XXII Constitutional Government of Portugal

The XXII Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: XXII Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the 22nd government of the Third Portuguese Republic, under the current Constitution. It was established on 26 October 2019 as a Socialist Party (PS) minority government, led by Prime Minister António Costa, and ended on 30 March 2022.

XXII Constitutional Government of Portugal XXII Governo Constitucional de Portugal
Cabinet of Portugal
Prime Minister António Costa
Date formed	26 October 2019 (2019-10-26)
Date dissolved	30 March 2022 (2022-03-30) (2 years, 5 months and 4 days)
People and organisations
President of the Republic	Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Prime Minister	António Costa
No. of ministers	19 [a]
Member party	Socialist Party (PS)
Status in legislature	Minority 108 / 230 (47%)
Opposition parties	Social Democratic Party (PSD) Left Bloc (BE) Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) People–Animals–Nature (PAN) Ecologist Party "The Greens" (PEV) Chega (CH) Liberal Initiative (IL) LIVRE (L)
History
Elections	2019 Portuguese legislative election (6 October 2019)
Legislature term	14th Legislature
Predecessor	XXI Constitutional Government
Successor	XXIII Constitutional Government

Composition

The government was composed of the Prime Minister and 19 ministries comprising ministers, secretaries and under-secretaries of state.^[1]

Ministry	Name		Party		Start of term	End of term
Prime Minister		António Costa		PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of State for the Economy and the Digital Transition		Pedro Siza Vieira		PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of State and Foreign Affairs		Augusto Santos Silva		PS	26 October 2019	28 March 2022
		António Costa		PS	28 March 2022	30 March 2022
Minister of State for the Presidency		Mariana Vieira da Silva		PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of State for Finance		Mário Centeno		Independent	26 October 2019	15 June 2020
		João Leão		Independent	15 June 2020	30 March 2022
Minister of National Defence		João Gomes Cravinho		Independent	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of Internal Administration		Eduardo Cabrita		PS	26 October 2019	4 December 2021
		Francisca Van Dunem		Independent	4 December 2021	30 March 2022
Minister of Justice		Francisca Van Dunem		Independent	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister for Modernization of the State and Public Administration		Alexandra Leitão		PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister for Planning		Nelson de Souza		PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of Culture		Graça Fonseca		PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education		Manuel Heitor		Independent	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of Education		Tiago Brandão Rodrigues		Independent	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security		Ana Mendes Godinho		PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister for Health		Marta Temido		Independent	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister for the Environment and Climate Action		João Pedro Matos Fernandes		Independent	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister for Infrastructure and Housing		Pedro Nuno Santos		PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister for Territorial Cohesion		Ana Abrunhosa		Independent	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of Agriculture		Maria do Céu Antunes		PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of Maritime Affairs		Ricardo Serrão Santos		PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022

Notes

1. Not including the Prime Minister.