XIII Constitutional Government of Portugal

The XIII Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: XIII Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the 13th government of the Third Portuguese Republic, under the Portuguese Constitution of 1976. The government was in office from 28 October 1995 to 25 October 1999 and was formed by members of the Socialist Party (PS), the party with the most votes and elected members for the Assembly of the Republic following the 1995 legislative election. António Guterres, leader of the PS, served as Prime Minister.

XIII Constitutional Government of Portugal

Cabinet of Portugal
Prime Minister António Guterres
Date formed28 October 1995 (1995-10-28)
Date dissolved25 October 1999 (1999-10-25)
People and organisations
President of the RepublicMário Soares
Jorge Sampaio
Prime MinisterAntónio Guterres
Member party
Status in legislatureMinority government
Opposition parties
History
Elections1995 Portuguese legislative election
(1 October 1995)
PredecessorXII Constitutional Government of Portugal
SuccessorXIV Constitutional Government of Portugal

Composition

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The government was initially composed of the Prime Minister and 18 ministries comprising ministers, secretaries and under-secretaries of state. At the end of term, after some reorganizations, the number of ministries was 17.[1]

The government included the Ministers of the Republic for the Autonomous Regions of Azores and Madeira until 5 October 1997, after which the fourth revision of the Constitution came into effect and these positions were removed from the Council of Ministers.[2]

Ministers of the XIII Constitutional Government of Portugal[3]
Office Minister Party Start of term End of term
Prime Minister   António Guterres PS 28 October 1995 25 October 1999
Minister of Presidency   António Vitorino PS 28 October 1995 25 November 1997
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister

(Ministro-Adjunto do Primeiro-Ministro)

  José Sócrates PS 25 November 1997 25 October 1999
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs   António Costa PS 27 November 1997 25 October 1999
Minister of National Defense   António Vitorino PS 28 October 1995 25 November 1997
José da Veiga Simão PS 25 November 1997 29 May 1999
  Jaime Gama PS 29 May 1999 25 October 1999
Minister of Foreign Affairs   Jaime Gama PS 28 October 1995 25 October 1999
Minister of Finance António Sousa Franco Independent 28 October 1995 25 October 1999
Minister of Internal Administration Alberto Costa PS 28 October 1995 25 November 1997
Jorge Coelho PS 25 November 1997 25 October 1999
Minister of Territorial Planning and Administration   João Cravinho PS 28 October 1995 15 January 1996
Minister of Justice José Vera Jardim PS 28 October 1995 25 October 1999
Minister of Economy Daniel Bessa Independent 28 October 1995 27 March 1996
Augusto Mateus Independent 27 March 1996 25 November 1997
  Joaquim Pina Moura Independent 25 November 1997 25 October 1999
Minister of Social Infrastructure Henrique Constantino PS 28 October 1995 27 December 1997
Francisco Murteira Nabo PS 27 December 1997 15 January 1996
Minister of Territorial Infrastructure, Planning and Administration   João Cravinho PS 15 January 1996 25 October 1999
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Fernando Gomes da Silva Independent 28 October 1995 3 October 1998
  Luís Capoulas Santos PS 3 October 1998 25 October 1999
Minister of Education Eduardo Marçal Grilo Independent 28 October 1995 25 October 1999
Minister of Health   Maria de Belém Roseira PS 28 October 1995 25 October 1999
Minister for Qualification and Employment   Maria João Rodrigues PS 28 October 1995 25 November 1997
Minister of Solidarity and Social Security   Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues PS 28 October 1995 25 November 1997
Minister of Labour and Solidarity   Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues PS 25 November 1997 25 October 1999
Minister of the Environment   Elisa Ferreira Independent 28 October 1995 25 October 1999
Minister of Culture Manuel Maria Carrilho PS 28 October 1995 25 October 1999
Minister of Science and Technology   Mariano Gago Independent 28 October 1995 25 October 1999
Deputy Minister Jorge Coelho PS 28 October 1995 25 November 1997
Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Azores Mário Pinto PSD 28 October 1995 5 October 1997
Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira Artur Rodrigues Consolado Independent 28 October 1995 5 October 1997

References

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  1. ^ "Lei Orgânica do XIII Governo Constitucional". Diário da República. nº: 266/95, Series I-A, 1st Supplement (in Portuguese). Portugal. 17 November 1995.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Lei Constitucional n.º 1/97" (PDF). Diário da República (in European Portuguese) (218): 5180. 20 September 1997.
  3. ^ "XIII Governo Constitucional - 1995-1999 - Composição". historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 October 2023.