Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Portugal)
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The Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Portuguese: Presidência do Conselho de Ministros) is the cabinet department of the Government of Portugal. Its mission is to provide support to the Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister and the other members of the cabinet organically integrated in the department. It is also responsible for the promotion of inter-ministerial coordination of the various government departments, and it integrates miscellaneous services that are in the direct dependence of the Prime Minister or that do not sit well in other departments.
Presidência do Conselho de Ministros | |
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Formed | 2 August 1950 (2 August 1950) |
Jurisdiction | Government of Portugal |
Headquarters | Rua Prof. Gomes Teixeira, Campo de Ourique, Lisbon |
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Website | portugal.gov.pt/presidencia |
The department is headed by the Minister of the Presidency (Portuguese: Ministro da Presidência), who is generically responsible for the coordination of inter-ministerial policies and objectives. The current Minister of the Presidency, since 2024, is António Leitão Amaro.
The Minister of the Presidency often takes on responsibility for areas of policy which are the priority of the Government of the time. At present, the Organic Law of the XXIII Constitutional Government charges the Minister of the Presidency with policy in the area of public administration, namely the management of and modernisation of the civil service and public services, as well as oversight of European territorial cohesion policy programmes.[1]
In the XXIII Constitutional Government, the Minister was not only tasked with liaising between the Cabinet and the Assembly of the Republic, but also with global policy in the areas of civic engagement and social equality, with a specific focus on violence against women, domestic abuse and migration governance, as well as the national policy on youth and sports.[1]
The current Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, since 2 April 2024, is Pedro Duarte.