holstein) | second interim replacement |
| Francisco de Almeida Portugal (Conde do Lavradio) |
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May 26, 1846 - October 6, 1846 |
15. Cabinet (Pedro de Sousa Holstein) | |
| Luís António de Abreu e Lima | October 6, 1846 - November 4, 1846 |
16. Cabinet (João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun) | not sworn in | |
| João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (Marquês de Saldanha) |
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October 6, 1846 - November 4, 1846 |
16. Cabinet (João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun) | Transitional representation |
| Manuel de Portugal e Castro | November 4, 1846 - April 28, 1847 |
16. Cabinet (João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun) | Transitional representation | |
| Ildefonso Leopoldo Bayard | April 28, 1847 - August 22, 1847 |
16. Cabinet (João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun) | ||
| Joaquim António Velez Barreiros | August 22, 1847 - December 18, 1847 |
16. Cabinet (João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun) | ||
| João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (Duque de Saldanha) |
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December 18, 1847 - March 29, 1848 |
17th Cabinet (João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun) | second term |
| José Joaquim Gomes de Castro | March 29, 1848 - May 3, 1849 |
17th Cabinet (João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun) | second term of office | |
| João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (Duque de Saldanha) |
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May 3, 1849 - June 1, 1849 |
17th Cabinet (João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun) | Transitional representation |
| José Joaquim Gomes de Castro | June 1, 1849 - June 18, 1849 |
17th Cabinet (João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun) | Continuation of the second term | |
| João Gualberto de Oliveira |
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June 18, 1849 - May 1, 1851 |
18th / 19th Cabinet (António Bernardo da Costa Cabral / António José de Sousa Manuel de Meneses) | |
| Joaquim António Velez Barreiros | May 1, 1851 - May 22, 1851 |
20th Cabinet (João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun) | second term | |
| António Aloísio Jervis de Atouguia |
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May 22, 1851 - March 4, 1852 |
21. Cabinet (João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun) | |
| João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida |
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March 4, 1852 - August 17, 1852 |
21. Cabinet (João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun) | |
| António Aloísio Jervis de Atouguia |
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August 17, 1852 - June 6, 1856 |
21. Cabinet (João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun) | second term of office from March 15, 1853, previously interim representation |
| Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (Marquês de Loulé) |
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June 6, 1856 - March 16, 1859 |
22. Cabinet (Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto) | third term |
| António José de Sousa Manuel de Meneses (Duque da Terceira) |
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March 16, 1859 - April 24, 1860 |
23. Cabinet (Joaquim António de Aguiar) | third term |
| José Maria do Casal Ribeiro |
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April 24, 1860 - July 4, 1860 |
23rd / 24th Cabinet (Joaquim António de Aguiar / Council of Ministers of three: Fontes Pereira de Melo, Martens Ferrão and António Serpa) | Until May 1st, temporary replacement |
| Antonio José de Ávila (Conde de Ávila) |
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July 4, 1860 - February 21, 1862 |
25. Cabinet (Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto) | |
| Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (Marquês de Loulé) |
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February 21, 1862 - September 12, 1862 |
25. Cabinet (Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto) | fourth term |
| Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo (Visconde de Sá da Bandeira) |
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September 12, 1862 - October 6, 1862 |
25. Cabinet (Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto) | Transitional representation |
| Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (Marquês de Loulé) |
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October 6, 1862 - April 17, 1865 |
25. Cabinet (Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto) | Continuation of the fourth term |
| Antonio José de Ávila (Conde de Ávila) |
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April 17, 1865 - September 4, 1865 |
