XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal

XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal
*XIX Governo Constitucional de Portugal*
XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal; XIX Governo Constitucional de Portugal
; Cabinet of Portugal
	Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho
Date formed	21 June 2011
Date dissolved	30 October 2015 (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; After 24 July 2013: 13 ministers
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			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
Minister of State and Finance		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
Minister of State and Foreign Affairs		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
Minister of Internal Administration	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
Minister of Economy		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
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs	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

^ Not including the Prime Minister.
^ Not including the Prime Minister and his deputy.
^ ^a ^b Position created on 24 July 2013.
^ Position created on 13 April 2013.

References

^ "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.
^ "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.

[PM-1] Not including the Prime Minister.

[PM2-2] Not including the Prime Minister and his deputy.

[PositionCreated-5] Position created on 24 July 2013.

[PositionCreated2-6] Position created on 13 April 2013.

[3] "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.

[4] "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.

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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