The prime minister of the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: primeiro-ministro da República Portuguesa) is the head of the country's Government.
Prime Minister of the Portuguese Republic Primeiro-ministro da República Portuguesa | |
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Style | His/Her Excellency |
Appointer | President of Portugal |
Term length | Four years maximum. No term limits |
Inaugural holder | Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Marquis of Palmela |
Formation | 24 September 1834 |
Website | portugal.gov.pt |
List
No party
Chartist/Chamorro
Chamorro
Septemberist
Regenerator
Historic
Reformist
Regenerator/Historic
Progressist
Liberal Regenerator
Republican
Democratic
National Republican/Sidonist
Republican Liberal
Reconstitution Party
Nationalist Republican
Democratic Leftwing Republican
National Union/People's National Action
Democratic Renewal Party
Socialist
Social Democratic/Democratic Alliance
Democratic and Social Centre/Democratic Alliance
Constitutional Monarchy – Second Liberalism (1834–1910)
# | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office — Electoral mandates |
Political party | Government | Monarch (Reign) | |
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1 | ![]() |
Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Marquis of Palmela (1781–1850) |
24 September 1834 |
4 May 1835 |
Chartist/"Chamorro" | 1st Dev. | Maria II![]() and Fernando II ![]() |
1834 | |||||||
Portugal's first official Prime Minister. | |||||||
2 | ![]() |
Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, Count of Linhares (1790–1857) |
4 May 1835 |
27 May 1835 |
"Chamorro" | ||
—— | |||||||
3 | João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira e Daun, Marquis of Saldanha (1790–1876) |
27 May 1835 |
18 November 1835 |
Independent | 2nd Dev. | ||
—— | |||||||
4 | ![]() |
José Jorge Loureiro (1791–1860) |
18 November 1835 |
20 April 1836 |
Independent | 3rd Dev. | |
—— | |||||||
5 | ![]() |
António José Severim de Noronha, Duke of Terceira and Marquis of Vila Flor (1792–1860) |
20 April 1836 |
10 September 1836 |
"Chamorro" | 4th Dev. | |
Jul.1836 | |||||||
September 1836 Revolution. | |||||||
6 | ![]() |
José da Gama Carneiro e Sousa, Count of Lumiares (1788–1849) |
10 September 1836 |
4 November 1836 |
Septemberist | 1st Set. | |
—— | |||||||
- | ![]() |
José Bernardino de Portugal e Castro, Marquis of Valença and Count of Vimioso (1780–1840) (did not take office) |
4 November 1836 |
5 November 1836 |
Independent | —— | |
—— | |||||||
7 | ![]() |
Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, Viscount of Sá da Bandeira (1795–1876) |
5 November 1836 |
1 June 1837 |
Septemberist | 2nd Set. | |
Nov.1836 | |||||||
8 | ![]() |
António Dias de Oliveira (1804–1863) |
1 June 1837 |
2 August 1837 |
Septemberist | 3rd Set. | |
—— | |||||||
Revolt of the Marshals. | |||||||
9 | ![]() |
Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, Viscount of Sá da Bandeira (2nd time) (1795–1876) |
2 August 1837 |
18 April 1839 |
Septemberist | 4th Set. | |
1838 | |||||||
10 | ![]() |
Rodrigo Pinto Pizarro de Almeida Carvalhais, Baron of Ribeira de Sabrosa (1788–1841) |
18 April 1839 |
26 November 1839 |
Septemberist | 5th Set. | |
—— | |||||||
11 | ![]() |
José Lúcio Travassos Valdez, Count of Bonfim (1787–1862) |
26 November 1839 |
9 June 1841 |
Septemberist | 6th Set. | |
1840 | |||||||
12 | ![]() |
Joaquim António de Aguiar (1792–1884) |
9 June 1841 |
7 February 1842 |
Septemberist | 7th Set. | |
—— | |||||||
13 | ![]() |
Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Marquis of Palmela (2nd time) (1781–1850) |
7 February 1842 |
9 February 1842 |
Independent | G.E. | |
—— | |||||||
14 | ![]() |
António José Severim de Noronha, Duke of Terceira and Marquis of Vila Flor (2nd time) (1792–1860) |
9 February 1842 |
20 May 1846 |
Chartist | 1st R. Cart. | |