26. Cabinet (Sá da Bandeira) | second term |
| José Joaquim Gomes de Castro | September 4, 1865 - May 9, 1866 |
27. Cabinet (Joaquim António de Aguiar) | third term | |
| José Maria do Casal Ribeiro |
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May 9, 1866 - December 14, 1866 |
27. Cabinet (Joaquim António de Aguiar) | second term |
| João de Andrade Corvo |
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December 14, 1866 - December 24, 1866 |
27. Cabinet (Joaquim António de Aguiar) | Transitional representation |
| José Maria do Casal Ribeiro |
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December 24, 1866 - July 19, 1867 |
27. Cabinet (Joaquim António de Aguiar) | Continuation of the second term |
| João de Andrade Corvo |
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July 19, 1867 - August 20, 1867 |
27. Cabinet (Joaquim António de Aguiar) | Transitional representation |
| José Maria do Casal Ribeiro |
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August 20, 1867 - January 4, 1868 |
27. Cabinet (Joaquim António de Aguiar) | Continuation of the second term |
| Antonio José de Ávila (Conde de Ávila) |
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January 4, 1868 - July 22, 1868 |
28. Cabinet (António José de Ávila) | third term |
| Carlos Bento da Silva | July 22, 1868 - November 18, 1868 |
29. Cabinet (Sá da Bandeira) | Transitional representation | |
| Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo (Visconde de Sá da Bandeira) |
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November 18, 1868 - December 9, 1868 |
29. Cabinet (Sá da Bandeira) | Transitional representation |
| Carlos Bento da Silva | December 9, 1868 - December 17, 1868 |
29. Cabinet (Sá da Bandeira) | Continuation of temporary representation | |
| Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo (Visconde de Sá da Bandeira) |
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December 17, 1868 - August 11, 1869 |
29. Cabinet (Sá da Bandeira) | Transitional representation |
| José da Silva Mendes Leal |
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August 11, 1869 - September 14, 1869 |
30. Cabinet (Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto) | |
| Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (Duque de Loulé) |
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September 14, 1869 - October 28, 1869 |
30. Cabinet (Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto) | Transitional representation |
| José da Silva Mendes Leal |
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October 28, 1869 - May 20, 1870 |
30. Cabinet (Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto) | continuation |
| João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (Duque de Saldanha) |
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May 20, 1870 - August 29, 1870 |
31. Cabinet (João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun) | Transitional representation |
| António José de Ávila (Marquês de Ávila e Bolama) |
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August 29, 1870 - September 12, 1870 |
32nd Cabinet (Sá da Bandeira) | Transitional representation |
| Carlos Bento da Silva | September 12, 1870 - October 29, 1870 |
32nd Cabinet (Sá da Bandeira) | Transitional representation | |
| António José de Ávila (Marquês de Ávila e Bolama) |
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October 29, 1870 - September 13, 1871 |
33rd Cabinet (António José de Ávila) | fifth term of office from January 9, 1871, previously interim replacement |
| João de Andrade Corvo |
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September 13, 1871 - March 5, 1877 |
34th Cabinet ( Fontes Pereira de Melo ) | second term |
| António José de Ávila (Marquês de Ávila e Bolama) |
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March 5, 1877 - January 29, 1878 |
35th Cabinet (António José de Ávila) | Transitional representation |
| João de Andrade Corvo |
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January 29, 1878 - June 1, 1879 |
36th Cabinet (Fontes Pereira de Melo) | Continuation of the second term |
| Anselmo José Braamcamp |
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June 1, 1879 - March 25, 1881 |
37th Cabinet (Anselmo José Braamcamp) | |
| António Rodrigues Sampaio |
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March 25, 1881 - April 5, 1881 |
38th Cabinet ( António Rodrigues Sampaio ) | Transitional representation |
| Miguel José Martins Dantas | April 5, 1881 - April 29, 1881 |
38th Cabinet (António Rodrigues Sampaio) | Transitional representation | |
| Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro |
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April 29, 1881 - December 24, 1881 |
38. / 39 Cabinet (António Rodrigues Sampaio / Fontes Pereira de Melo) | Transitional representation |
| Antonio de Serpa Pimentel |
