Portuguese government

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The Portuguese government is as Gubernative the executive branch of the three branches of government in the Portuguese State in addition to the Portuguese Parliament , the judiciary and the Portuguese President. It directs Portuguese politics, executes the laws passed by the Portuguese parliament, the Assembleia da República , and is the highest body of state administration.

definition

The Portuguese government is defined as a certain number of people who have been appointed by the Portuguese President to form the government, usually as a result of parliamentary elections. As a rule, the party or a coalition of several parties forms the government, which in turn won the parliamentary elections. The respective government is also called the constitutional government , in Portuguese Governo Constitucional , in order to be given by a provisional government , in Portuguese Governo Provisório , which ruled between the Carnation Revolution of April 25, 1974 and the entry into force of the Portuguese constitution on April 25, 1976 distinguish.

The government is guided by the government program and, among other things, draws up the state budget, which in turn is presented annually to the Portuguese parliament (“ Assembleia da República ”) and passed there. The government program also shapes the decisions of the Portuguese Council of Ministers and the decisions of the individual members of the government. Failure to comply with the government program can be approved or criticized by the people through elections; the Portuguese President and Members of Parliament can put questions to the government, put questions of confidence or motions of no confidence.

The government mandate usually ends after four years. Even if the parties in the government win the parliamentary elections again, this will be considered an ended, old mandate. A government's mandate is also deemed to have ended if a vote of confidence is not confirmed or a parliamentary majority pushes through a motion of no confidence. If the president sees the democratic functioning of the government threatened, he can also remove the government; on the other hand, a government cannot continue to govern if its program is not approved in parliament.

Functions

The Portuguese government has political, legislative and administrative functions in the Portuguese state. This also includes negotiating with other states and supranational organizations such as the European Union and the United Nations , but also proposing laws, which in turn are discussed in the Portuguese Parliament. Other functions include executing the laws that have been passed and deciding on public funding.

education

After parliamentary elections to the Portuguese parliament or after the previous government resigns, the Portuguese president hears the parties represented in the Assembleia da República and then appoints a person to form the Portuguese government.

The Portuguese government is headed by the Prime Minister , Primeiro-Ministro in Portuguese , who is appointed by the President. The Prime Minister then appoints members to the government offices and posts to be filled. After the prime minister and ministers have been sworn in, they draw up the government program, which is then presented to parliament.

The ministers head each of the individual ministries, whose departments each cover certain areas of the executive and administration of the Portuguese state. Basically there is no regulation for the number of ministries or for certain related subject areas, but in the course of the various governments of Portugal certain ministries have been established, so that a change in the areas of responsibility of these is rarely made. The following ministries are usually part of the government in the Portuguese state:

  • Ministry of Internal Administration ( Ministério da Administração Interna )
  • Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communication ( Ministério das Obras Públicas, Transportes e Comunicações )
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros )
  • Ministry of Labor and Social Security ( Ministério do Trabalho e da Solidariedade Social )
  • Ministry of Finance and Public Administration ( Ministério das Finanças e da Administração Pública )
  • Ministry of Health ( Ministério da Saúde )
  • Ministry of National Defense ( Ministério da Defesa Nacional )
  • Ministry of Education ( Ministério da Educação )
  • Ministry of Justice ( Ministério da Justiça )
  • Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education ( Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superio r)
  • Ministry of the Environment, Regional Development and Property Management ( Ministério do Ambiente, do Ordenamento do Território e do Desenvolvimento Regional )
  • Ministry of Culture ( Ministério da Cultura )
  • Ministry of Economy and Innovation ( Ministério da Economia e da Inovação )
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing and Rural Development ( Ministério da Agricultura, do Desenvolvimento Rural e das Pescas )
  • Presidency of the Council of Ministers ( Presidência do Conselho de Ministros ) divided into:
    • Minister for State Affairs and Internal Administration ( Ministro de Estado e da Administração Interna )
    • Minister for Presidential Affairs ( Ministro da Presidência )
    • Minister for Parliamentary Affairs ( Ministro dos Assuntos Parlamentares )

Composition (until 2019)

Prime Minister António Costa has ruled Portugal with a 17-member cabinet since November 25, 2015 . The composition of the staff and the division of the XXI. Portuguese government emerged as follows:


Costa Cabinet - since November 26, 2015
Office Surname Political party
prime minister António Costa
(since November 26, 2015)		 PS
Vice Prime Minister Eduardo Cabrita
(November 26, 2015 - October 18, 2017)		 PS
Pedro Siza Vieira

(since October 21, 2017)

independently
Ministry of Presidential and Parliamentary Affairs Miguel Prata Roque
(since November 26, 2015)		 PS
Ministry of Finance Mário Centeno
(since November 26, 2015)		 independently
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Augusto Santos Silva
(since November 26, 2015)		 PS
Ministry of National Defense José Azeredo Lopes
(November 26, 2015 - October 15, 2018)		 independently
João Gomes Cravinho
(since October 15, 2018)		 independently
Ministry of Internal Administration Constança Urbano de Sousa
(November 24, 2015 - October 18, 2017)		 independently
Eduardo Cabrita
(since October 18, 2017)		 PS
Ministry of Justice Francisca Van Dunem
(since November 26, 2015)		 independently
Ministry of Economy Manuel Caldeira Cabral
(since November 26, 2015)		 independently
Ministry of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security José Vieira da Silva
(since November 26, 2015)		 PS
Ministry of Presidency and Modernization of Administration Maria Manuel Leitão Marques
(November 26, 2015 - February 18, 2019)		 PS
Mariana Vieira da Silva
(since February 18, 2019)		 PS
Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education Manuel Heitor
(since November 26, 2015)		 PS
Ministry of Planning and Infrastructures Pedro Marques
(November 26, 2015 - February 18, 2019)		 PS
Ministry of Planning Nelson de Souza
(since February 18, 2019)		 PS
Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing Pedro Nuno Santos
(since February 18, 2019)		 PS
Ministry of the Environment, Regional Planning and Energy João Matos Fernandes
(since November 26, 2015)		 PS
Ministry of Health Adalberto Campos Fernandes
(November 26, 2015 - October 15, 2018)		 PS
Marta Temido
(since October 15, 2018)		 independently
Ministry of Education Tiago Brandão Rodrigues
(since November 26, 2015)		 independently
Ministry of Culture João Soares
(November 26, 2015 - April 14, 2016)		 PS
Luís Filipe Castro Mendes
(April 14, 2016 - October 15, 2018)		 independently
Graça Fonseca
(since October 15, 2018)		 PS
Ministry of Agriculture Luís Capoulas Santos
(since November 26, 2015)		 PS
Ministry of the Sea Ana Paula Vitorino
(since November 26, 2015)		 PS


Governments since 1976

Since the Portuguese Constitution came into force on April 25, 1976, the following governments or cabinets of ministers have ruled the Portuguese state:

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