1842, 1845 | |||||||
Revolution of Maria da Fonte. | |||||||
15 | ![]() |
Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Marquis of Palmela (3rd time) (1781–1850) |
20 May 1846 |
6 October 1846 |
Chartist | 2nd R. Cart. | |
—— | |||||||
Emboscada palace coup. | |||||||
16 | João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira e Daun, Duke of Saldanha (2nd time) (1790–1876) |
6 October 1846 |
18 June 1849 |
Chartist | 3rd R. Cart. | ||
1847 | |||||||
Patuleia or Little Civil War that resulted in a Chartist victory; Convention of Gramido. | |||||||
17 | ![]() |
António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, Count of Tomar (2nd time) (1803–1889) |
18 June 1849 |
26 April 1851 |
Chartist | 4th R. Cart. | |
—— | |||||||
18 | ![]() |
António José Severim de Noronha, Duke of Terceira and Marquis of Vila Flor (3rd time) (1792–1860) |
26 April 1851 |
1 May 1851 |
Regenerator | 5th R. Cart. | |
—— | |||||||
19 | João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira e Daun, Duke of Saldanha (3rd time) (1790–1876) |
1 May 1851 |
6 June 1856 |
Regenerator | 1st Reg. | ||
1851, 1852 | Pedro V![]() (1853–1861) | ||||||
Death of queen Maria II; Pedro V ascends the throne. | |||||||
20 | ![]() |
Nuno José Severo de Mendonça Rolim de Moura Barreto, Duke of Loulé (1804–1875) |
6 June 1856 |
16 March 1859 |
Historic | 2nd Reg. | |
1856, 1858 | |||||||
Opening of the first railway line in Portugal on 28 October 1856. | |||||||
21 | ![]() |
António José Severim de Noronha, Duke of Terceira and Marquis of Vila Flor (4th time) (1792–1860) |
16 March 1859 |
1 May 1860 (died) |
Regenerator | 3rd Reg. | |
1860 | |||||||
22 | ![]() |
Joaquim António de Aguiar (2nd time) (1792–1884) |
1 May 1860 |
4 July 1860 |
Regenerator | ||
—— | |||||||
23 | ![]() |
Nuno José Severo de Mendonça Rolim de Moura Barreto, Duke of Loulé (2nd time) (1804–1875) |
4 July 1860 |
17 April 1865 |
Historic | 4th Reg. | |
1861, 1864 | Luis I![]() (1861–1889) | ||||||
Death of king Pedro V; Luís I ascends the throne. | |||||||
24 | ![]() |
Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, Marquis of Sá da Bandeira (3rd time) (1795–1876) |
17 April 1865 |
4 September 1865 |
Reformist | 5th Reg. | |
—— | |||||||
25 | ![]() |
Joaquim António de Aguiar (3rd time) (1792–1884) |
4 September 1865 |
4 January 1868 |
Regenerator (with the Historic Party) | 6th Reg. | |
1865, 1867 | |||||||
Janeirinha uprising. | |||||||
26 | ![]() |
António José de Ávila, Duke of Ávila and Bolama (1807–1881) |
4 January 1868 |
22 July 1868 |
Independent (with Reformists) |
7th Reg. | |
—— | |||||||
27 | ![]() |
Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, Marquis of Sá da Bandeira (4th time) (1795–1876) |
22 July 1868 |
11 August 1869 |
Reformist | 8th Reg. | |
1868, 1869 | |||||||
28 | ![]() |
Nuno José Severo de Mendonça Rolim de Moura Barreto, Duke of Loulé (3rd time) (1804–1875) |
11 August 1869 |
19 May 1870 |
Historic (with Reformists) |
9th Reg. | |
Mar.1870 | |||||||
29 | João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha (4th time) (1790–1876) |
19 May 1870 |
29 August 1870 |
Regenerator | 10th Reg. | ||
—— | |||||||
30 | ![]() |
Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, Marquis of Sá da Bandeira (5th time) (1795–1876) |
29 August 1870 |
29 October 1870 |
Reformist | 11th Reg. | |
Sep.1870 | |||||||
31 | ![]() |
António José de Ávila, Marquis of Ávila (2nd time) (1807–1881) |
29 October 1870 |
13 September 1871 |
Reformist | 12th Reg. | |
1871 | |||||||
32 | ![]() |
António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo (1819–1887) |
13 September 1871 |
6 March 1877 |
Regenerator | 13th Reg. | |
1874 | |||||||
Longest serving Prime Minister in the Constitutional Monarchy (3 separate terms) and 2nd longest in Portuguese history; Conducted dynamic industrial and public infrastructure policy; educational reform; start of industrialization process. | |||||||
