Council of Ministers (Portugal)
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The Council of Ministers (Portuguese: Conselho de Ministros, pronounced [kõˈseʎu dɨ miˈniʃtɾuʃ] or [kõˈsɐʎu dɨ mɨˈniʃtɾuʃ]) is a collegial executive body within the Government of Portugal. It is presided over by the Prime Minister, but the President of Portugal can take on this role at the Prime Minister's request. All senior ministers are members of the Council of Ministers, and when the prime minister finds it applicable, state secretaries can also attend its meetings.
Functions
The Council of Ministers discusses and approves bills to be submitted to the Assembly of the Republic and decrees and resolutions.
Current Council of Ministers
As of April 11, 2019, the Council of Ministers consists of the following:[1]
Party key | style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Portugal)/meta/color" | | Socialist Party |
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style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Independent |
The following are also attending the meetings of the Council of Ministers, but without voting rights:
- Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs - Duarte Cordeiro;
- Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers - Tiago Caldeira Antunes.
Presidency of the Council of Ministers
The Presidency of the Council of Ministers is the central department of the Government of Portugal whose mission is to provide support to the Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister and the other members of the Government organically integrated there and promote inter-ministerial coordination of the various government departments.
In accordance with the Organic Law of the XXI Constitutional Government, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers comprises the following members of the Government:
- Prime Minister;
- Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs;
- Secretary of State of the Prime Minister;
- Minister of the Presidency and Administrative Modernization;
- Secretary of State of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers;
- Secretary of State for Administrative Modernization;
- Secretary of State for Citizenship and Equality;
- Deputy Minister.
The Presidency of the Council of Ministers also provides support to the dependent services of the Prime Minister, as well as the Minister of Culture and the Minister of Planning and Infrastructure.
See also
References
- ^ "Governo de Portugal". www.portugal.gov.pt. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
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