Ministry of Culture
Ministério da Cultura
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Portugal
HeadquartersPalace of Ajuda, Lisbon
Annual budget€245.5 million[1]
Minister responsible
WebsiteOfficial Site

The Ministry of Culture (Portuguese: Ministério da Cultura) is a Portuguese government ministry, dedicated to the design, development, execution and assessment of the cultural national policy.[2] Its official address is the Palace of Ajuda in Lisbon.[2] Since March 30, 2022, the current minister is Pedro Adão e Silva, aided by Isabel Cordeiro as secretary of state of culture.[2] As all other ministers, the minister of culture is part of the Council of Ministers.[3]

List of ministers

No. Name Term of office Prime Minister Party
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Note: During the last two Aníbal Cavaco Silva governments, this Ministry was extinguished and its powers transferred to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
12 Manuel Maria Carrilho 28 October 1995 12 July 2000 4 years, 259 days António Guterres Socialist Party
13 José Sasportes 12 July 2000 3 July 2001 355 days António Guterres Socialist Party
14 Augusto Santos Silva 3 July 2001 6 April 2002 277 days António Guterres Socialist Party
15 Pedro Roseta 6 April 2002 17 July 2004 2 years, 102 days José Manuel Barroso Social Democratic Party
16 Maria João Bustorff 17 July 2004 12 March 2005 238 days Pedro Santana Lopes Social Democratic Party
17 Isabel Pires de Lima 12 March 2005 30 January 2008 2 years, 325 days José Sócrates Independent
18 José António Pinto Ribeiro 30 January 2008 26 October 2009 1 year, 268 days José Sócrates Socialist Party
19 Gabriela Canavilhas 26 October 2009 21 June 2011 1 year, 206 days José Sócrates Socialist Party
Note: During the first Pedro Passos Coelho government, this ministry was extinguished and its powers transferred to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. In the second government, it is brought back as the Ministry of Culture, Equality and Citizenship.
20 Teresa Morais 30 October 2015 26 November 2015 Pedro Passos Coelho Social Democratic Party
21 João Soares 26 November 2015 14 April 2016 140 days António Costa Socialist Party
22 Luís Filipe Castro Mendes 14 April 2016 15 October 2018 2 years, 184 days António Costa Socialist Party
23 Graça Fonseca 15 October 2018 30 March 2022 3 years, 166 days António Costa Socialist Party
24 Pedro Adão e Silva 30 March 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 284 days António Costa Socialist Party

References

  1. ↑ "OE 2008: Orçamento do Ministério da Cultura cresce 9,2%". Diário Digital (in Portuguese). 2007-10-12.
  2. 1 2 3 "Governo de Portugal". www.portugal.gov.pt. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  3. ↑ "Como é composto e como funciona o Conselho de Ministros?". Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-16.


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