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The Council of Ministers ( pt, Conselho de Ministros, or ) is a
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The Council of Ministers ( pt, Conselho de Ministros, or ) is a collegial
Collegiality is the relationship between colleagues. A colleague is a fellow member of the same profession.
Colleagues are those explicitly united in a common purpose and respect each other's abilities to work toward that purpose. A colleague is ...
executive body within the Government of Portugal
The Government of Portugal is one of the four sovereignty bodies of the Portuguese Republic, together with the President of Portugal, President of the Republic, the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), Assembly of the Republic and Judiciary of Port ...
. It is presided over by the Prime Minister, but the President of Portugal can take on this role at the Prime Minister's request. All senior ministers are members of the Council of Ministers, and when the prime minister finds it applicable, state secretaries can also attend its meetings.
Functions
The Council of Ministers discusses and approves bills to be submitted to the Assembly of the Republic and decrees and resolutions.Current Council of Ministers
As of 30 August 2022, the Council of Ministers consists of the following: The Secretary of State for European Affairs (Tiago Antunes) and the Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (André Moz Caldas) also attend the meetings of the Council of Ministers, but without voting rights.Presidency of the Council of Ministers
The Presidency of the Council of Ministers is the central department of theGovernment of Portugal
The Government of Portugal is one of the four sovereignty bodies of the Portuguese Republic, together with the President of Portugal, President of the Republic, the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), Assembly of the Republic and Judiciary of Port ...
whose mission is to provide support to the Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister and the other members of the Government organically integrated there and promote inter-ministerial coordination of the various government departments.
In accordance with the Organic Law of the XXIII Constitutional Government, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers comprises the following members of the Government:
* Prime Minister
** Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Administrative Modernisation
* Minister of the Presidency
** Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
** Secretary of State for Planning
** Secretary of State for Public Administration
* Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and for Parliamentary Affairs
**Secretary of State for Equality and Migration
**Secretary of State for Youth and Sports
The Presidency of the Council of Ministers also provides support to the dependent services of the Prime Minister, as well as those of the Minister of the Presidency, Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and for Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of Culture, Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, and the Minister of Territorial Cohesion.
See also
* Cabinet (government) * Politics of PortugalReferences
External links
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