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XX Constitutional Government of Portugal

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XX Constitutional Government of Portugal
XX Governo Constitucional de Portugal

Cabinet of Portugal
Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho
Date formed30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
Date dissolved26 November 2015 (2015-11-26) (27 days)
People and organisations
PresidentAníbal Cavaco Silva
Prime MinisterPedro Passos Coelho (PSD)
Deputy Prime MinisterPaulo Portas (CDS–PP)
No. of ministers15 [a]
Member partiesSocial Democratic Party
CDS – People's Party
Status in legislatureMinority coalition government
Opposition parties
History
Elections2015 Portuguese legislative election
(4 October 2015)
PredecessorXIX Constitutional Government of Portugal
SuccessorXXI Constitutional Government of Portugal

The XX Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: XX Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the 20th government of the Third Portuguese Republic, under the current Constitution. It was in office between 30 October 2015 and 26 November 2015, and was formed by a centre-right coalition between the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP), which ran together in the 2015 legislative election under the name Portugal Ahead. Pedro Passos Coelho, leader of the PSD, served as Prime Minister.

Lasting only 27 days, it was the shortest-lived Portuguese national government since the Carnation Revolution.[1]

Composition

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The government was composed of the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, and 15 ministries comprising ministers, secretaries and sub-secretaries of state.[2]

Office Minister Party Start of term End of term
Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho PSD 30 October 2015 26 November 2015
Deputy Prime Minister Paulo Portas CDS–PP 30 October 2015 26 November 2015
Minister of State and Finance Maria Luís Albuquerque PSD 30 October 2015 26 November 2015
Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Rui Machete PSD 30 October 2015 26 November 2015
Minister of National Defence José Pedro Aguiar-Branco PSD 30 October 2015 26 November 2015
Minister of Internal Administration João Calvão da Silva PSD 30 October 2015 26 November 2015
Minister of Justice Fernando Negrão PSD 30 October 2015 26 November 2015
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Carlos Costa Neves PSD 30 October 2015 26 November 2015
Minister of Presidency and Regional Development Luís Marques Guedes PSD 30 October 2015 26 November 2015
Minister of Economy Miguel Morais Leitão CDS–PP 30 October 2015 26 November 2015
Minister of Agriculture and Sea Assunção Cristas CDS–PP 30 October 2015 26 November 2015
Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy Jorge Moreira da Silva PSD 30 October 2015 26 November 2015
Minister of Health Fernando Leal da Costa Independent 30 October 2015 26 November 2015
MInister of Education and Science Margarida Mano Independent 30 October 2015 26 November 2015
MInister of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security Pedro Mota Soares CDS–PP 30 October 2015 26 November 2015
Minister of Administrative Modernization Rui Medeiros Independent 30 October 2015 26 November 2015
Minister of Culture, Equality and Citizenship Teresa Morais PSD 30 October 2015 26 November 2015

Notes

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  1. ^ Not including the Prime Minister and his deputy.

References

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  1. ^ Reis, Anabela (10 November 2015). "Portuguese Government Falls After Lawmakers Block Coelho's Plan". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ "XX Governo Constitucional - 2015 - Composição". www.historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 May 2021.