XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal

XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal XIX Governo Constitucional de Portugal
Cabinet of Portugal
Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho
Date formed	21 June 2011 (2011-06-21)
Date dissolved	30 October 2015 (2015-10-30) (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 [a] After 24 July 2013: 13 ministers [b]
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
Elections	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 under-secretaries of state. ^[1] On 24 July 2013 a reorganization took effect, creating the position of Deputy Prime Minister and increasing the number of ministries to 13. ^[2]

Office	Minister		Party		Start of term	End of term
Prime Minister		Pedro Passos Coelho		PSD	21 June 2011	30 October 2015
Deputy Prime Minister [c]		Paulo Portas		CDS–PP	24 July 2013	30 October 2015
Minister of State and Finance		Vítor Gaspar		Independent	21 June 2011	1 July 2013
		Maria Luís Albuquerque		PSD	1 July 2013	30 October 2015
Minister of State and Foreign Affairs		Paulo Portas		CDS–PP	21 June 2011	24 July 2013
		Rui Machete		PSD	24 July 2013	30 October 2015
Minister of National Defence		José Pedro Aguiar-Branco		PSD	21 June 2011	30 October 2015
Minister of Internal Administration		Miguel Macedo		PSD	21 June 2011	19 November 2014
	Anabela Miranda Rodrigues			Independent	19 November 2014	30 October 2015
Minister of Justice		Paula Teixeira da Cruz		PSD	21 June 2011	30 October 2015
Minister of Economy		Álvaro Santos Pereira		Independent	21 June 2011	24 July 2013
		António Pires de Lima		CDS–PP	24 July 2013	30 October 2015
Minister of Agriculture and Sea		Assunção Cristas		CDS–PP	21 June 2011	30 October 2015
Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy [c]		Jorge Moreira da Silva		PSD	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		CDS–PP	21 June 2011	30 October 2015
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs		Miguel Relvas		PSD	21 June 2011	13 April 2013
	Luís Marques Guedes			PSD	13 April 2013	30 October 2015
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and of Regional Development [d]		Miguel Poiares Maduro		PSD	13 April 2013	30 October 2015

Notes

1. Not including the Prime Minister.
2. Not including the Prime Minister and his deputy.
3. Position created on 24 July 2013.
4. Position created on 13 April 2013.

References

1. "Decreto-Lei n.º 86-A/2011 - Lei Orgânica do XIX Governo Constitucional" (PDF). Diário da República (in European Portuguese). Vol. 132/2011, Series I-A. Portugal: Conselho de Ministros. 12 July 2011.
2. "Decreto-Lei n.º 119/2013" (PDF). Diário da República (in European Portuguese). Vol. 160/2013, Series I. Portugal: Conselho de Ministros. 21 August 2013.