XX Constitutional Government of Portugal

XX Constitutional Government of Portugal XX Governo Constitucional de Portugal
Cabinet of Portugal
Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho
Date formed	30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
Date dissolved	26 November 2015 (2015-11-26) (27 days)
People and organisations
President	Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Prime Minister	Pedro Passos Coelho (PSD)
Deputy Prime Minister	Paulo Portas (CDS–PP)
No. of ministers	15 [a]
Member parties	Social Democratic Party CDS – People's Party
Status in legislature	Minority coalition government
Opposition parties	Socialist Party (PS) Left Bloc (BE) Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) Ecologist Party "The Greens" (PEV) People–Animals–Nature (PAN)
History
Elections	2015 Portuguese legislative election (4 October 2015)
Predecessor	XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal
Successor	XXI Constitutional Government of Portugal

The XX Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: XX Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the 20th government of the Third Portuguese Republic, under the current Constitution. It was in office between 30 October 2015 and 26 November 2015, and was formed by a centre-right coalition between the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP), which ran together in the 2015 legislative election under the name Portugal Ahead. Pedro Passos Coelho, leader of the PSD, served as Prime Minister.

Lasting only 27 days, it was the shortest-lived Portuguese national government since the Carnation Revolution.^[1]

Composition

The government was composed of the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, and 15 ministries comprising ministers, secretaries and sub-secretaries of state.^[2]

Office	Minister		Party		Start of term	End of term
Prime Minister		Pedro Passos Coelho		PSD	30 October 2015	26 November 2015
Deputy Prime Minister		Paulo Portas		CDS–PP	30 October 2015	26 November 2015
Minister of State and Finance		Maria Luís Albuquerque		PSD	30 October 2015	26 November 2015
Minister of State and Foreign Affairs		Rui Machete		PSD	30 October 2015	26 November 2015
Minister of National Defence		José Pedro Aguiar-Branco		PSD	30 October 2015	26 November 2015
Minister of Internal Administration	João Calvão da Silva			PSD	30 October 2015	26 November 2015
Minister of Justice		Fernando Negrão		PSD	30 October 2015	26 November 2015
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Carlos Costa Neves			PSD	30 October 2015	26 November 2015
Minister of Presidency and Regional Development	Luís Marques Guedes			PSD	30 October 2015	26 November 2015
Minister of Economy	Miguel Morais Leitão			CDS–PP	30 October 2015	26 November 2015
Minister of Agriculture and Sea		Assunção Cristas		CDS–PP	30 October 2015	26 November 2015
Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy		Jorge Moreira da Silva		PSD	30 October 2015	26 November 2015
Minister of Health	Fernando Leal da Costa			Independent	30 October 2015	26 November 2015
MInister of Education and Science	Margarida Mano			Independent	30 October 2015	26 November 2015
MInister of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security		Pedro Mota Soares		CDS–PP	30 October 2015	26 November 2015
Minister of Administrative Modernization	Rui Medeiros			Independent	30 October 2015	26 November 2015
Minister of Culture, Equality and Citizenship	Teresa Morais			PSD	30 October 2015	26 November 2015

Notes

1. Not including the Prime Minister and his deputy.

References

1. Reis, Anabela (10 November 2015). "Portuguese Government Falls After Lawmakers Block Coelho's Plan". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
2. "XX Governo Constitucional - 2015 - Composição". www.historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 May 2021.