The President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa swore in the Government headed by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, in a
ceremony held at Ajuda National Palace in Lisbon.
In addition to the Prime Minister, 17 ministers took office:
- Paulo
Rangel, Ministro of State and Foreign Affairs
- Joaquim
Miranda Sarmento, Minister of State and Finance
- António
Leitão Amaro, Minister of the Presidency
- Manuel
Castro Almeida, Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and
Territorial Cohesion
- Pedro
Duarte, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
- Nuno
Melo, Minister of National Defence
- Rita
Júdice, Minister of Justice
- Margarida
Blasco, Minister of Home Affairs
- Fernando
Alexandre, Minister of Education, Science and Innovation
- Ana
Paula Martins, Minister of Health
- Miguel
Pinto Luz, Minister
of Infrastructure and Housing
- Pedro
Reis, Minister of Economy
- Maria
do Rosário Palma Ramalho, Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security
- Maria
da Graça Carvalho, Minister of Environment and Energy
- Margarida
Balseiro Lopes, Minister of Youth and Modernisation
- José
Manuel Fernandes, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
- Dalila
Rodrigues, Minister of Culture.
The Government will now present its programme in Parliament.