XIV Constitutional Government of Portugal

XIV Constitutional Government of Portugal

Cabinet of Portugal
Prime Minister António Guterres
Date formed25 October 1999 (1999-10-25)
Date dissolved6 April 2002 (2002-04-06)
People and organisations
President of the RepublicJorge Sampaio
Prime MinisterAntónio Guterres
Member party
Status in legislatureMinority government
Opposition parties
History
Elections1999 Portuguese legislative election
(10 October 1999)
PredecessorXIII Constitutional Government of Portugal
SuccessorXV Constitutional Government of Portugal

The XIV Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: XIV Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the 14th government of the Third Portuguese Republic, under the Portuguese Constitution of 1976. The government was in office from 25 October 1999 to 6 April 2002 and was formed by members of the Socialist Party (PS), the party with the most votes and elected members for the Assembly of the Republic following the 1999 legislative election. António Guterres, leader of the PS, served as Prime Minister.

Composition

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The government was initially composed of the Prime Minister and 21 ministries comprising ministers, secretaries and under-secretaries of state. At the end of the term, the number of ministries was 20.[1]

Ministers of the XIV Constitutional Government of Portugal[2]
Office Minister Party Start of term End of term
Prime Minister António Guterres PS 25 October 1999 6 April 2002
Minister(s) of State Jaime Gama PS 25 October 1999 25 October 2002
Jorge Coelho PS 10 September 2000 10 March 2001
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaime Gama PS 25 October 1999 6 April 2002
Minister of Presidency Jorge Coelho PS 25 October 1999 14 September 2000
Guilherme d'Oliveira Martins Independent 14 September 2000 6 April 2002
Minister of Social Infrastructure Jorge Coelho
PS 25 October 1999 10 March 2001
Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
PS 10 March 2001 23 January 2002
José Sócrates
PS 23 January 2002 6 April 2002
Minister of National Defense Júlio Castro Caldas Independent 25 October 1999 3 July 2001
Rui Pena Independent 3 July 2001 6 April 2002
Deputy Minister Fernando Gomes PS 25 October 1999 14 September 2000
Minister of Internal Administration Fernando Gomes PS 25 October 1999 14 September 2000
Nuno Severiano Teixeira Independent 14 September 2000 6 April 2002
Minister of Finance Joaquim Pina Moura Independent 25 October 1999 3 July 2001
Guilherme d'Oliveira Martins Independent 3 July 2001 6 April 2002
Minister of Economy Joaquim Pina Moura Independent 25 October 1999 14 September 2000
Mário Cristina de Sousa Independent 14 September 2000 3 July 2001
Luís Braga da Cruz PS 3 July 2001 6 April 2002
Minister of Labour and Solidarity Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues PS 25 October 1999 10 March 2001
Paulo Pedroso PS 10 March 2001 6 April 2002
Minister of Justice António Costa PS 25 October 1999 6 April 2002
Minister of Planning Elisa Ferreira Independent 25 October 1999 6 April 2002
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Luís Capoulas Santos PS 25 October 1999 6 April 2002
Minister of Education Guilherme d'Oliveira Martins Independent 25 October 1999 14 September 2000
Augusto Santos Silva PS 14 September 2000 3 July 2001
Júlio Pedrosa Independent 3 July 2001 6 April 2002
Minister of Health Manuela Arcanjo PS 25 October 1999 3 July 2001
António Correia de Campos PS 3 July 2001 6 April 2002
Minister of the Environment and Territorial Planning José Sócrates PS 25 October 1999 6 April 2002
Minister of Culture Manuel Maria Carrilho PS 25 October 1999 12 July 2000
José Sasportes Independent 12 July 2000 3 July 2001
Augusto Santos Silva PS 3 July 2001 6 April 2002
Minister of Science and Technology Mariano Gago Independent 25 October 1999 6 April 2002
Minister of State Reform and Public Administration Alberto Martins PS 25 October 1999 6 April 2002
Minister for Equality Maria de Belém Roseira
PS 25 October 1999 14 September 2000
Minister of Youth and Sports Armando Vara PS 14 September 2000 18 December 2000
José Lello PS 18 December 2000 6 April 2002
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister

(Ministro Adjunto do Primeiro-Ministro)

Armando Vara PS 25 October 1999 14 September 2000
António José Seguro PS 3 July 2001 6 April 2002

References

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  1. ^ "Lei Orgânica do XIV Governo Constitucional". Diário da República. nº: 260/99, Series I-A, 1st Supplement (in Portuguese). Portugal. 8 November 1999.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "XIV Governo Constitucional - 1999-2002 - Composição". historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 October 2023.