Cabinet of Portugal

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The Cabinet of Portugal (also called the Council of Ministers, Portuguese: Conselho de Ministros, pronounced: [kõˈseʎu dɨ miˈniʃtɾuʃ] or [kõˈsɐʎu dɨ mɨˈniʃtɾuʃ]) is a collegial body presided over by the Prime Minister. All ministers are members of the council of ministers, and when the prime minister finds it fit, state secretaries can also attend its meetings.

Functions

The Council of Ministers discusses and approves bills to be submitted to the Assembly of the Republic and decrees and resolutions.

Current Council of Ministers

As of June 21, 2011, the Council of Ministers consists of the following: ^[1]

Ministry	Incumbent	Term
Prime Minister	Pedro Passos Coelho	June 21, 2011 -
State and Finance	Vítor Gaspar	June 21, 2011 -
State and Foreign Affairs	Paulo Portas	June 21, 2011 -
National Defence	José Pedro Aguiar Branco	June 21, 2011 -
Internal Administration	Miguel Macedo	June 21, 2011 -
Justice	Paula Teixeira da Cruz	June 21, 2011 -
Parliamentary Affairs	Miguel Relvas	June 21, 2011 -
Economy and Employment	Álvaro Santos Pereira	June 21, 2011 -
Agriculture, Maritime Affairs, Evironment and Regional Planning	Assunção Cristas	June 21, 2011 -
Health	Paulo Macedo	June 21, 2011 -
Education and Science	Nuno Crato	June 21, 2011 -
Social Solidarity and Social Security	Pedro Mota Soares	June 21, 2011 -

See also

• Cabinet (government)
• Politics of Portugal

References

1. ^ http://www.governo.gov.pt/en/GC19/Governo/Composicao/Pages/Composicao.aspx?cgv=detailed Composition of Portuguese Government

External links

• Government of Portugal Official Website