XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal

XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal
*XIX Governo Constitucional de Portugal*
XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal; XIX Governo Constitucional de Portugal
; Cabinet of Portugal
	Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho
Date formed	21 June 2011
Date dissolved	30 October 2015 (4 years, 4 months and 9 days)
People and organisations
President of the Republic	Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Prime Minister	Pedro Passos Coelho
Vice Prime Minister	Paulo Portas (2013–2015)
No. of ministers	Until 24 July 2013: 11 ministers[lower-alpha 1]; After 24 July 2013: 13 ministers[lower-alpha 2]
Member parties	Social Democratic Party (PSD); CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP)
Status in legislature	Majority coalition government
Opposition parties	Socialist Party (PS); Portuguese Communist Party (PCP); Left Bloc (BE); Ecologist Party "The Greens" (PEV);
History
Election(s)	2011 Portuguese legislative election; (5 June 2011)
Predecessor	XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal
Successor	XX Constitutional Government of Portugal

The XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: XIX Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the 19th government of the Third Portuguese Republic, under the current Constitution. It was in office from 21 June 2011 to 30 October 2015, and was formed by a centre-right coalition between the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP). Pedro Passos Coelho, leader of the PSD, served as Prime Minister.

Composition

The government was initially composed of the Prime Minister and 11 ministries comprising ministers, secretaries and sub-secretaries of state.[1] On 24 July 2013 a reorganization took effect, creating the position of Vice Prime Minister and increasing the number of ministries to 13.[2]

Ministry	Name		Term
Prime Minister	Pedro Passos Coelho	Social Democratic Party	21 June 2011 – 30 October 2015
Deputy Prime Minister (position created on 24 July 2013)	Paulo Portas	People's Party	24 July 2013 – 30 October 2015
Minister of State and Finance	Vítor Gaspar	Independent	21 June 2011 – 1 July 2013
Minister of State and Finance	Maria Luís Albuquerque	Social Democratic Party	1 July 2013 – 30 October 2015
Minister of State and Foreign Affairs	Paulo Portas	People's Party	21 June 2011 – 24 July 2013
Minister of State and Foreign Affairs	Rui Machete	Social Democratic Party	24 July 2013 – 30 October 2015
Minister of National Defence	José Pedro Aguiar Branco	Social Democratic Party	21 June 2011 – 30 October 2015
Minister of Internal Administration	Miguel Macedo	Social Democratic Party	21 June 2011 – 19 November 2014
Minister of Internal Administration	Anabela Rodrigues	Independent	19 November 2014 – 30 October 2015
Minister of Justice	Paula Teixeira da Cruz	Social Democratic Party	21 June 2011 – 30 October 2015
Minister of Economy	Álvaro Santos Pereira	Independent	21 June 2011 – 24 July 2013
Minister of Economy	António Pires de Lima	People's Party	24 July 2013 – 30 October 2015
Minister of Agriculture and Sea	Assunção Cristas	People's Party	21 June 2011 – 30 October 2015
Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy (position created on 24 July 2013)	Jorge Moreira da Silva	Social Democratic Party	24 July 2013 – 30 October 2015
Minister of Health	Paulo Macedo	Independent	21 June 2011 – 30 October 2015
Minister of Education and Science	Nuno Crato	Independent	21 June 2011 – 30 October 2015
Ministry of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security	Pedro Mota Soares	People's Party	21 June 2011 – 30 October 2015
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs	Miguel Relvas	Social Democratic Party	21 June 2011 – 13 April 2013
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs	Luís Marques Guedes	Social Democratic Party	13 April 2013 – 30 October 2015
Deputy Minister and of Regional Development (position created on 24 July 2013)	Miguel Poiares Maduro	Social Democratic Party	13 April 2013 – 30 October 2015

Notes

Not including the Prime Minister.
Not including the Prime Minister and his deputy.

References

"Decreto-Lei n.º 86-A/2011 - Lei Orgânica do XIX Governo Constitucional" (PDF). Diário da República. Nº: 132/2011, Series I-A (in European Portuguese). Portugal. 12 July 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
"Decreto-Lei n.º 119/2013" (PDF). Diário da República. Nº: 160/2013, Series I (in European Portuguese). Portugal. 21 August 2013.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[PM-1] Not including the Prime Minister.

[PM2-2] Not including the Prime Minister and his deputy.

[3] "Decreto-Lei n.º 86-A/2011 - Lei Orgânica do XIX Governo Constitucional" (PDF). Diário da República. Nº: 132/2011, Series I-A (in European Portuguese). Portugal. 12 July 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[4] "Decreto-Lei n.º 119/2013" (PDF). Diário da República. Nº: 160/2013, Series I (in European Portuguese). Portugal. 21 August 2013.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)