XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal

XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal
cabinet of Portugal
Date formed	26 October 2009 (2009-10-26)
Date dissolved	21 June 2011 (2011-06-21) (1 year, 7 months and 26 days)
People and organisations
Head of government	José Sócrates (PS), Prime minister
Head of state	Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President
Number of ministers	16 ministers and the prime minister
Status in legislature	Minority government of the Socialist Party (PS)
Opposition parties	Social Democratic Party (PSD) CDS – People's Party (CDS-PP) Left Bloc (B.E.) Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) Ecologist Party "The Greens" (PEV)
History
Election(s)	Portuguese legislative election, 2009
Predecessor	XVII Constitutional Government of Portugal
Successor	XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal

The XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: XVIII Governo Constitucional de Portugal) had José Sócrates (PS) as the prime minister and lasted from 26 October 2009 ^[1] to 21 June 2011.

Composition

Ministry	Incumbent		Term
Prime Minister	José Sócrates	Socialist Party	26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
State and Foreign Affairs	Luís Amado	Socialist Party	26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
State and Finance	Fernando Teixeira dos Santos	Independent	26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
Minister of the Presidency	Pedro Silva Pereira	Socialist Party	26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
National Defence	Augusto Santos Silva	Socialist Party	26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
Internal Administration	Rui Pereira	Independent	26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
Justice	Alberto Martins	Socialist Party	26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
Economy, Innovation and Development	José António Vieira da Silva	Socialist Party	26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries	António Serrano	Independent	26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
Public Works, Transport and Communications	António Mendonça	Independent	26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
Environment and Spatial Planning	Dulce Pássaro	Independent	26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
Labour and Social Solidarity	Helena André	Socialist Party	26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
Health	Ana Jorge	Independent	26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
Education	Isabel Alçada	Independent	26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
Science, Technology and Higher Education	Mariano Gago	Independent	26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
Culture	Gabriela Canavilhas	Socialist Party	26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011
Parliamentary Affairs	Jorge Lacão	Socialist Party	26 October 2009 – 21 June 2011

References

↑ http://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/o-governo/arquivo-historico/governos-constitucionais/gc18/tomada-de-posse/tomada-de-posse-do-xviii-governo-constitucional.aspx

Constitutional Governments of Portugal

I (1976–78) II (1978) III (1978) IV (1978–79) V (1979–80) VI (1980–81) VII (1981) VIII (1981–83) IX (1983–85) X (1985–87) XI (1987–91) XII (1991–95) XIII (1995–99) XIV (1999–2002) XV (2002–04) XVI (2004–05) XVII (2005–09) XVIII (2009–11) XIX (2011–2015) XX (2015) XXI (2015–present)

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