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December 24, 1881 - May 21, 1883 |
39th Cabinet (Fontes Pereira de Melo) | |
| Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro |
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May 21, 1883 - May 31, 1883 |
39th Cabinet (Fontes Pereira de Melo) | Transitional representation |
| Antonio de Serpa Pimentel |
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May 31, 1883 - September 1, 1883 |
39th Cabinet (Fontes Pereira de Melo) | Continuation of first term |
| Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro |
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September 1, 1883 - September 25, 1883 |
39th Cabinet (Fontes Pereira de Melo) | Transitional representation |
| Antonio de Serpa Pimentel |
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September 25, 1883 - October 24, 1883 |
39th Cabinet (Fontes Pereira de Melo) | Continuation of first term |
| José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage |
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October 24, 1883 - February 20, 1886 |
40th Cabinet (Fontes Pereira de Melo) | |
| Henrique de Barros Gomes |
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February 20, 1886 - January 14, 1890 |
41st Cabinet ( José Luciano de Castro ) | |
| Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro |
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January 14, 1890 - October 13, 1890 |
42nd Cabinet ( António Serpa ) | second term |
| José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage |
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October 13, 1890 - May 21, 1891 |
43rd Cabinet ( João Crisóstomo ) | second term |
| Joaquim Tomás Lobo de Ávila (Conde de Valbom) | May 21, 1891 - January 17, 1892 |
44th Cabinet (João Crisóstomo) | ||
| Antonio Costa Lobo |
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January 17, 1892 - May 27, 1892 |
45th Cabinet ( José Dias Ferreira ) | |
| António Frutuoso Aires de Gouveia Osório |
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May 27, 1892 - July 6, 1892 |
46th Cabinet (José Dias Ferreira) | |
| Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral |
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July 6, 1892 - July 23, 1892 |
46th Cabinet (José Dias Ferreira) | Transitional representation |
| António Frutuoso Aires de Gouveia Osório |
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July 23, 1892 - November 9, 1892 |
46th Cabinet (José Dias Ferreira) | Continuation of first term |
| Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral |
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November 9, 1892 - November 18, 1892 |
46th Cabinet (José Dias Ferreira) | Transitional representation |
| António Frutuoso Aires de Gouveia Osório |
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November 18, 1892 - December 23, 1892 |
46th Cabinet (José Dias Ferreira) | Continuation of first term |
| Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral |
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December 23, 1892 - February 22, 1893 |
46th Cabinet (José Dias Ferreira) | Transitional representation |
| Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro |
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February 22, 1893 - December 20, 1893 |
47th Cabinet ( Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro ) | third term |
| Frederico de Gusmão Correia Arouca | December 20, 1893 - March 14, 1894 |
47th Cabinet (Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro) | ||
| Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro |
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March 14, 1894 - September 1, 1894 |
47th Cabinet (Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro) | Transitional representation |
| Carlos Lobo de Ávila |
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September 1, 1894 - September 9, 1895 |
47th Cabinet (Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro) | after de Ávila's death on September 9th, vacant until September 10th |
| Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro |
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September 10, 1895 - September 20, 1895 |
47th Cabinet (Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro) | Transitional representation |
| Luís Pinto de Soveral (Marquês de Soveral) |
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September 20, 1895 - February 7, 1897 |
47th Cabinet (Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro) | |
| Henrique de Barros Gomes |
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February 7, 1897 - March 10, 1897 |
48th Cabinet (José Luciano de Castro) | Transitional representation |
| Matias de Carvalho e Vasconcelos |
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March 10, 1897 - November 8, 1897 |
48th Cabinet (José Luciano de Castro) | |
| Henrique de Barros Gomes |
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November 8, 1897 - April 30, 1898 |
