Government of the Autonomous Region of Madeira | |
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Governo da Região Autónoma da Madeira | |
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Established | 1976 |
Country | Portugal |
Polity | Madeira |
Leader | Miguel Albuquerque, President of the Regional Government |
Appointed by | Representative of the Republic |
Responsible to | Regional Legislative Assembly |
Annual budget | €1,915,009,000 (2019) [1] |
Headquarters | Quinta Vigia – Avenida do Infante 1, Funchal |
Website | www |
The Government of the Autonomous Region of Madeira is the local government of this Portuguese autonomous region. [2] [3] [4]
The Regional Government is one of the two organs of self-government of the Autonomous Region along with the Regional Legislative Assembly, to which it is politically accountable.
The President of the Regional Government is appointed by the Representative of the Republic in light of the results of the elections to the Regional Legislative Assembly. The remaining members of the Regional Government are appointed and discharged by the Representative of the Republic upon proposal of the Government's President. The dissolution of the Regional Legislative Assembly causes the removal of the Regional Government.
According to article 60 of the Political-Administrative Statute of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, the Regional Government is to exercise the following powers: [5]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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President | Miguel Albuquerque | 20 April 2015 | Incumbent | PSD | |
Vice-President | Pedro Calado | 20 October 2017 | Incumbent | PSD | |
Regional Secretary of Education | Jorge Carvalho | 20 April 2015 | Incumbent | PSD | |
Regional Secretary of Health | Pedro Ramos | 29 December 2016 | Incumbent | Independent | |
Regional Secretary of Agriculture and Fishery | Humberto Vasconcelos | 20 April 2015 | Incumbent | PSD | |
Regional Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources | Susana Prada | 20 April 2015 | Incumbent | Independent | |
Regional Secretary of Inclusion and Social Affairs | Rita Andrade | 27 July 2017 | Incumbent | Independent | |
Regional Secretary of Equipment and Infrastructure | Amílcar Gonçalves | 20 October 2017 | Incumbent | PSD | |
Regional Secretary of Tourism and Culture | Paula Cabaço | 20 October 2017 | Incumbent | Independent |
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