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President of the Republic accepted the appointment of the XXI Constitutional Government and set the date for its empowerment

The President of the Republic received Dr. António Costa today and, in the terms of item h) of article no. 133 of the Constitution, accepted the proposal for the appointment of the following individualities for the offices of Ministers and Secretaries of State of the XXI Constitutional Government:

Minister of Foreign Affairs– Augusto Santos Silva
Minister of the Presidency and Administrative Modernization – Maria Manuel Leitão Marques
Minister of Finance – Mário Centeno
Minister of National Defence – José Alberto Azeredo Lopes
Minister of Internal Administration – Constança Urbano de Sousa
Minister of Justice – Francisca Van Dunem
Assistant Minister – Eduardo Cabrita
Minister of Culture – João Soares
Minister Science, Technology and Higher Education – Manuel Heitor
Minister of Education – Tiago Brandão Rodrigues
Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security – José António Vieira da Silva
Minister of Health – Adalberto Campos Fernandes
Minister of Planning and Infrastructure – Pedro Marques
Minister of Economy – Manuel Caldeira Cabral
Minister of Environment – João Pedro Matos Fernandes
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development – Luís Capoulas Santos
Minister of the Sea – Ana Paula Vitorino
Secretary of State for Parliamentary Matters – Pedro Nuno Santos
Assistant Secretary of State to the Prime Minister – Mariana Vieira da Silva
Secretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers – Miguel Prata Roque
Secretary of State of European affairs – Margarida Marques
Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation – Teresa Ribeiro
Secretary of State for the Communities – José Luís Carneiro
Secretary of State for Internationalization – Jorge Oliveira
Secretary of State for Administrative Modernization – Graça Fonseca
Assistant Secretary of State for the Treasury and Finance – Ricardo Mourinho Félix
Secretary of State for Fiscal Matters – Fernando Rocha Andrade
Secretary of State for the Budget – João Leão
Secretary of State for Administration and Public Employment – Carolina Ferra
Secretary of State for Defence – Marcos Perestrello
Assistant Secretary of State and for Internal Administration – Isabel Oneto
Secretary of State for Internal Administration – Jorge Gomes
Assistant Secretary of State for Justice – Helena Mesquita Ribeiro
Secretary of State for Justice – Anabela Pedroso
Secretary of State for Local Authorities – Carlos Miguel
Secretary of State for Citizenry and Equality – Catarina Marcelino
Secretary of State for Culture – Isabel Botelho Leal
Secretary of State for Science, Technology and Higher Education – Maria Fernanda Rollo
Assistant Secretary of State for Education – Alexandra Leitão
Secretary of State for Education – João Costa
Secretary of State for Youth and Sports – João Wengorovius Meneses
Secretary of State for Employment – Miguel Cabrita
Secretary of State for Social Security – Cláudia Joaquim
Secretary of State for Inclusion of Handicapped People – Ana Sofia Antunes
Assistant Secretary of State for Health – Fernando Araújo
Secretary of State for Health – Manuel Delgado
Secretary of State for Development and Cohesion – Nelson de Souza
Secretary of State for Infrastructure – Guilherme W. d’Oliveira Martins
Assistant Secretary of State for Trade – Paulo Ferreira
Secretary of State for Tourism – Ana Mendes Godinho
Secretary of State for Energy – Jorge Seguro
Assistant Secretary of State for the Environment – José Mendes
Secretary of State for the Environment – Carlos Martins
Secretary of State for Territorial Planning and Nature Conservation – Célia Ramos
Secretary of State for Agriculture and Food – Luís Medeiros Vieira
Secretary of State for Forestry and Rural Development – Amândio Torres
Secretary of State for Fisheries – José Apolinário

The President of the Republic will empower the Ministers and Secretaries of State of the XXI Constitutional Government tomorrow, 26 November, at 16:00 hours, in the palace of Ajuda.

25.11.2015

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