33 | ![]() |
António José de Ávila, Marquis of Ávila (3rd time) (1807–1881) |
6 March 1877 |
26 January 1878 |
Reformist | 14th Reg. | |
—— | |||||||
34 | ![]() |
António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo (2nd time) (1819–1887) |
26 January 1878 |
29 May 1879 |
Regenerator | 15th Reg. | |
1878 | |||||||
35 | ![]() |
Anselmo José Braamcamp de Almeida Castelo Branco (1817–1885) |
29 May 1879 |
23 March 1881 |
Progressist | 16th Reg. | |
1879 | |||||||
36 | ![]() |
António Rodrigues Sampaio (1806–1882) |
23 March 1881 |
14 November 1881 |
Regenerator | 17th Reg. | |
1881 | |||||||
37 | ![]() |
António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo (3rd time) (1819–1887) |
14 November 1881 |
16 February 1886 |
Regenerator | ||
1884 | |||||||
38 | ![]() |
José Luciano de Castro Pereira Côrte-Real (1834–1914) |
16 February 1886 |
14 January 1890 |
Progressist | 18th Reg. | |
1887, 1889 | Carlos I![]() (1889–1908) | ||||||
Pink Map crisis; Death of king Luís I; Carlos I ascends the throne; 1890 British Ultimatum. | |||||||
39 | ![]() |
António de Serpa Pimentel (1825–1900) |
14 January 1890 |
11 October 1890 |
Regenerator | 19th Reg. | |
1890 | |||||||
40 | ![]() |
João Crisóstomo de Abreu e Sousa (1811–1895) |
11 October 1890 |
18 January 1892 |
Independent | 20th Reg. | |
—— | |||||||
January 31, 1891 rebellion in Porto. | |||||||
41 | ![]() |
José Dias Ferreira (1837–1909) |
18 January 1892 |
22 February 1893 |
Independent | 21st Reg. | |
1892 | |||||||
42 | ![]() |
Ernesto Rudolfo Hintze Ribeiro (1849–1907) |
22 February 1893 |
5 February 1897 |
Regenerator | 22nd Reg. | |
1894, 1895 | |||||||
43 | ![]() |
José Luciano de Castro Pereira Côrte-Real (2nd time) (1834–1914) |
5 February 1897 |
26 July 1900 |
Progressist | 23rd Reg. | |
1897, 1899 | |||||||
Sanitary siege of Porto in 1899 due to bubonic plague. | |||||||
44 | ![]() |
Ernesto Rudolfo Hintze Ribeiro (2nd time) (1849–1907) |
26 July 1900 |
20 October 1904 |
Regenerator | 24th Reg. | |
1900, 1901, 1904 | |||||||
45 | ![]() |
José Luciano de Castro Pereira Côrte-Real (3rd time) (1834–1914) |
20 October 1904 |
19 March 1906 |
Progressist | 25th Reg. | |
1905 | |||||||
46 | ![]() |
Ernesto Rudolfo Hintze Ribeiro (3rd time) (1849–1907) |
19 March 1906 |
19 May 1906 |
Regenerator | 26th Reg. | |
Apr.1906 | |||||||
47 | ![]() |
João Ferreira Franco Pinto Castelo-Branco (1855–1929) |
19 May 1906 |
4 February 1908 |
Liberal Regenerator | 27th Reg. | |
Aug.1906 | |||||||
Establishment of an authoritarian government; Lisbon Regicide and death of King Carlos I and other royal family members; Manuel II ascends the throne. | |||||||
48 | ![]() |
Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral (1844–1923) |
4 February 1908 |
26 December 1908 |
Independent | 28th Reg. | Manuel II![]() (1908–1910) |
1908 | |||||||
49 | Artur Alberto de Campos Henriques (1853–1922) |
26 December 1908 |
11 April 1909 |
Independent (Regenerator and Progressist) |
29th Reg. | ||
—— | |||||||
50 | ![]() |
Sebastião Custódio de Sousa Teles (1847–1921) |
11 April 1909 |
14 May 1909 |
Independent | 30th Reg. | |
—— | |||||||
51 | ![]() |
Venceslau de Sousa Pereira de Lima (1858–1919) |
14 May 1909 |
22 December 1909 |
Independent | 31st Reg. | |
—— | |||||||
52 | Francisco António da Veiga Beirão (1841–1916) |
22 December 1909 |
26 June 1910 |
Regenerator | 32nd Reg. | ||
—— | |||||||
53 | ![]() |
António Teixeira de Sousa (1857–1917) |
26 June 1910 |
5 October 1910 |
Regenerator | 33rd Reg. | |
1910 | |||||||
5 October 1910 revolution; End of Monarchy; royal family is exiled in the United Kingdom. |
First Republic (1910–1926)
# | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office — Electoral mandates |
Political party | Government | President (Mandate) | |
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54 | ![]() |
Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga (1843–1924) |
5 October 1910 |
4 September 1911 |
Republican | 1st | Teófilo Braga![]() (1910–1911) |
1911 | |||||||
5 October 1910 revolution. | |||||||
55 | ![]() |
João Pinheiro Chagas (1863–1925) |
4 September 1911 |
13 November 1911 |
Republican | 2nd | Manuel de Arriaga![]() (1911–1915) |
—— | |||||||
56 | ![]() |
Augusto César de Almeida de Vasconcelos Correia (1867–1951) |
13 November 1911 |
16 June 1912 |
Republican | 3rd | |
—— | |||||||
57 | ![]() |
Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva (1864–1950) |
16 June 1912 |
23 September 1912 |
Republican | 4th | |
—— | |||||||
Royalist attack on Chaves. | |||||||
- | ![]() |
Augusto César de Almeida de Vasconcelos Correia (interim) (1867–1951) |
23 September 1912 |
30 September 1912 |
Republican | ||
—— | |||||||
![]() |
Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva (1864–1950) |
30 September 1912 |
9 January 1913 |
Republican | |||
—— | |||||||
58 | ![]() |
Afonso Augusto da Costa (1871–1937) |
9 January 1913 |
9 February 1914 |
Democratic | 5th | |
—— | |||||||
59 | ![]() |
Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães (1851–1944) |
9 February 1914 |
12 December 1914 |
Democratic | 6th, 7th | |
—— | |||||||
Portugal in the World War I. | |||||||
60 | ![]() |
"Vítor Hugo" de Azevedo Coutinho (1871–1955) |
12 December 1914 |
28 January 1915 |
Democratic | 8th | |
—— | |||||||
61 | ![]() |
Joaquim Pereira Pimenta de Castro (1846–1918) |
28 January 1915 |
14 May 1915 |
Independent | 9th | |
—— | |||||||
- | Constitutional Junta composed of: José Norton de Matos António Maria da Silva José de Freitas Ribeiro Alfredo de Sá Cardoso Álvaro de Castro |
14 May 1915 |
15 May 1915 |
None | |||
—— | |||||||
- | ![]() |
João Pinheiro Chagas (did not take office) (1863–1925) |
15 May 1915 |
17 May 1915 |
Independent | 10th, 11th | |
—— | |||||||
62 | ![]() |
José Augusto Soares Ribeiro de Castro (1868–1929) |
17 May 1915 |
29 November 1915 |
Democratic | Teófilo Braga![]() (1915) | |
1915 | |||||||
63 | ![]() |
Afonso Augusto da Costa (2nd time) (1871–1937) |
29 November 1915 |
16 March 1916 |
Democratic | 12th | Bernardino Machado![]() (1915–1917) |
—— | |||||||
Germany declares war on Portugal. | |||||||
64 | ![]() |
António José de Almeida (1866–1929) |
16 March 1916 |
25 April 1917 |
Sacred Union (Evolutionist Party with the Democrats) |
13th | |
—— | |||||||
65 | ![]() |
Afonso Augusto da Costa (1871–1937) |
25 April 1917 |
7 October 1917 |
Democratic | 14th | |
—— | |||||||
Sacred Union government. | |||||||
- | ![]() |
José Maria Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos (interim) (1867–1955) |
7 October 1917 |
25 October 1917 |
Democratic | ||
—— | |||||||
![]() |
Afonso Augusto da Costa (1871–1937) |
25 October 1917 |
17 November 1917 |
Democratic | |||
—— | |||||||
![]() |
José Maria Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos (interim) (1867–1955) |
17 November 1917 |
8 December 1917 |
Democratic | |||
—— | |||||||
66 | ![]() |
Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais (1872–1918) |
8 December 1917 |
14 December 1918 (died) |
National Republican | 15th, 16th | Sidónio Pais![]() (1918) |
1918 | |||||||
Known as the President-King; establishment of an authoritarian regime; Spanish flu outbreak; assassinated. | |||||||
67 | ![]() |
João do Canto e Castro da Silva Antunes Júnior (1862–1934) |
14 December 1918 |
23 December 1918 |
National Republican | João do Canto e Castro![]() (1918–1919) | |
—— | |||||||
68 | ![]() |
João Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa (1883–1948) |
23 December 1918 |
27 January 1919 |
National Republican | 17th, 18th | |
—— | |||||||
Monarchy of the North. | |||||||
69 | ![]() |
José Maria Mascarenhas Relvas (1858–1929) |
27 January 1919 |
30 March 1919 |
Independent | 19th | |
—— | |||||||
70 | Domingos Leite Pereira (1882–1956) |
