PortugalGovernment of Portugal on 26 October 2009
PSPSD (with or without CDS-PP)presidential initiative, no party
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Wikipedia: 2009 Portuguese legislative election (resultados)
Aníbal Cavaco SilvaPresident of the Republicfrom the PSD
President from 9 March 2006 to 9 March 2016.
appoints and swears in
José SócratesPrime MinisterPS
In office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011.
Ministers on this day
State and Foreign Affairs
Luís AmadoState and Foreign AffairsPS
In office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011.
State and Finance
Fernando Teixeira dos SantosState and FinanceIndependent
In office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011.
Presidency
Pedro Silva PereiraPresidencyPS
In office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011.
After this government
- Member of the European Parliament · Eighth European Parliament 1 Jul 2014–1 Jul 2019
- Member of the European Parliament · Ninth European Parliament 2 Jul 2019–15 Jul 2024 · source
- Vice President of the European Parliament · Ninth European Parliament 3 Jul 2019–16 Jul 2024
National Defense
Augusto Santos SilvaNational DefensePS
In office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011.
Internal Administration
Rui PereiraInternal AdministrationIndependent
In office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011.
Justice
Alberto MartinsJusticePS
In office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011.
After this government
- Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 25 Jan 2016–8 Oct 2017
Economy, Innovation and Development
José António Vieira da SilvaEconomy, Innovation and DevelopmentPS
In office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011.
Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
António SerranoAgriculture, Rural Development and FisheriesIndependent
In office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011.
Public Works, Transport and Communications
António MendonçaPublic Works, Transport and CommunicationsIndependent
In office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011.
Environment and Spatial Planning
Dulce PássaroEnvironment and Spatial PlanningIndependent
In office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011.
After this government
No reliable Wikidata record found.
Labour and Social Solidarity
Helena AndréLabour and Social SolidarityPS
In office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011.
Health
Ana JorgeHealthIndependent
In office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011.
Education
Isabel AlçadaEducationIndependent
In office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011.
Science, Technology and Higher Education
Mariano GagoScience, Technology and Higher EducationIndependent
In office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011.
Culture
Gabriela CanavilhasCulturePS
In office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011.
Parliamentary Affairs
Jorge LacãoParliamentary AffairsPS
In office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011.
After this government
- Member of the Assembly of the Republic · 13th Portuguese Assembly 23 Oct 2015–24 Oct 2019
- Member of the Assembly of the Republic · 14th Portuguese Assembly 25 Oct 2019–28 Mar 2022
Where are they now
For each person who sat in this government’s Council of Ministers: the offices open as of 25 October 2026 (the current government, offices checked by hand against a dated source, and those Wikidata lists with no end date); when none is open, the most recent record, with its dates. Each office shows its source and, where there is one, the date of the source.
| Who | In this government | Now, or the latest record |
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| José Sócrates Wikidata record | Prime Minister |
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| Luís Amado Wikidata record | State and Foreign Affairs |
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| Fernando Teixeira dos Santos Wikidata record | State and Finance |
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| Pedro Silva Pereira Wikidata record | Presidency |
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| Augusto Santos Silva Wikidata record | National Defense |
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| Rui Pereira Wikidata record | Internal Administration |
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| Alberto Martins Wikidata record | Justice |
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| José António Vieira da Silva Wikidata record | Economy, Innovation and Development |
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| António Serrano Wikidata record | Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries |
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| António Mendonça Wikidata record | Public Works, Transport and Communications |
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| Dulce Pássaro | Environment and Spatial Planning | No reliable Wikidata record found. |
| Helena André Wikidata record | Labour and Social Solidarity |
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| Ana Jorge Wikidata record | Health |
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| Isabel Alçada Wikidata record | Education |
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| Mariano Gago Wikidata record | Science, Technology and Higher Education | Died in 2015 |
| Gabriela Canavilhas Wikidata record | Culture |
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| Jorge Lacão Wikidata record | Parliamentary Affairs |
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Everyone who sat in this government’s Council of Ministers
With start and end dates. Reshuffles show as two lines for the same ministry.
| Ministry | Who | From … to |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | José Sócrates | 26 Oct 2009 – 21 Jun 2011 |
| State and Foreign Affairs | Luís Amado | 26 Oct 2009 – 21 Jun 2011 |
| State and Finance | Fernando Teixeira dos Santos | 26 Oct 2009 – 21 Jun 2011 |
| Presidency | Pedro Silva Pereira | 26 Oct 2009 – 21 Jun 2011 |
| National Defense | Augusto Santos Silva | 26 Oct 2009 – 21 Jun 2011 |
| Internal Administration | Rui Pereira | 26 Oct 2009 – 21 Jun 2011 |
| Justice | Alberto Martins | 26 Oct 2009 – 21 Jun 2011 |
| Economy, Innovation and Development | José António Vieira da Silva | 26 Oct 2009 – 21 Jun 2011 |
| Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries | António Serrano | 26 Oct 2009 – 21 Jun 2011 |
| Public Works, Transport and Communications | António Mendonça | 26 Oct 2009 – 21 Jun 2011 |
| Environment and Spatial Planning | Dulce Pássaro | 26 Oct 2009 – 21 Jun 2011 |
| Labour and Social Solidarity | Helena André | 26 Oct 2009 – 21 Jun 2011 |
| Health | Ana Jorge | 26 Oct 2009 – 21 Jun 2011 |
| Education | Isabel Alçada | 26 Oct 2009 – 21 Jun 2011 |
| Science, Technology and Higher Education | Mariano Gago | 26 Oct 2009 – 21 Jun 2011 |
| Culture | Gabriela Canavilhas | 26 Oct 2009 – 21 Jun 2011 |
| Parliamentary Affairs | Jorge Lacão | 26 Oct 2009 – 21 Jun 2011 |
How this page is made
Past governments show the Council of Ministers (prime minister and ministers) with each person’s dates, taken from the English Wikipedia tables, which cite the historical archive of the government portal. Ministry names are translated. Secretaries of state and news only appear for the government in office. Photos only appear when a portrait has a confirmed licence; everyone else is shown with initials.
Where the career paths come from
Later offices come from Wikidata (properties «position held», P39, and «employer», P108), only lines with a start date. Ministerial posts come from the government tables, not from Wikidata. For members of parliament, the dates are those of the legislature they were elected to. Many lines on Wikidata have no reference of their own; when they do, it is linked. The most recent offices of ministers from 2015 onwards were checked by hand against dated sources (Parliament, European Parliament, RTP, Observador, ECO). Veramundi adds no labels or judgements: it shows the offices and the dates, and readers draw their own conclusions. Data collected on 25 October 2026; corrections are welcome at info@veramundi.com.
Sources
- Wikipedia: XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal (table of ministers, sourced to the government portal’s historical archive)
- Wikipedia: List of presidents of Portugal
- Wikidata: offices and employers of each person (record linked next to the name)
- Wikipedia: 2009 Portuguese legislative election (resultados)
Photographs
- Aníbal Cavaco Silva: Georges Boulougouris / Comissão Europeia (© União Europeia, 2013) (CC BY 4.0)
- Augusto Santos Silva: Web Summit (CC BY 2.0)
