XXIII Constitutional Government of Portugal
XXIII Governo Constitucional de Portugal

Cabinet of Portugal
Prime Minister António Costa
Date formed30 March 2022
People and organisations
President of the RepublicMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Prime MinisterAntónio Costa
No. of ministers17 [lower-alpha 1]
Ministers removed3 resigned [lower-alpha 2]
Member partySocialist Party (PS)
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition parties
History
Election(s)2022 Portuguese legislative election
(30 January 2022)
PredecessorXXII Constitutional Government

The XXIII Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: XXIII Governo Constitucional de Portugal) 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.[1]

The government is formed by 17 ministers and 40 secretaries of state.

Composition

The government was initially composed of the Prime Minister and 17 ministries comprising ministers, secretaries, and sub-secretaries of state. On 3 January 2023, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing was split into the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Ministry of Housing, increasing the number of ministries to 18.[2][3]

Office Minister Party Start of term End of term

Prime Minister

 António Costa PS 30 March 2022 Incumbent

Minister of the Presidency

 Mariana Vieira da Silva PS 30 March 2022 Incumbent

Minister of Foreign Affairs

 João Gomes Cravinho Independent 30 March 2022 Incumbent

Minister of Defence

 Helena Carreiras Independent 30 March 2022 Incumbent

Minister of Home Affairs

 José Luís Carneiro PS 30 March 2022 Incumbent

Minister of Justice

 Catarina Sarmento e Castro Independent 30 March 2022 Incumbent

Minister of Finance

 Fernando Medina PS 30 March 2022 Incumbent

Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and for Parliamentary Affairs (Ministra-Adjunta do Primeiro-Ministro e dos Assuntos Parlamentares)

 Ana Catarina Mendes PS 30 March 2022 Incumbent

Minister of the Economy and Maritime Affairs

 António Costa Silva Independent 30 March 2022 Incumbent

Minister of Culture

 Pedro Adão e Silva Independent 30 March 2022 Incumbent

Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education

 Elvira Fortunato Independent 30 March 2022 Incumbent

Minister of Education

 João Costa PS 30 March 2022 Incumbent

Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security

 Ana Mendes Godinho PS 30 March 2022 Incumbent

Minister of Health

 Marta Temido PS 30 March 2022 10 September 2022
Manuel Pizarro PS 10 September 2022 Incumbent

Minister of Environment and Climate Action

 Duarte Cordeiro PS 30 March 2022 Incumbent
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing[lower-alpha 3] Pedro Nuno Santos PS 30 March 2022 4 January 2023

Minister of Infrastructure[lower-alpha 4]

 João Galamba PS 4 January 2023 13 November 2023
António Costa PS 15 November 2023[4] Incumbent

Minister of Housing[lower-alpha 4]

 Marina Gonçalves PS 4 January 2023 Incumbent

Minister of Territorial Cohesion

 Ana Abrunhosa Independent 30 March 2022 Incumbent

Minister of Agriculture and Food

 Maria do Céu Antunes PS 30 March 2022 Incumbent

Events

Resignation of António Costa

Costa announcing his resignation, on 7 November 2023

On 7 November 2023, Portuguese prosecutors detained António Costa's chief of staff Vítor Escária and named the minister of Infrastructure João Galamba a formal suspect in an investigation into alleged corruption in lithium mining, green hydrogen and a data centre deals. Over 40 searches were carried out in several buildings, including Escária's office, the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Action.[5]

Costa met with the President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa twice and announced his resignation in a televised statement in the afternoon, saying that "the dignity of the functions of prime minister is not compatible with any suspicion about his integrity, his good conduct and even less with the suspicion of the practice of any criminal act".[6]

On 9 November 2023, after meeting with the Council of State and talking with the political parties represented in the Assembly of the Republic, president Rebelo de Sousa announced snap legislative elections to be held on 10 March 2024. Because the 2024 government budget debate is still underway in parliament and by law elections need to be held within 60 days of the dissolution of the parliament, president Rebelo de Sousa has opted for dissolving the parliament after the final vote on the 2024 budget bill, due on 29 November.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Not including the Prime Minister.
  2. ↑ Not including the resignation of the Prime Minister.
  3. ↑ Position replaced by the Minister of Infrastructure and the Minister of Housing on 4 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 Position created on 4 January 2023.

References

  1. ↑ Hatton, Barry (30 March 2022). "Portugal's new govt sees EU aid as firing up economic growth". Associated Press. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Government Composition". www.portugal.gov.pt. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "João Galamba vai ser ministro das Infraestruturas e Marina Gonçalves fica com novo Ministério da Habitação". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Portuguesa, Presidência da República. "Primeiro-Ministro assume funções de Ministro das Infraestruturas e Presidente da República aceita nomeação de Secretário de Estado Adjunto e das Infraestruturas". www.presidencia.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Demony, Catarina; Rua, Patricia Vicente; Goncalves, Sergio; Demony, Catarina (7 November 2023). "Portuguese PM to address lithium probe as minister named suspect in graft case". Reuters. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Portugal's PM Costa resigns over corruption investigation". Reuters. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Goncalves, Sergio; Demony, Catarina; Demony, Catarina (9 November 2023). "Portugal president calls March snap election, leaves time to pass budget". Reuters. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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