30 March 1919 |
30 June 1919 |
Independent | 20th | ||
—— | |||||||
71 | ![]() |
Alfredo Ernesto de Sá Cardoso (reconducted) (1864–1950) |
30 June 1919 |
15 January 1920 |
Democratic | 21st | |
1919 | |||||||
- | ![]() |
Francisco José Fernandes Costa (did not take office) (1857–1925) |
15 January 1920 |
Republican Liberal | 22nd | António José de Almeida![]() (1919–1923) | |
—— | |||||||
- | ![]() |
Alfredo Ernesto de Sá Cardoso (reconducted) (1864–1950) |
15 January 1920 |
21 January 1920 |
Democratic | 21st | |
—— | |||||||
72 | Domingos Leite Pereira (2nd time) (1882–1956) |
21 January 1920 |
8 March 1920 |
Independent | 23rd | ||
—— | |||||||
73 | ![]() |
António Maria Baptista (1866–1920) |
8 March 1920 |
6 June 1920 (died) |
Democratic | 24th | |
—— | |||||||
74 | ![]() |
José Ramos Preto (1871–1949) |
6 June 1920 |
26 June 1920 |
Democratic | ||
—— | |||||||
75 | ![]() |
António Maria da Silva (1872–1950) |
26 June 1920 |
19 July 1920 |
Democratic (with the Socialists and Populars) |
25th | |
—— | |||||||
76 | António Joaquim Granjo (1881–1921) |
19 July 1920 |
20 November 1920 |
Republican Liberal (with the Reconstitution Party) |
26th | ||
—— | |||||||
77 | ![]() |
Álvaro Xavier de Castro (1878–1928) |
20 November 1920 |
30 November 1920 |
Democratic (with Reconstitution Party and Populars) |
27th | |
—— | |||||||
78 | ![]() |
Liberato Damião Ribeiro Pinto (1880–1949) |
30 November 1920 |
2 March 1921 |
Democratic (with Reconstitution Party and Populars) |
28th | |
—— | |||||||
79 | ![]() |
Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães (2nd time) (1851–1944) |
2 March 1921 |
23 May 1921 |
Democratic (with Reconstitution Party and Populars) |
29th | |
—— | |||||||
80 | ![]() |
Tomé José de Barros Queirós (1872–1925) |
23 May 1921 |
30 August 1921 |
Republican Liberal | 30th | |
—— | |||||||
81 | António Joaquim Granjo (2nd time) (1881–1921) |
30 August 1921 |
19 October 1921 |
Republican Liberal | 31st | ||
1921 | |||||||
82 | ![]() |
António Manuel Maria Coelho (1857–1943) |
19 October 1921 |
5 November 1921 |
Independent | 32nd | |
—— | |||||||
83 | ![]() |
Carlos Henrique da Silva Maia Pinto (1866–1932) |
5 November 1921 |
16 December 1921 |
Independent | 33rd | |
—— | |||||||
84 | ![]() |
Francisco Pinto da Cunha Leal (1888–1970) |
16 December 1921 |
7 February 1922 |
Democratic | 34th | |
—— | |||||||
85 | ![]() |
António Maria da Silva (2nd time) (1872–1950) |
7 February 1922 |
15 November 1923 |
Democratic | 35th, 36th, 37th | |
1922 | |||||||
86 | ![]() |
António Ginestal Machado (1874–1940) |
15 November 1923 |
18 December 1923 |
Nationalist Republican | 38th | Manuel Teixeira Gomes![]() (1923–1925) |
—— | |||||||
87 | ![]() |
Álvaro Xavier de Castro (2nd time) (1878–1928) |
18 December 1923 |
7 July 1924 |
Nationalist Republican (with the Democratics) |
39th | |
—— | |||||||
88 | ![]() |
Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar (1865–1938) |
7 July 1924 |
22 November 1924 |
Democratic | 40th | |
—— | |||||||
89 | ![]() |
José Domingues dos Santos (1885–1958) |
22 November 1924 |
15 February 1925 |
Democratic Leftwing Republican | 41st | |
—— | |||||||
90 | ![]() |
Vitorino Máximo de Carvalho Guimarães (1876–1957) |
15 February 1925 |
1 July 1925 |
Democratic | 42nd | |
—— | |||||||
91 | ![]() |
António Maria da Silva (3rd time) (1872–1950) |
1 July 1925 |
1 August 1925 |
Democratic | 43rd | |
—— | |||||||
92 | Domingos Leite Pereira (3rd time) (1882–1956) |
1 August 1925 |
18 December 1925 |
Democratic | 44th | ||
—— | |||||||
93 | ![]() |
António Maria da Silva (4th time) (1872–1950) |
18 December 1925 |
30 May 1926 |
Democratic | 45th | Bernardino Machado![]() (1925–1926) |
1925 | |||||||
28 May 1926 coup d'état. |
Second Republic (1926–1974)
# | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office — Electoral mandates |
Political party | Government | President (Mandate) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ditadura Nacional – Military Dictatorship (1926–1932) | |||||||||
94 | ![]() |
José Mendes Cabeçadas Júnior (1883–1965) |
30 May 1926 |
19 June 1926 |
None | 1st Dict. | José Mendes Cabeçadas![]() (1926) | ||
—— | |||||||||
28 May 1926 coup d'état. | |||||||||
95 | ![]() |
Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa (1863–1929) |
19 June 1926 |
9 July 1926 |
None | 2nd Dict. | Manuel Gomes da Costa![]() (1926) | ||
—— | |||||||||
96 | António Óscar Fragoso Carmona (1869–1951) |
9 July 1926 |
18 April 1928 |
None | 3rd Dict. | António Óscar Carmona![]() (1926–1951) | |||
—— | |||||||||
97 | José Vicente de Freitas (1869–1952) |
18 April 1928 |
8 July 1929 |
None | 4th Dict. 5th Dict. | ||||
—— | |||||||||
98 | ![]() |
Artur Ivens Ferraz (1870–1933) |
8 July 1929 |
21 January 1930 |
None | 6th Dict. | |||
—— | |||||||||
99 | ![]() |
Domingos Augusto Alves da Costa e Oliveira (1873–1957) |
21 January 1930 |
5 July 1932 |
National Union | 7th Dict. | |||
—— | |||||||||
Estado Novo – New State (1932–1974) | |||||||||
100 | ![]() |
António de Oliveira Salazar (1889–1970) |
5 July 1932 |
25 September 1968 |
National Union | 8th Dict. 9th Dict. 10th Dict. | |||
1934, 1938, 1942, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1965 | Francisco Craveiro Lopes![]() (1951–1958) | ||||||||
Longest serving Prime Minister in Portuguese history; Formation of the Estado Novo; Strong economic and fiscal stabilization; Spanish Civil War; 1936 Naval Revolt; Concordat of 1940 between Portugal and the Holy See; Portugal neutrality during World War II; Marshall Plan; Repression of civil liberties and political freedoms; co-founder of United Nations, NATO, OCDE and EFTA; 1960s Economic expansion; loss of Portuguese India; 1961 "Abrilada" attempted coup; Portuguese Colonial War; 1962 Academic Crisis; Replaced after suffering a brain hemorrhage. | Américo Tomás![]() (1958–1974) | ||||||||
101 | ![]() |
Marcello José das Neves Alves Caetano (1906–1980) |
25 September 1968 |
25 April 1974 |
National Union from 1970 People's National Action |
11th Dict. | |||
1969, 1973 | |||||||||
Marceloist Spring of 1968–70; Economic expansion (until 1973), Portuguese Colonial War; 1973 oil crisis; Attempted March 1974 coup "Caldas Resurgence"; Carnation Revolution. |
Third Republic (1974–)
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office — Electoral mandates |
Political party | Government | President (Mandate) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provisional Governments of the Revolutionary Period (1974–1976) | |||||||
— | National Salvation Junta composed of: António de Spínola, Francisco da Costa Gomes Jaime Silvério Marques, Diogo Neto, Carlos Galvão de Melo José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo, António Alva Rosa Coutinho |
25 April 1974 |
16 May 1974 |
None | — | António de Spínola![]() (1974) | |
— | |||||||
Military junta designated to maintain government following the Carnation Revolution. | |||||||
102 | Adelino da Palma Carlos (1905–1992) |
16 May 1974 |
18 July 1974 |
Independent | Prov. I | ||
— | |||||||
Lawyer, opponent of the Estado Novo, appointed by Presidential nomination; Led a broad-based cabinet; Resigned due to disagreements with the electoral calendar. | |||||||
103 | Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves (1921–2005) |
18 July 1974 |
19 September 1975 |
Independent | Prov. II | ||
Prov. III | |||||||
Prov. IV | Francisco da Costa Gomes![]() | ||||||
Prov. V | |||||||
1975 Cst. | |||||||
Army colonel; Beginning of the decolonization of the Portuguese colonies in Africa; Nationalization of banks and insurance companies after the events of 11 March 1975; Land reform; Introduction of a minimum wage; PREC; Dismissed by President Costa Gomes. | |||||||
104 | José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo (1917–1983) |
