Minister of Foreign Affairs (Portugal)
| Minister of State and Foreign Affairs | |
|---|---|
| Ministro de Estado e dos Negócios Estrangeiros | |
Ministry logo | |
Portuguese ministerial standard | |
since 2 April 2024 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | Minister (informal) His Excellency (formal, diplomatic) |
| Abbreviation | MNE |
| Member of | Cabinet Council of Ministers Council of the EU |
| Reports to | Prime Minister |
| Seat | Necessidades Palace, Estrela, Lisbon |
| Appointer | President of the Republic on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Precursor | Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs and War |
| Formation | 12 June 1822 |
| First holder | Dom José Luís de Sousa Botelho Mourão e Vasconcelos |
| Website | portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt |
The Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal is in charge of conducting the foreign policy established by the Portuguese government, representing the country in many international meetings. The current minister is Paulo Rangel.
The following is a list of office holders since 1936:[1]
Holders
- 1936–1947: António de Oliveira Salazar
- 1947–1950: José Caeiro da Mata
- 1950–1956: Paulo Cunha (1st time)
- 1956–1957: Marcelo Caetano (1st time)
- 1957: Paulo Cunha (2nd time)
- 1957: Marcelo Caetano (2nd time)
- 1957–1958: Paulo Cunha (3rd time)
- 1958–1961: Marcello Mathias
- 1961–1969: Alberto Franco Nogueira
- 1969–1970: Marcelo Caetano (3rd time)
- 1970–1974: Rui Patrício
Since 1974
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| # | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mário Soares (1924–2017) |
15 May 1974 | 26 May 1975 | PS | Adelino da Palma Carlos | |||
| Vasco Gonçalves | ||||||||
| 2 | Ernesto Melo Antunes (1933–1999) |
26 May 1975 | 8 August 1975 | Ind. | ||||
| 3 | Mário Ruivo (1927–2017) |
8 August 1975 | 19 September 1975 | Ind. | ||||
| 4 | Ernesto Melo Antunes (1933–1999) |
19 September 1975 | 23 July 1976 | Ind. | José Pinheiro de Azevedo | |||
| 5 | José Medeiros Ferreira (1942–2014) |
23 July 1976 | 12 October 1977 | PS | Mário Soares | |||
| 6 | Mário Soares (1924–2017) |
12 October 1977 | 30 January 1978 | PS | ||||
| 7 | Victor Sá Machado (1933–2002) |
30 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | CDS | ||||
| 8 | Carlos Corrêa Gago (1934–2015) |
29 August 1978 | 22 November 1978 | Ind. | Alfredo Nobre da Costa | |||
| 9 | João de Freitas Cruz (1925–1984) |
22 November 1978 | 3 January 1980 | Ind. | Carlos Mota Pinto | |||
| Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo | ||||||||
| 10 | Diogo Freitas do Amaral (1941–2019) |
3 January 1980 | 9 January 1981 | CDS | Francisco Sá Carneiro | |||
| Diogo Freitas do Amaral | ||||||||
| 11 | André Gonçalves Pereira (1936–2019) |
9 January 1981 | 9 June 1982 | Ind. | Francisco Pinto Balsemão | |||
| 12 | Vasco Futscher Pereira (1922–1984) |
9 June 1982 | 9 June 1983 | Ind. | ||||
| 13 | Jaime Gama (b. 1947) |
9 June 1983 | 6 November 1985 | PS | Mário Soares | |||
| 14 | Pedro Pires de Miranda (1928–2015) |
6 November 1985 | 17 August 1987 | Ind. | Aníbal Cavaco Silva | |||
| 15 | João de Deus Pinheiro (b. 1945) |
17 August 1987 | 12 November 1992 | PSD | ||||
| 16 | José Manuel Durão Barroso (b. 1956) |
12 November 1992 | 28 October 1995 | PSD | ||||
| 17 | Jaime Gama (b. 1947) |
28 October 1995 | 6 April 2002 | PS | António Guterres | |||
| 18 | António Martins da Cruz (b. 1946) |
6 April 2002 | 9 October 2003 | PSD | José Manuel Durão Barroso | |||
| 19 | Teresa Patrício de Gouveia (b. 1946) |
9 October 2003 | 17 July 2004 | PSD | ||||
| 20 | António Monteiro (b. 1944) |
17 July 2004 | 12 March 2005 | Ind. | Pedro Santana Lopes | |||
| 21 | Diogo Freitas do Amaral (1941–2019) |
12 March 2005 | 3 July 2006 | Ind. | José Sócrates | |||
| 22 | Luís Amado (b. 1953) |
3 July 2006 | 21 June 2011 | PS | ||||
| 23 | Paulo Portas (b. 1962) |
21 June 2011 | 24 July 2013 | CDS–PP | Pedro Passos Coelho | |||
| 24 | Rui Machete (b. 1940) |
24 July 2013 | 26 November 2015 | PSD | ||||
| 25 | Augusto Santos Silva (b. 1956) |
26 November 2015 | 28 March 2022 | PS | António Costa | |||
| 26 | António Costa (b. 1961) |
28 March 2022 | 30 March 2022 | PS | ||||
| 27 | João Gomes Cravinho (b. 1964) |
30 March 2022 | 2 April 2024 | PS | ||||
| 28 | Paulo Rangel (b. 1968) |
2 April 2024 | present | PSD | Luís Montenegro | |||
Secretaries
- Inês Domingos, Secretary of State for European Affairs
- Nuno Sampaio, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
- José Cesário, Secretary of State for the Portuguese Communities
References
- ^ "Portuguese ministries (Foreign affairs)". Rulers. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
External links
- Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in English and Portuguese)