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XXI Constitutional Government of Portugal

Cabinet of Portugal
António Costa in 2014
Date formed26 November 2015; 8 years ago (2015-11-26)
People and organisations
PresidentMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Prime ministerAntónio Costa (PS)
No. of ministers17 ministers and the prime minister
Status in legislatureSocialist Party (PS) minority government,
supported by Left Bloc (B.E.), Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) and Ecologist Party "The Greens" (PEV)
Opposition parties
History
ElectionPortuguese legislative election, 2015
PredecessorXX Constitutional Government of Portugal

The XXI Constitutional Government of Portugal (Template:Lang-pt) is the 21st Cabinet of the Portuguese government since the establishment of the current constitution. It was established on 26 November 2015 as a Socialist Party (PS) minority government led by prime minister António Costa.

Background

After the 2015 legislative election resulted in a hung parliament, the leader of the Portugal Ahead alliance, former prime minister Pedro Passos Coelho (PSD) was given the task of forming a new government. As his minority government however failed to secure support by the Socialists, the government programme was rejected by a vote of 123 to 107 MPs, leading to the government's disbandment within less than a month.[1]

In the meantime, Socialist Party leader António Costa had succeeded in securing support for a Socialist minority government by the Left Bloc (B.E.), the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) and the Ecologist Party "The Greens" (PEV). Subsequently, he was appointed the new prime minister on 24 November 2015.[2] The cabinet members took their oath of office on 26 November 2015.

Composition

Ministry Incumbent Party Term
Prime Minister António Costa width=2px style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Portugal)/meta/color" | Socialist Party since 26 November 2015
Foreign Affairs Augusto Santos Silva width=2px style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Portugal)/meta/color" | Socialist Party since 26 November 2015
Presidency and Administrative Modernization Maria Manuel Leitão Marques width=2px style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Portugal)/meta/color" | Socialist Party since 26 November 2015
Finance Mário Centeno width=2px style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent since 26 November 2015
National Defence José Alberto Azeredo Lopes width=2px style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent since 26 November 2015
Internal Administration Constança Urbano de Sousa width=2px style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent since 26 November 2015
Justice Francisca Van Dunem width=2px style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent since 26 November 2015
Adjunct Minister Eduardo Cabrita width=2px style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Portugal)/meta/color" | Socialist Party since 26 November 2015
Culture João Soares width=2px style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Portugal)/meta/color" | Socialist Party 26 November 2015 to 8 April 2016
Luís Filipe Castro Mendes width=2px style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent since 14 April 2016
Science, Technology and Higher Education Manuel Heitor width=2px style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent since 26 November 2015
Education Tiago Brandão Rodrigues width=2px style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent since 26 November 2015
Labour, Solidarity and Social Security José António Vieira da Silva width=2px style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Portugal)/meta/color" | Socialist Party since 26 November 2015
Health Adalberto Campos Fernandes width=2px style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent since 26 November 2015
Planning and Infrastructure Pedro Marques width=2px style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Portugal)/meta/color" | Socialist Party since 26 November 2015
Economy Manuel Caldeira Cabral width=2px style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent since 26 November 2015
Environment João Pedro Matos Fernandes width=2px style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent since 26 November 2015
Agriculture Luís Capoulas Santos width=2px style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Portugal)/meta/color" | Socialist Party since 26 November 2015
Maritime Affairs Ana Paula Vitorino width=2px style="background:Template:Socialist Party (Portugal)/meta/color" | Socialist Party since 26 November 2015

References

  1. ^ Angelique Chrisafis (10 November 2015). "Portuguese MPs force minority government to quit over austerity". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Presidente da República indicou Secretário-Geral do PS para Primeiro-Ministro" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
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