19 September 1975 |
23 June 1976 |
Independent | Prov. VI | ||
— | |||||||
Admiral; Signature of the declaration of independence of Angola and official end of the Portuguese Colonial War; November 1975 Parliament siege; Coup of 25 November 1975; Approval of the new Constitution. | |||||||
— | Vasco Fernando Leotte de Almeida e Costa (1932–2010) interim[1] |
23 June 1976 |
23 July 1976 |
Independent | (Prov. VI) | ||
— | |||||||
Minister of Internal Administration under Pinheiro de Azevedo; Becomes interim Prime Minister when Azevedo suffered a heart attack. | |||||||
Prime Ministers heading Constitutional Governments (1976–present[update]) | |||||||
105 | ![]() |
Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares (1924–2017) |
23 July 1976 |
28 August 1978 |
Socialist | I[Min.] | António Ramalho Eanes![]() (1976–1986) |
II[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||
1976 | |||||||
First democratically appointed prime minister; 1976-1978 economic crisis; International Monetary Fund loan; Submission of the candidacy of Portugal to the EEC; Resigned after disagreements with CDS. | |||||||
106 | Alfredo Jorge Nobre da Costa (1923–1996) |
28 August 1978 |
22 November 1978 |
Independent | III | ||
— | |||||||
Appointed by Presidential nomination. Resigned after his cabinet failed to gain Parliamentary support. | |||||||
107 | Carlos Alberto da Mota Pinto (1936–1985) |
22 November 1978 |
1 August 1979 |
Independent | IV | ||
— | |||||||
Appointed by Presidential nomination; Resigned after failure to pass policies in Parliament. | |||||||
108 | ![]() |
Maria de Lourdes Ruivo da Silva de Matos Pintasilgo (1930–2004) |
1 August 1979 |
3 January 1980 |
Independent | V | |
— | |||||||
Appointed by Presidential nomination. First and only female Prime Minister of Portugal; Foundation of the NHS (National Health Service). | |||||||
109 | ![]() |
Francisco Manuel Lumbrales de Sá Carneiro (1934–1980) |
3 January 1980 |
4 December 1980 (died) |
Social Democratic | VI[lower-alpha 2] | |
1979, 1980 | |||||||
First centre-right prime minister since the Revolution; 1980 Azores Islands earthquake; Died in a plane crash. The accident triggered a number of conspiracy theories. | |||||||
— | ![]() |
Diogo Pinto de Freitas do Amaral (1941–2019) interim |
4 December 1980 |
9 January 1981 |
Democratic and Social Centre | (VI)[lower-alpha 2] | |
— | |||||||
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister under Francisco Sá Carneiro; interim Prime Minister upon Sá Carneiro's death. | |||||||
110 | ![]() |
Francisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão (1937–) |
9 January 1981 |
9 June 1983 |
Social Democratic | VII[lower-alpha 2] | |
VIII[lower-alpha 2] | |||||||
— | |||||||
1982 constitutional revision; Abolition of the Council of the Revolution; Creation of the Constitutional Court; First general strike in democracy; Resigned after a poor result in the 1982 local elections. | |||||||
111 | ![]() |
Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares (1924–2017) (2nd time) |
9 June 1983 |
6 November 1985 |
Socialist | IX[lower-alpha 3] | |
1983 | |||||||
Central Bloc (PS/PSD) coalition; Portugal's entry to the EEC; Dona Branca scandal; 1983-1985 economic crisis; International Monetary Fund loan; Moimenta-Alcafache train crash; Resigned after the Central Bloc coalition split. | |||||||
112 | ![]() |
Aníbal António Cavaco Silva (1939–) |
6 November 1985 |
28 October 1995 |
Social Democratic | X[Min.] | |
XI | Mário Soares![]() (1986–1996) | ||||||
XII | |||||||
1985, 1987, 1991 | |||||||
Longest serving prime minister in democracy and 3rd longest in Portuguese history; economic expansion; privatization of many previously government-owned industries; First time a single party won an absolute majority since the revolution; Chiado 1988 fire; 1989 and 1992 constitutional revisions; "Secos e molhados" police protests; Signing of the Maastricht Treaty; End of the Cold War; Bicesse Accords; Gulf War; 1992 Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union; Legalization of private TV channels; Early 1990s recession; Riots against tolls on 25 April Bridge. | |||||||