48th Cabinet (José Luciano de Castro) | second term |
| Francisco António da Veiga Beirão |
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April 30, 1898 - June 25, 1900 |
49th and 48th Cabinets (José Luciano de Castro) | until August 18, 1898 temporary representation |
| João Marcelino Arroio | June 25, 1900 - June 1, 1901 |
50th Cabinet (Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro) | ||
| Fernando Matoso dos Santos | June 1, 1901 - February 28, 1903 |
50th Cabinet (Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro) | Transitional representation | |
| Venceslaus de Sousa Pereira de Lima |
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February 28, 1903 - October 20, 1904 |
51st Cabinet (Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro) | |
| António Eduardo Vilaça |
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October 20, 1904 - March 20, 1906 |
Charles I. | 52nd / 53rd Cabinet (both José Luciano de Castro) |
| Venceslaus de Sousa Pereira de Lima |
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March 20, 1906 - May 19, 1906 |
54th Cabinet (Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro) | second term |
| Luís de Magalhães | May 19, 1906 - May 2, 1907 |
55th Cabinet ( João Franco ) | ||
| Luciano Afonso da Silva Monteiro Aillaud | May 2, 1907 - February 4, 1908 |
55th Cabinet (João Franco) | ||
| Venceslaus de Sousa Pereira de Lima |
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February 4, 1908 - April 11, 1909 |
56th / 57th Cabinet ( Ferreira do Amaral / Artur de Campos Henriques ) | third term |
| João de Alarcão | April 11, 1909 - May 14, 1909 |
58th Cabinet ( Sebastião Teles ) | ||
| Carlos Roma du Bocage | May 14, 1909 - December 22, 1909 |
59th Cabinet ( Venceslaus de Lima ) | ||
| António Eduardo Vilaça |
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December 22, 1909 - June 26, 1910 |
59th Cabinet (Venceslaus de Lima) | second term |
| José de Azevedo Castelo Branco |
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June 26, 1910 - October 5, 1910 |
59th Cabinet (Venceslaus de Lima) | |
1910 to 1926
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| Bernardino Machado |
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October 5, 1910 - September 3, 1911 |
Governo Provisório (Provisional Government), 1st Cabinet | ||
| João Pinheiro Chagas |
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September 4, 1911 - October 12, 1911 |
2. Cabinet (João Pinheiro Chagas) | Transition representation | |
| Augusto de Vasconcelos |
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October 12, 1911 - October 23, 1912 |
2nd / 3rd / 4th Cabinet (João Pinheiro Chagas / Augusto de Vasconcelos / Duarte Leite ) | ||
| António Vicente Ferreira | October 23, 1912 - November 6, 1912 |
4th Cabinet (Duarte Leite) | Transitional representation | ||
| Augusto de Vasconcelos |
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November 6, 1912 - January 9, 1913 |
4th Cabinet (Duarte Leite) | Continuation of first term | |
| Antonio Macieira |
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January 9, 1913 - October 11, 1913 |
5th Cabinet ( Afonso Costa ) | ||
| Afonso Costa |
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October 11, 1913 - November 6, 1913 |
5th Cabinet (Afonso Costa) | Transitional representation | |
| Antonio Macieira |
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November 6, 1913 - February 9, 1914 |
5th Cabinet (Afonso Costa) | Continuation of first term | |
| Bernardino Machado |
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February 9, 1914 - May 23, 1914 |
6. Cabinet (Bernardino Machado) | Transitional representation | |
| Alfredo Augusto Freire de Andrade | May 23, 1914 - December 12, 1914 |
6th / 7th cabinet (both Bernardino Machado) | |||
| Augusto Luís Vieira Soares |
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December 12, 1914 - January 25, 1915 |
8. Cabinet ( Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho ) | ||
| Joaquim Pimenta de Castro |
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January 25, 1915 - February 4, 1915 |
9. Cabinet (Joaquim Pimenta de Castro) | Transitional representation | |
| José Jerónimo Rodrigues Monteiro | February 4, 1915 - March 10, 1915 |
9. Cabinet (Joaquim Pimenta de Castro) | |||
| Teófilo da Trindade | March 10, 1915 - April 29, 1915 |
9. Cabinet (Joaquim Pimenta de Castro) | |||
| José Xavier de Brito | April 29, 1915 - May 12, 1915 |
9. Cabinet (Joaquim Pimenta de Castro) | Transitional representation | ||
| Teófilo da Trindade | May 12, 1915 - May 14, 1915 |
9. Cabinet (Joaquim Pimenta de Castro) | Continuation of first term | ||
| Junta Constitucional | May 14, 1915 - May 15, 1915 |
Constitutional junta without a permanent foreign minister | |||
| Augusto Alves da Veiga |
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May 15, 1915 - May 17, 1915 |
