XXIII Constitutional Government of Portugal

XXIII Constitutional Government of Portugal
*XXIII Governo Constitucional de Portugal*
XXIII Constitutional Government of Portugal ; XXIII Governo Constitucional de Portugal
; Cabinet of Portugal
	Prime Minister António Costa
Date formed	30 March 2022
People and organisations
President of the Portuguese Republic	Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Prime Minister	António Costa (PS)
No. of ministers	19 (including the Prime Minister)
Member parties	Socialist Party (PS);
Status in legislature	Socialist Party (PS) majority government
Opposition parties	Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD); Enough! (CH); Liberal Initiative (IL); Portuguese Communist Party (PCP); Left Bloc (BE); People–Animals–Nature (PAN); LIVRE (L);
History
Election(s)	Portuguese legislative election, 2022
Predecessor	XXII Constitutional Government

The XXIII Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: XXIII Governo Constitucional de Portugal)[1] is the current cabinet of the Portuguese government, the 23rd since the establishment of the current constitution. It was sworn in on 30 March 2022 as a Socialist Party (PS) majority government led by Prime Minister António Costa, following the 2022 legislative election.[2]

The government is formed by 18 ministers and 41 secretaries of state.

Composition

Ministry	Name		Term
Prime Minister	António Costa	Socialist Party	30 March 2022 – present
Minister of the Presidency	Mariana Vieira da Silva	Socialist Party	30 March 2022 – present
Minister of Foreign Affairs	João Gomes Cravinho	Independent	30 March 2022 – present
Minister of National Defence	Maria Helena Chaves Carreiras	Independent	30 March 2022 – present
Minister of Internal Administration	José Luís Carneiro	Socialist Party	30 March 2022 – present
Minister of Justice	Catarina Sarmento e Castro	Independent	30 March 2022 – present
Minister of Finance	Fernando Medina	Socialist Party	30 March 2022 – present
Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and for Parliamentary Affairs	Ana Catarina Mendes	Socialist Party	30 March 2022 – present
Minister of the Economy and Maritime Affairs	António Costa Silva	Independent	30 March 2022 – present
Minister of Culture	Pedro Adão e Silva	Independent	30 March 2022 – present
Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education	Elvira Fortunato	Independent	30 March 2022 – present
Minister of Education	João Marques da Costa	Socialist Party	30 March 2022 – present
Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security	Ana Mendes Godinho	Socialist Party	30 March 2022 – present
Minister of Health	Marta Temido	Socialist Party	30 March 2022 – 10 September 2022
Minister of Health	Manuel Pizarro	Socialist Party	10 September 2022 – present
Minister of Environment and Climate Action	Duarte Cordeiro	Socialist Party	30 March 2022 – present
Minister of Infrastructure	João Galamba	Socialist Party	4 January 2023 – present
Minister of Housing	Marina Gonçalves[3]	Socialist Party	4 January 2023 – present
Minister of Territorial Cohesion	Ana Abrunhosa	Independent	30 March 2022 – present
Minister of Agriculture and Food	Maria do Céu Antunes	Socialist Party	30 March 2022 – present

References

"Governo de Portugal". www.portugal.gov.pt. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
Hatton, Barry (30 March 2022). "Portugal's new govt sees EU aid as firing up economic growth". Associated Press. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
"João Galamba and Marina Gonçalves take office on Wednesday". West Observer. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

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[1] "Governo de Portugal". www.portugal.gov.pt. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[2] Hatton, Barry (30 March 2022). "Portugal's new govt sees EU aid as firing up economic growth". Associated Press. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[3] "João Galamba and Marina Gonçalves take office on Wednesday". West Observer. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.