113 | ![]() |
António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (1949–) |
28 October 1995 |
6 April 2002 |
Socialist | XIII[Min.] | |
XIV[Min.] | Jorge Sampaio![]() (1996–2006) | ||||||
1995, 1999 | |||||||
Economic expansion; Expo 98; 1998 Abortion and Regionalisation referendums; 1998 Azores Islands earthquake; Macau handover; East Timor issue; 1997 and 2001 constitutional revisions; 2000 Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union; Hintze Ribeiro Bridge disaster; Decriminalization of drug use; Portugal joins the European single currency; Resigned after a disastrous result in the 2001 local elections. | |||||||
114 | ![]() |
José Manuel Durão Barroso (1956–) |
6 April 2002 |
17 July 2004 |
Social Democratic | XV[lower-alpha 4] | |
2002 | |||||||
Prestige disaster; 2003 Portuguese wildfires; Casa Pia child sexual abuse scandal; Iraq War; UEFA Euro 2004; 2004 constitutional revision; Resigned to become President of the European Commission. | |||||||
115 | ![]() |
Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes (1956–) |
17 July 2004 |
12 March 2005 |
Social Democratic | XVI[lower-alpha 5] | |
— | |||||||
Mayor of Lisbon (2002–2004, 2005). Replaced José Manuel Barroso as Prime Minister; Resigned due to the dissolution of Parliament by the President. | |||||||
116 | ![]() |
José Sócrates de Carvalho Pinto de Sousa (1957–) |
12 March 2005 |
21 June 2011 |
Socialist | XVII | |
XVIII[Min.] | Aníbal Cavaco Silva![]() (2006–2016) | ||||||
2005, 2009 | |||||||
First time the Socialist Party won an absolute majority; 2005 constitutional revision; 2005 Portuguese wildfires; 2007 Abortion referendum; 2007 Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union; Treaty of Lisbon; Independente affair; Face Oculta scandal; Nationalization of BPN; Same-sex marriage legislation; 2011 Portuguese protests; 2010–2014 Portuguese financial crisis; Resigned after failure to pass austerity measures in Parliament. | |||||||
117 | ![]() |
Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho (1964–) |
21 June 2011 |
26 November 2015 |
Social Democratic | XIX[lower-alpha 6] | |
XX[Min.][lower-alpha 7] | |||||||
2011, 2015 | |||||||
2010–2014 Portuguese financial crisis; 2011 Portuguese IMF/ECB bailout; Secret Services and Ongoing espionage scandal; 15 September 2012 mass protests; European Fiscal Union approval; 2013 governmental crisis and reshuffle; 2014 Banco Espírito Santo bankruptcy and money laundering scandal; Arrest of former Prime Minister José Sócrates; Won the 2015 election but lost his majority; Defeated in a vote of no confidence and removed from office. | |||||||
118 | ![]() |
António Luís Santos da Costa (1961–) |
26 November 2015 |
2 April 2024 |
Socialist | XXI[Min.] | |
XXII[Min.] | Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa![]() (2016–) | ||||||
XXIII | |||||||
2019, 2022 | |||||||
First Prime Minister from the second largest party in the elections; Formed a parliamentary agreement with BE, PCP and PEV; June 2017 Portugal wildfires; Tancos arms theft scandal; October 2017 Iberian wildfires; COVID-19 pandemic; 2020 stock market crash and subsequent recession; 2021 Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union; 2021–2022 inflation surge; Resigned following the Operation Influencer corruption investigation. | |||||||
119 | ![]() |
Luís Filipe Montenegro Cardoso de Morais Esteves (1973–) |
2 April 2024 |
Incumbent | Social Democratic | XXIV[Min.][lower-alpha 8] | |
2024 | |||||||
Minority government led by the Democratic Alliance coalition. |
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