10th cabinet (João Chagas, de facto José de Castro ) | not sworn in | |
| Francisco Teixeira de Queirós |
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May 17, 1915 - June 19, 1915 |
10th cabinet (João Chagas, de facto José de Castro ) | ||
| Augusto Luís Vieira Soares |
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June 19, 1915 - October 26, 1915 |
11. Cabinet (José de Castro) | second term | |
| José Norton de Matos |
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October 26, 1915 - November 29, 1915 |
11. Cabinet (José de Castro) | Transitional representation | |
| Augusto Luís Vieira Soares |
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November 29, 1915 - June 12, 1916 |
12th / 13th Cabinet (José de Castro / António José de Almeida ) | Continuation of the second term | |
| José Norton de Matos |
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June 12, 1916 - unknown |
13. Cabinet (António José de Almeida) | Transitional representation | |
| Augusto Luís Vieira Soares |
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unknown - October 7, 1917 |
13th / 14th Cabinet (António José de Almeida / Afonso Costa) | Continuation of the second term | |
| Alexandre Braga |
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October 7, 1917 - October 25, 1917 |
14. Cabinet (Afonso Costa) | Transitional representation | |
| Augusto Luís Vieira Soares |
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October 25, 1917 - November 19, 1917 |
14. Cabinet (Afonso Costa) | Continuation of the second term | |
| Ernesto de Vilhena | November 19, 1917 - December 8, 1917 |
14. Cabinet (Afonso Costa) | Transitional representation | ||
| Junta Revolucionária | December 8, 1917 - December 11, 1917 |
Revolutionary junta under Sidónio Pais after the coup on December 5, 1917, still without a permanent foreign minister | |||
| Sidónio Pais |
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December 11, 1917 - May 9, 1918 |
15. Cabinet (Sidónio Pais) | ||
| Francisco Xavier Esteves | May 9, 1918 - May 15, 1918 |
15. Cabinet (Sidónio Pais) | Transitional representation | ||
| Joaquim do Espírito Santo Lima | May 15, 1918 - October 8, 1918 |
16. Cabinet (Sidónio Pais) | |||
| António Egas Moniz |
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October 8, 1918 - December 4, 1918 |
16. Cabinet (Sidónio Pais) | ||
| João do Canto e Castro |
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December 4, 1918 - December 15, 1918 |
16. Cabinet (Sidónio Pais) | Transitional representation | |
| António Egas Moniz |
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December 15, 1918 - December 23, 1918 |
16. Cabinet (Sidónio Pais) | Continuation of first term | |
| João Alberto de Azevedo Neves | December 23, 1918 - January 27, 1919 |
17th / 18th Cabinet (both João Tamagnini Barbosa ) | Transitional representation | ||
| Francisco Couceiro da Costa | January 27, 1919 - March 30, 1919 |
19. Cabinet ( José Relvas ) | Transitional representation | ||
| Rodolfo Xavier da Silva | March 30, 1919 - June 29, 1919 |
20. Cabinet ( Domingos Leite Pereira ) | |||
| Alfredo de Sá Cardoso | June 29, 1919 - July 12, 1919 |
21. Cabinet (Alfredo de Sá Cardoso) | Transitional representation | ||
| João de Melo Barreto |
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July 12, 1919 - January 15, 1920 |
21. Cabinet (Alfredo de Sá Cardoso) | ||
| Francisco Fernandes Costa |
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January 15, 1920 - January 15, 1920 |
22. Cabinet (Francisco Fernandes Costa) | Transitional representation, not sworn in | |
| João de Melo Barreto |
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January 15, 1920 - March 8, 1920 |
21st / 23rd Cabinet (Alfredo de Sá Cardoso / Domingos Leite Pereira) | Continuation of first term of office (reinstated) | |
| Rodolfo Xavier da Silva | March 8, 1920 - April 30, 1920 |
24. Cabinet ( António Maria Baptista ) | second term | ||
| Vasco Borges | April 30, 1920 - June 11, 1920 |
24. Cabinet (António Maria Baptista) | Transitional representation | ||
| Rodolfo Xavier da Silva | June 11, 1920 - June 26, 1920 |
24. Cabinet (António Maria Baptista) | Continuation of the second term | ||
| Francisco António Correia |
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June 26, 1920 - July 19, 1920 |
25. Cabinet ( António Maria da Silva ) | ||
| Joao Carlos de Melo Barreto |
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July 19, 1920 - September 14, 1920 |
26. Cabinet ( António Joaquim Granjo ) | second term | |
| Hélder Ribeiro | September 14, 1920 - October 14, 1920 |
26. Cabinet ( António Joaquim Granjo ) | Transitional representation | ||
| Joao Carlos de Melo Barreto |
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October 14, 1920 - November 20, 1920 |
26. Cabinet ( António Granjo ) | Continuation of the second term | |
| Domingos Leite Pereira |
