The Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security ( or ''MTSS'') is a Portuguese

government ministry Ministry or department (also less commonly used secretariat, office, or directorate) are designations used by first-level Executive (government), executive bodies in the Machinery of government, machinery of governments that manage a specific se ...

. The ministry has changed the scope of its responsibilities under various governmentsfor the purposes of this article, the focus is the core responsibility for "Labour", which has been termed "Employment" under some mandates, as responsibility for "Social Security" has been separated out in some mandates. The Portuguese term ''Solidariedade'' is roughly equivalent to "Technical or Vocational Training", ensuring that citizens have the "Qualification"s (a term also used) for employment in the trades. (see

Solidarity (Polish trade union) Solidarity (, ), full name Independent Self-Governing Trade Union "Solidarity" ( , abbreviated ''NSZZ „Solidarność”''), is a Polish trade union founded in August 1980 at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland. Subsequently, it was the firs ...

, Solidarity (South African trade union),

Solidarity (British trade union) Solidarity is a United Kingdom trade union formed in late 2005 by the far-right British National Party (BNP). It is named after the Polish trade union ''Solidarność'', and its logo (which it has trademarked) is also inspired by that of the Polis ...

) The current Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security in the XXIV Constitutional Government is Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho, since 2 April 2024.

List of ministers

* Francisco Marcelo Curto (1976–1977), Minister of Labour * António Maldonado Gonelha (1977–1978), Minister of Labour * António da Costa Leal (1978), Minister of Labour * Eusébio Marques de Carvalho (1978–1979), Minister of Labour * Jorge Sá Borges (1979–1980), Minister of Labour * Eusébio Marques de Carvalho (1980–1981), Minister of Labour * Henrique Nascimento Rodrigues (1981), Minister of Labour * António Queirós Martins (1981–1982), Minister of Labour * Luís Morales (1982–1983), Minister of Labour * Amândio de Azevedo (1983–1985), Minister of Labour and Social Security * Luís Mira Amaral (1985–1987), Minister of Labour and Social Security * José Albino Silva Peneda (1987–1993), Minister for Employment and Social Security * José Falcão e Cunha (1993–1995), Minister for Employment and Social Security * Maria João Rodrigues (1995–1997), Minister for Qualification and Employment *

Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues (born 3 November 1949) is a Portuguese politician and economist who had been President of the Assembly of the Republic since 2015 until 29 March 2022, in the 13th (2015–2019) and 14th Legislatures (201 ...

(1997–2001), Minister of Labour and Solidarity * Paulo Pedroso (2001–2002), Minister of Labour and Solidarity * António Bagão Félix (2002–2004), Minister of Social Security and Labour * Álvaro Barreto (2004–2005), Minister of State, Economic Activities and Labour *

José António Vieira da Silva José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''J ...

(2005–2009), Minister of Labour and Social Security * Helena André (2009–2011), Minister of Labour and Social Security * Pedro Mota Soares (2011–2015) **2011–2013, Minister of Solidarity and Social Security **2013–2015, Minister of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security *

(2015–2019), Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security * Ana Mendes Godinho (2019–2024), Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security * Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho (2024–), Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security

References

External links

* Labor in Portugal

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