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Decree Law No. 86-A/2011

Publication: Republic Diary No. 132/2011, Series I of 2011-07-12

Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Diploma Type: Decree Law
Number: 86-A/2011
Pages: 3996-(2) a 3996-(7)

Summary in plain english

What is it?

This decree-law approves the composition, structure and the responsibilities of the 19th Portuguese Government.

What information does it contain?

Members of the 19th Portuguese Government

The Government is composed of the Prime Minister, Ministers, Secretaries of State and a Secretary of State Assistant.

The following Secretaries of State assist the Prime Minister:

Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Secretary of State to the Prime Minister
Secretary of State for Culture.

The following Ministers and Secretaries of State are also members of the Portuguese Government:

Minister	Secretaries of State	Ministry	Responsibilities
Minister of State and Finance	Secretary of State for Budget Secretary of State for the Treasury and Finance Secretary of State for Public Administration	Finance	State finances Public administration
Minister of State and Foreign Affairs	Secretary of State for European Affairs Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities Undersecretary of State Assistant to the Minister of State and for Foreign Affairs	Foreign Affairs	Portuguese foreign policy
Minister for National Defence	Secretary of State for National Defence	National Defence	National defence Armed forces
Minister for Internal Administration	Secretary of State Assistant to the Minister for Internal Administration Secretary of State for Internal Administration	Home Affairs	Internal security Border control Protection and rescue Road safety Electoral administration
Minister for Justice	Secretary of State for Property and Equipment of the Ministry of Justice	Justice	Justice
Minister of Economy and Employment	Secretary of State Assistant to the Minister and for Economy and Regional Development Secretary of State for Employment Secretary of State Assistant for Entrepreneurship, Competitiveness and Innovation Secretary of State for Public Works, Transport and Communications Secretary of State for Energy Secretary of State for Tourism	Economy and Employment	Employment and vocational training Competitiveness Innovation Internationalisation of companies Foreign trade Foreign investment Energy Tourism Public works Transport and communications Consumer protection
Minister for Agriculture, Maritime Affairs, Environment and Regional Planning	Secretary of State for Agriculture Secretary of State for Forestry and Rural Development Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs Secretary of State for Environment and Regional Planning	Agriculture, Sea, Environment and Regional Planning	Agriculture Rural development Exploration of maritime resources Environment Regional planning
Minister for Health	Secretary of State Assistant to the Minister for Health Secretary of State for Health	Health	National health policy
Minister for Education and Science	Secretary of State for Higher Education Secretary of State for Science Secretary of State for Education and Educational Administration Secretary of State for Basic Education	Education and Science	Educational system Higher education Science Information society
Minister of Solidarity and Social Security	Secretary of State for Solidarity and Social Security	Solidarity and Social Security	Solidarity and social security Combating poverty and social exclusion Support for families Support for at-risk children and young people and the elderly Inclusion of people with disabilities Promotion of volunteering
Minister Assistant and for Parliamentary Affairs	Secretary of State Assistant to the Minister Assistant and for Parliamentary Affairs Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Equality Secretary of State for Local Administration and Administrative Reform Secretary of State for Sport and Youth		Relations between the Government and the Assembly of the Republic

Changes in ministries

The following ministries no longer exist:

Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Development
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communication
Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning
Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education
Ministry of Culture

The rights and responsibilities of these ministries are automatically transferred to the new ministries.

Closing of Civil Governments

All the Civil Governments of the country are closed down and the positions of Civil Governor and Deputy Civil Governor no longer exist..

Mandatory approval

All Government acts that increase the State’s spending or reduce its income need to be approved by the Minister of State and Finance.

What are its benefits?

This decree-law is intended to:

adopt a smaller and less expensive Government structure
promote more effective management of the country.

When does it come into effect?

This decree-law comes into effect five days after being published but the changes it introduces took place on 21 June 2011.

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