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November 20, 1920 - May 23, 1921 |
27th / 28th / 29th Cabinet ( Álvaro de Castro , Liberato Ribeiro Pinto , Bernardino Machado) | ||
| Joao Carlos de Melo Barreto |
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May 23, 1921 - October 8, 1921 |
30th / 31st Cabinet ( Tomé de Barros Queirós / António Granjo) | third term | |
| António Ginestal Machado |
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October 8, 1921 - October 19, 1921 |
31. Cabinet (António Granjo) | Transitional representation | |
| Alberto da Veiga Simoes |
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October 19, 1921 - December 16, 1921 |
32nd / 33rd Cabinet ( Manuel Maria Coelho / Carlos Maia Pinto ) | ||
| Júlio Dantas |
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December 16, 1921 - February 6, 1922 |
34th Cabinet ( Francisco da Cunha Leal ) | ||
| José Maria Barbosa de Magalhães |
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February 6, 1922 - March 2, 1922 |
35th Cabinet (António Maria da Silva) | ||
| Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho |
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March 2, 1922 - March 28, 1922 |
35th Cabinet (António Maria da Silva) | Transitional representation | |
| José Maria Barbosa de Magalhães |
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March 28, 1922 - August 26, 1922 |
35th Cabinet (António Maria da Silva) | Continuation of first term | |
| Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho |
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August 26, 1922 - October 12, 1922 |
35th Cabinet (António Maria da Silva) | Transitional representation | |
| José Maria Barbosa de Magalhães |
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October 12, 1922 - November 30, 1922 |
35th Cabinet (António Maria da Silva) | Continuation of first term | |
| Domingos Leite Pereira |
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November 30, 1922 - November 15, 1923 |
36th / 37th Cabinet (both António Maria da Silva) | second term | |
| Júlio Dantas |
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November 15, 1923 - December 18, 1923 |
38th Cabinet (António Ginestal Machado) | second term | |
| Domingos Leite Pereira |
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December 18, 1923 - July 6, 1924 |
39th Cabinet (Álvaro de Castro) | third term | |
| Vitorino Henriques Godinho | July 6, 1924 - November 22, 1924 |
40th Cabinet ( Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar ) | |||
| João de Barros | November 22, 1924 - February 15, 1925 |
41st Cabinet ( José Domingues dos Santos ) | |||
| Joaquim Pedro Martins | February 15, 1925 - July 1, 1925 |
42nd Cabinet ( Vitorino Guimarães ) | |||
| Albano Portugal Durão |
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July 1, 1925 - July 2, 1925 |
43rd Cabinet (António Maria da Silva) | not sworn in | |
| António Joaquim Machado do Lago Cerqueira | July 2, 1925 - August 1, 1925 |
43rd Cabinet (António Maria da Silva) | Transitional representation | ||
| Vasco Borges | August 1, 1925 - May 29, 1926 |
44th / 45th Cabinet (Domingos Leite Pereira / António Maria da Silva) | first regular term | ||
1926 to 1974
| Surname | image | Term of office | government | annotation | |
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| Junta de Salvação Pública | May 29, 1926 - May 30, 1926 |
Interim government after the revolution of May 28, 1926 without a permanent foreign minister | Military junta under Cabeçadas | ||
| José Mendes Cabeçadas |
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May 30, 1926 -1. June 1926 |
1. Dictatorship government under Cabeçadas | Transitional representation, not sworn in | |
| Armando da Gama Ochoa |
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June 1, 1926 - June 3, 1926 |
1. Dictatorship government under Cabeçadas | not sworn in | |
| António Óscar de Fragoso Carmona |
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June 3, 1926 - July 6, 1926 |
1st / 2nd dictatorship government (Cabeçadas / Gomes da Costa ) | ||
| Martinho Nobre de Melo | July 6, 1926 - July 9, 1926 |
2. Dictatorship government (under Gomes da Costa) | |||
| António Maria de Bettencourt Rodrigues |
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July 9, 1926 - September 4, 1926 |
3rd dictatorship government (second government Gomes da Costa) | ||
| António Óscar de Fragoso Carmona |
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September 4, 1926 - September 24, 1926 |
3rd dictatorship government (second government Gomes da Costa) | ||
| António Maria de Bettencourt Rodrigues |
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September 24, 1926 - April 18, 1928 |
3rd dictatorship government (second government Gomes da Costa) | Continuation of first term | |
| António Maria de Bettencourt Rodrigues |
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April 18, 1928 - October 13, 1928 |
