The 43 Secretaries of State of the XXV Constitutional Government have officially taken office, following the inauguration of Prime Minister Luís Montenegro and his 16 ministers.
This significant occasion was marked by a ceremony commencing at noon at Palácio da Ajuda.
Inês Domingos, Secretary of State for European Affairs, was the first to be sworn in, while Rui Miguel Ladeira Pereira, Secretary of State for Forests, concluded the ceremony.
Among the Secretaries of State, there are 13 new faces, accounting for 30% of the total. Notable among them is Rui Rocha, Vice-President of PSD, former Vice-President under Rui Rio’s leadership, and ex-mayor of Ovar Santiago Malheiro, as well as João Manuel Esteves, who served as mayor of Arcos de Valdevez until the end of March, completing his third term.
Other notable new appointees include João Valle e Azevedo, a Deputy and economist at the Bank of Portugal, Tiago Macieirinha, former legal advisor to Passos Coelho, Bernardo Correia, Director-General of Google in Portugal, and Cláudia Sarrico, an OECD analyst for Higher Education.
This completes the formation of the new government, which consists of 60 officials, including the Prime Minister, with 20 women making up 33% of the total, compared to 24 women in the previous government of 59 members (approximately 40%).
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Full list of new Secretaries of State:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Secretary of State for European Affairs
Inês Carmelo Rosa Calado Lopes Domingos
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Ana Isabel Marques Xavier
Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities
Emídio Ferreira dos Santos Sousa
Ministry of Finance
Secretary of State for Budget and Administration
José Maria Gonçalves Pereira Brandão de Brito
Secretary of State for Fiscal Affairs
Cláudia Maria dos Reis Duarte Melo de Carvalho
Secretary of State for the Treasury and Finance
João Alexandre da Silva Lopes
Secretary of State for Public Administration
Marisa da Luz Bento Garrido Marques Oliveira
Ministry of the Presidency
Secretary of State for the Presidency and Immigration
Rui Armindo da Costa Freitas
Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Tiago Meneses Moutinho Macieirinha
Secretary of State for the Presidency
João Mário McMillan da Cunha Valle e Azevedo
Ministry of Economy and Territorial Cohesion
Secretary of State for Economy
João Rui da Silva Gomes Ferreira
Secretary of State for Planning and Regional Development
Hélder Manuel Gomes dos Reis
Secretary of State for Local Administration and Territorial Planning
Silvério Rodrigues Regalado
Secretary of State for Tourism, Commerce and Services
Pedro Manuel Monteiro Machado
Ministry of State Reform
Secretary of State for Digitalization
Bernardo Gomes Pereira Correia
Secretary of State for Simplification
Paulo António Magro da Luz
Ministry of National Defense
Secretary of State for National Defense and Politics
Álvaro António Magalhães Ferrão de Castelo Branco
Secretary of State for Policy of National Defense
Nuno Maria Herculano de Carvalho Pinheiro Torres
Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing
Secretary of State for Infrastructure
Hugo Morato Alface do Espírito Santo
Secretary of State for Mobility
Cristina Maria dos Santos Pinto Dias
Secretary of State for Housing
Patrícia Gonçalves Costa de Machado Santos
Ministry of Justice
Secretary of State for Justice
Gonçalo Pedro da Cunha Viegas Pires
Secretary of State for Justice Affairs
Ana Luísa da Silva Gonçalves Machado
Ministry of Internal Administration
Secretary of State for Internal Administration Affairs
Paulo Jorge Simões Ribeiro
Secretary of State for Internal Administration
Telmo Augusto Gomes de Noronha Correia
Secretary of State for Civil Protection
Rui Alexandre Novo e Rocha
Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation
Secretary of State for Education Affairs
Manuel Alexandre Mateus Homem Cristo
Secretary of State for School Administration
Maria Luísa Gaspar do Pranto Lopes de Oliveira
Secretary of State for Science and Innovation
Helena Cristina de Matos Canhão
Secretary of State for Higher Education
Cláudia Sofia Sarrico Ferreira da Silva
Ministry of Health
Secretary of State for Health
Ana Margarida Pinheiro Povo
Secretary of State for Health Management
Francisco Nuno Rocha Gonçalves
Ministry of Labor, Solidarity, and Social Security
Secretary of State for Social Security
Susana Filipa de Moura Lima
Secretary of State for Social Action and Inclusion
Maria Clara Gonçalves Marques Mendes
Secretary of State for Labor
Adriano Rafael Sousa Moreira
Ministry of Environment and Energy
Secretary of State for the Environment
João Manuel do Amaral Esteves
Secretary of State for Energy
Jean Paulo Gil Barroca
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
Secretary of State for Youth and Equality
Carla Maria de Pinho Rodrigues
Secretary of State for Culture
Alberto Fernando da Silva Santos
Secretary of State for Sports
Pedro Miguel Pereira Dias
Ministry of Agriculture and the Sea
Secretary of State for Fisheries and the Sea
Salvador Malheiro Ferreira da Silva
Secretary of State for Agriculture
João Manuel Moura Rodrigues
Secretary of State for Forests
Rui Miguel Ladeira Pereira
