Ministry of Territorial Cohesion

The Ministry of Territorial Cohesion (Portuguese: Ministério da Coesão Territorial) was a Portuguese government ministry responsible for a balanced regional development and for the reduction of regional economic disparities, as well as cooperating with the regional policy of the European Union.^[1]

Ministry of Territorial Cohesion

Ministério da Coesão Territorial
Ministry overview
Formed	2019 (2019)
Dissolved	2025 (2025)
Superseding Ministry	Ministry of Economy and Territorial Cohesion
Jurisdiction	Government of Portugal
Minister responsible	Minister of Territorial Cohesion

The Ministry was created in 2019, in António Costa's XXII Constitutional Government. In previous cabinets, the regional development sector was usually the responsibility of the Minister of the Presidency, of the Minister of Economy, or of the Minister of Environment.

In June 2025, the Ministry was merged with the Ministry of Economy by the XXV Constitutional Government, creating the Ministry of Economy and Territorial Cohesion.

List of Ministers

Colour key (for political parties)
Socialist Party (PS)   Social Democratic Party (PSD)

#	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Party		Prime Minister
1		José Luís Arnaut (b. 1963)	17 July 2004	12 March 2005		PSD		Pedro Santana Lopes
2		Francisco Nunes Correia (b. 1951)	12 March 2005	26 October 2009		PS		José Sócrates
3		José Vieira da Silva (b. 1953)	26 October 2009	21 June 2011		PS
–	Vacant office		21 June 2011	13 April 2013				Pedro Passos Coelho
4		Miguel Poiares Maduro (b. 1967)	13 April 2013	30 October 2015		PSD
5		Luís Marques Guedes (b. 1957)	30 October 2015	26 November 2015		PSD
–	Vacant office		26 November 2015	26 October 2019				António Costa
6		Ana Abrunhosa (b. 1970)	26 October 2019	2 April 2024		PS
7		Manuel Castro Almeida (b. 1957)	2 April 2024	present		PSD		Luís Montenegro