4. Dictatorship government (first government José Vicente de Freitas ) | Continuation of first term | |
| José Vicente de Freitas |
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October 13, 1928 - October 15, 1928 |
4. Dictatorship government (first government José Vicente de Freitas) | Transitional representation | |
| António Maria de Bettencourt Rodrigues |
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October 15, 1928 - November 10, 1928 |
4. Dictatorship government (first government José Vicente de Freitas) | Continuation of first term | |
| Aníbal de Mesquita Guimarães | November 10, 1928 - December 19, 1928 |
5th dictatorship government (second government by José Vicente de Freitas) | Transitional representation | ||
| Manuel Carlos Quintão Meireles | December 19, 1928 - May 6, 1929 |
5th dictatorship government (second government by José Vicente de Freitas) | |||
| Aníbal de Mesquita Guimarães | May 6, 1929 - May 28, 1929 |
5th dictatorship government (second government by José Vicente de Freitas) | Transitional representation | ||
| Manuel Carlos Quintão Meireles | May 28, 1929 - July 8, 1929 |
5th dictatorship government (second government by José Vicente de Freitas) | Continuation of first term | ||
| Artur Ivens Ferraz | July 8, 1929 - July 27, 1929 |
6. Dictatorship government (Artur Ivens Ferraz's first government) | Transitional representation | ||
| Henrique Trindade Coelho | July 27, 1929 - August 16, 1929 |
6. Dictatorship government (Artur Ivens Ferraz's first government) | |||
| Artur Ivens Ferraz | August 16, 1929 - September 11, 1929 |
6. Dictatorship government (Artur Ivens Ferraz's first government) | Transitional representation | ||
| Jaime da Fonseca Monteiro | September 11, 1929 - October 16, 1929 |
6. Dictatorship government (Artur Ivens Ferraz's first government) | |||
| Luís Magalhães Correia | October 16, 1929 - October 26, 1929 |
6. Dictatorship government (Artur Ivens Ferraz's first government) | Transitional representation | ||
| Jaime da Fonseca Monteiro | October 26, 1929 - January 21, 1930 |
6. Dictatorship government (Artur Ivens Ferraz's first government) | Continuation of first term | ||
| Fernando Augusto Branco | January 21, 1930 - September 9, 1930 |
7. Dictatorship Government ( Domingos da Costa Oliveira ) | |||
| Luís Magalhães Correia | September 9, 1930 - October 4, 1930 |
7. Dictatorship Government (Domingos da Costa Oliveira) | Transitional representation | ||
| Fernando Augusto Branco | October 4, 1930 - May 19, 1931 |
7. Dictatorship Government (Domingos da Costa Oliveira) | Continuation of first term | ||
| Luís Magalhães Correia | May 19, 1931 - June 15, 1931 |
7. Dictatorship Government (Domingos da Costa Oliveira) | Transitional representation | ||
| Fernando Augusto Branco | June 15, 1931 - January 22, 1932 |
7. Dictatorship Government (Domingos da Costa Oliveira) | Continuation of first term | ||
| Luís Magalhães Correia | January 22, 1932 - March 22, 1932 |
7. Dictatorship Government (Domingos da Costa Oliveira) | Transitional representation | ||
| Fernando Augusto Branco | March 22, 1932 - June 11, 1932 |
7. Dictatorship Government (Domingos da Costa Oliveira) | Continuation of first term | ||
| Luís Magalhães Correia | June 11, 1932 - July 5, 1932 |
7. Dictatorship Government (Domingos da Costa Oliveira) | Transitional representation | ||
| Aníbal de Mesquita Guimarães | July 5, 1932 - July 28, 1932 |
8. Dictatorship government (first Salazar government ) | Transitional representation | ||
| César de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches | July 28, 1932 - April 11, 1933 |
8. Dictatorship government (first Salazar government) | |||
| José Caeiro da Mata | April 11, 1933 - June 7, 1933 |
1st Estado Novo government (second Salazar government) | |||
| Aníbal de Mesquita Guimarães | June 7, 1933 - July 14, 1933 |
1st Estado Novo government (second Salazar government) | Transitional representation | ||
| José Caeiro da Mata | July 14, 1933 - February 20, 1934 |
1st Estado Novo government (second Salazar government) | Continuation of first term | ||
| Aníbal de Mesquita Guimarães | February 20, 1934 - March 8, 1934 |
1st Estado Novo government (second Salazar government) | Transitional representation | ||
| José Caeiro da Mata | March 8, 1934 - September 5, 1934 |
1st Estado Novo government (second Salazar government) | Continuation of first term | ||
| Aníbal de Mesquita Guimarães | September 5, 1934 - October 4, 1934 |
1st Estado Novo government (second Salazar government) | Transitional representation | ||
| José Caeiro da Mata | October 4, 1934 - March 27, 1935 |
1st Estado Novo government (second Salazar government) | Continuation of first term | ||
| Aníbal de Mesquita Guimarães | March 27, 1935 - May 11, 1935 |
1st Estado Novo government (second Salazar government) | Transitional representation | ||
| Armindo Rodrigues de Sttau Monteiro | May 11, 1935 - November 24, 1936 |
