Cabinet Name: | XV Constitutional Government of Portugal |
Jurisdiction: | Portugal |
Flag: | Flag of Portugal.svg |
Flag Border: | true |
Government Head: | José Manuel Durão Barroso |
State Head: | Jorge Sampaio |
Opposition Leaders: | --> |
Election: | 2002 Portuguese legislative election (17 March 2002) |
Previous: | XIV Constitutional Government of Portugal |
Successor: | XVI Constitutional Government of Portugal |
State Head Title: | President of the Republic |
Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
Deputy Government Head Title: | Vice Prime Minister |
The XV Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: XV Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the 15th government of the Third Portuguese Republic, under the Portuguese Constitution of 1976. The government was in office from 6 April 2002 to 17 July 2004 and was formed by a centre-right coalition between the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP). José Manuel Durão Barroso, leader of the PSD, served as Prime Minister.
The government was composed of the Prime Minister and 17 ministries comprising ministers, secretaries and under-secretaries of state.[1]
Party | Start of term | End of term | ||||
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Prime Minister | José Manuel Durão Barroso | PSD | 6 April 2002 | 17 July 2004 | ||
Minister of State and Finances | Manuela Ferreira Leite | PSD | 6 April 2002 | 17 July 2004 | ||
Minister of State and National Defense | Paulo Portas | CDS–PP | 6 April 2002 | 17 July 2004 | ||
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Portuguese Communities | António Martins da Cruz | PSD | 6 April 2002 | 9 October 2003 | ||
Teresa Patrício de Gouveia | PSD | 9 October 2003 | 17 July 2004 | |||
Minister of Internal Administration | António Figueiredo Lopes | PSD | 6 April 2002 | 17 July 2004 | ||
Minister of Justice | Celeste Cardona | CDS–PP | 6 April 2002 | 17 July 2004 | ||
Minister of Presidency | Nuno Morais Sarmento | PSD | 6 April 2002 | 17 July 2004 | ||
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Luís Marques Mendes | PSD | 6 April 2002 | 17 July 2004 | ||
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister(Ministro Adjunto do Primeiro-Ministro) | José Luís Arnaut | PSD | 6 April 2002 | 17 July 2004 | ||
Minister of Economy | Carlos Tavares | PSD | 6 April 2002 | 17 July 2004 | ||
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries | Armando Sevinate Pinto | Independent | 6 April 2002 | 17 July 2004 | ||
Minister of Education | David Justino | PSD | 6 April 2002 | 17 July 2004 | ||
Minister of Science and Higher Education | Pedro Lynce | PSD | 6 April 2002 | 6 October 2003 | ||
Graça Carvalho | PSD | 6 October 2003 | 17 July 2004 | |||
Minister of Culture | Pedro Roseta | PSD | 6 April 2002 | 17 July 2004 | ||
Minister of Health | Luís Filipe Pereira | PSD | 6 April 2002 | 17 July 2004 | ||
Minister of Social Security and Labour | António Bagão Félix | Independent | 6 April 2002 | 17 July 2004 | ||
Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Housing | Luís Valente de Oliveira | PSD | 6 April 2002 | 5 April 2003 | ||
António Carmona Rodrigues | Independent | 5 April 2003 | 17 July 2004 | |||
Minister of Cities, Territorial Planning and Environment | Isaltino Morais | PSD | 6 April 2002 | 5 April 2003 | ||
Amílcar Theias | PSD | 5 April 2003 | 12 July 2004 | |||
Arlindo da Cunha | PSD | 12 July 2004 | 17 July 2004 |