Gonçalo Pires succeeds Maria Clara Figueiredo as Secretary of State Adjunct and of Justice, while Ana Luísa Machado replaces Maria José Barros as Secretary of State for Justice.
The number of Secretaries of State within the Ministry of Justice, still led by Rita Alarcão Júdice, remains unchanged from the previous government.
President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has accepted the list of 43 Secretaries of State proposed by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro for the XXV Constitutional Government, according to a statement published tonight on the official website of the Presidency of the Republic.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa swore in the Prime Minister and the 16 ministers of the cabinet today, marking the second PSD/CDS-PP administration led by Luís Montenegro.
The swearing-in ceremony for the Secretaries of State is scheduled for Friday at 12:00 PM at the Ajuda National Palace in Lisbon.