1st / 2nd Estado Novo government (second / third Salazar government) | |||
| Antonio de Oliveira Salazar |
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November 6, 1936 - February 4, 1947 |
2. Estado Novo government (third Salazar government), from November 6, 1936 transitional representation, from November 24, 1936 permanent transitional foreign minister | ||
| José Caeiro da Mata | February 4, 1947 - August 2, 1950 |
2. Estado Novo government (third Salazar government) | second term | ||
| Paulo Cunha | August 2, 1950 - December 26, 1956 |
2. Estado Novo government (third Salazar government) | |||
| Marcelo Caetano |
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December 26, 1956 - February 11, 1957 |
2. Estado Novo government (third Salazar government) | Transitional representation | |
| Paulo Cunha | February 11, 1957 - May 29, 1957 |
2. Estado Novo government (third Salazar government) | Continuation of first term | ||
| Marcelo Caetano |
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May 29, 1957 - June 27, 1957 |
2. Estado Novo government (third Salazar government) | Transitional representation | |
| Paulo Cunha | June 27, 1957 - August 14, 1958 |
2. Estado Novo government (third Salazar government) | Continuation of first term | ||
| Marcello Mathias | August 14, 1958 - May 4, 1961 |
2. Estado Novo government (third Salazar government) | |||
| Alberto Franco Nogueira | May 4, 1961 - October 6, 1969 |
2nd / 3rd Estado Novo government (third Salazar government / Marcelo Caetano government ) | |||
| Marcello Caetano |
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October 6, 1969 - January 15, 1970 |
3. Estado Novo government (Marcelo Caetano government) | ||
| Rui Patrício | Jan 15, 1970 - April 25, 1974 |
3. Estado Novo government (Marcelo Caetano government) | |||
Since 1974
| Surname | image | Term of office | government | annotation |
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| Junta de Salvação Nacional | April 25, 1974 - May 16, 1974 |
Transitional government after the Carnation Revolution without a permanent foreign minister | ||
| Mario Soares |
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May 15, 1974 - March 26, 1975 |
I. to III. Provisional government | |
| Ernesto Melo Antunes |
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March 26, 1975 - August 8, 1975 |
IV. Provisional Government | |
| Mario Ruivo | Aug. 8, 1975 - September 19, 1975 |
V. Provisional Government | ||
| Ernesto Melo Antunes |
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September 19, 1975 - July 23, 1976 |
VI. Provisional government | Second term |
| José Medeiros Ferreira | July 23, 1976 - October 12, 1977 |
Soares I cabinet | ||
| Mario Soares |
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October 12, 1977 - January 30, 1978 |
Soares I cabinet | Second term |
| Vítor de Sá Machado | January 30, 1978 - August 29, 1978 |
Soares II cabinet | ||
| Carlos Corrêa Gago | August 29, 1978 - November 22, 1978 |
Nobre da Costa cabinet | ||
| João de Freitas Cruz | November 22, 1978 - January 3, 1980 |
Cabinet Mota Pinto , Cabinet Lourdes Pintasilgo | ||
| Diogo Freitas do Amaral |
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Jan. 3, 1980 - January 9, 1981 |
Sá Carneiro Cabinet (PM Francisco Sá Carneiro ) | |
| André Gonçalves Pereira | January 9, 1981 - June 9, 1982 |
Cabinet Pinto Balsemão II | ||
| Vasco Futscher Pereira | June 9, 1982 - June 9, 1983 |
Cabinet Pinto Balsemão II | ||
| Jaime Gama |
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June 9, 1983 - November 6, 1985 |
Soares III cabinet | |
| Pedro Pires de Miranda | November 6, 1985 - August 17, 1987 |
Cabinet Cavaco Silva I | ||
| João de Deus Pinheiro | August 17, 1987 - November 12, 1992 |
Cabinet Cavaco Silva II , Cabinet Cavaco Silva III | ||
| José Manuel Barroso |
|
November 12, 1992 - October 28, 1995 |
Cabinet Cavaco Silva III | |
| Jaime Gama |
|
October 28, 1995 - April 6, 2002 |
Cabinet Guterres I , cabinet Guterres II | Second term |
| Antonio Martins da Cruz | April 6, 2002 - October 9, 2003 |
Durão Barroso's cabinet | ||
| Teresa Gouveia |
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October 9, 2003 - July 17, 2004 |
Durão Barroso's cabinet | |
| Antonio Monteiro | July 17, 2004 - March 12, 2005 |
Santana Lopes Cabinet | ||
| Diogo Freitas do Amaral |
|
March 12, 2005 - July 3, 2006 |
Sócrates I cabinet | |
| Luís Filipe Marques Amado |
|
July 3, 2006 - June 21, 2011 |
Sócrates I cabinet, Sócrates II cabinet | |
| Paulo Portas |
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June 21, 2011 - July 24, 2013 |
Cabinet Passos Coelho | |
| Rui machete |
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July 24, 2013 - November 26, 2015 |
Cabinet Passos Coelho | |
| Augusto Santos Silva |
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since November 26, 2015 | Cabinet Costa I , Cabinet Costa II | |
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