Portuguese Council of Ministers
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Portugal's Council of Ministers (Portuguese: Conselho de Ministros, pron. IPA: [kõ'seʎu dɨ mi'niʃtɾuʃ] or [kõ'sɐʎu dɨ mɨ'niʃtɾuʃ) 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.
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[edit] Functions
The Council of Ministers discusses and approves bill to be submitted to the Assembly of the Republic and decrees and resolutions.
[edit] Current Council of Ministers
As of February 20, 2007, the Council of Ministers consists of the following:
Portfolio | Minister |
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Prime Minister | José Sócrates |
Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs | Luís Amado |
Minister of State, Minister of Finance | Teixeira dos Santos |
Minister of Internal Administration | Rui Pereira |
Minister of Presidency | Pedro Silva Pereira |
Minister of National Defense | Nuno Severiano Teixeira |
Minister of Justice | Alberto Costa |
Minister of the Environment, Territory Planning and Regional Development | Francisco Nunes Correia |
Minister of Economy and Innovation | Manuel Pinho |
Minister for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries | Jaime Silva |
Minister for Public Works, Transport and Communications | Mário Lino |
Minister for Labour and Social Solidarity | José Vieira da Silva |
Minister for Health | Ana Jorge |
Minister for Education | Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues |
Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education | Mariano Gago |
Minister for Culture | José António Pinto Ribeiro |
Minister for Parliament Affairs | Augusto Santos Silva |