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Prime Minister of the
Portuguese Republic
Primeiro-ministro da
República Portuguesa
Coat of arms of Portugal.svg
Flag of the Prime Minister of Portugal.svg
Luis Montenegro at EPP Summit, 21 March, Brussels.jpg
Incumbent
Luís Montenegro

since 2 April 2024
StyleHis/Her Excellency
AppointerPresident of Portugal
Term lengthFour years maximum. No term limits
Inaugural holderPedro de Sousa Holstein, Marquis of Palmela
Formation24 September 1834
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The prime minister of the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: primeiro-ministro da República Portuguesa) is the head of the country's Government.

List

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      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)
1 D. Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1º Duque de Palmela - Domingos Sequeira.jpg Pedro de Sousa Holstein,
Marquis of Palmela

(1781–1850)
24 September
1834
4 May
1835
Chartist/"Chamorro" 1st Dev. Maria II
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Portugal (1640-1910).png
and Fernando II
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Portugal (1640-1910).png(1834–1853)
1834
Portugal's first official Prime Minister.
2 Conde de Linhares.jpg Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho,
Count of Linhares

(1790–1857)
4 May
1835
27 May
1835
"Chamorro"
——
3 Saldanha.PNG 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.jpg José Jorge Loureiro
(1791–1860)
18 November
1835
20 April
1836
Independent 3rd Dev.
——
5 Retrato do Duque da Terceira.jpg 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 Conde de Lumiares.jpg 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 Sa da Bandeira.jpg 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 (cropped).jpg António Dias de Oliveira
(1804–1863)
1 June
1837
2 August
1837
Septemberist 3rd Set.
——
Revolt of the Marshals.
9 Sa da Bandeira.jpg 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 Barão de Ribeira de Sabrosa.jpg Rodrigo Pinto Pizarro de Almeida Carvalhais,
Baron of Ribeira de Sabrosa

(1788–1841)
18 April
1839
26 November
1839
Septemberist 5th Set.
——
11 GP Conde de pd-bonfim.jpg José Lúcio Travassos Valdez,
Count of Bonfim

(1787–1862)
26 November
1839
9 June
1841
Septemberist 6th Set.
1840
12 Joaquim António de Aguiar.jpg Joaquim António de Aguiar
(1792–1884)
9 June
1841
7 February
1842
Septemberist 7th Set.
——
13 D. Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1º Duque de Palmela - Domingos Sequeira.jpg Pedro de Sousa Holstein,
Marquis of Palmela
(2nd time)
(1781–1850)
7 February
1842
9 February
1842
Independent G.E.
——
14 Retrato do Duque da Terceira.jpg 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 D. Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1º Duque de Palmela - Domingos Sequeira.jpg 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 Saldanha.PNG 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 Marquês de Tomar.jpg António Bernardo da Costa Cabral,
Count of Tomar
(2nd time)
(1803–1889)
18 June
1849
26 April
1851
Chartist 4th R. Cart.
——
18 Retrato do Duque da Terceira.jpg 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 Saldanha.PNG 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
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Portugal (1640-1910).png
(1853–1861)
Death of queen Maria II; Pedro V ascends the throne.
20 Duque de Loulé.jpg 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 Retrato do Duque da Terceira.jpg 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.jpg Joaquim António de Aguiar (2nd time)
(1792–1884)
1 May
1860
4 July
1860
Regenerator
——
23 Duque de Loulé.jpg 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
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Portugal (1640-1910).png
(1861–1889)
Death of king Pedro V; Luís I ascends the throne.
24 Sa da Bandeira.jpg 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.jpg 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 Retrato do Duque d’Ávila e Bolama - Miguel Ângelo Lupi, 1880.png António José de Ávila,
Duke of Ávila and Bolama

(1807–1881)
4 January
1868
22 July
1868
Independent
(with Reformists)
7th Reg.
——
27 Sa da Bandeira.jpg 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 Duque de Loulé.jpg 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 Saldanha.PNG João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun,
1st Duke of Saldanha
(4th time)
(1790–1876)
19 May
1870
29 August
1870
Regenerator 10th Reg.
——
30 Sa da Bandeira.jpg 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 Retrato do Duque d’Ávila e Bolama - Miguel Ângelo Lupi, 1880.png António José de Ávila,
Marquis of Ávila
(2nd time)
(1807–1881)
29 October
1870
13 September
1871
Reformist 12th Reg.
1871
32 Fontes Pereira de Melo.jpg 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 Retrato do Duque d’Ávila e Bolama - Miguel Ângelo Lupi, 1880.png António José de Ávila,
Marquis of Ávila
(3rd time)
(1807–1881)
6 March
1877
26 January
1878
Reformist 14th Reg.
——
34 Fontes Pereira de Melo.jpg 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.jpg Anselmo José Braamcamp de Almeida Castelo Branco
(1817–1885)
29 May
1879
23 March
1881
Progressist 16th Reg.
1879
36 Rodrigues Sampaio.jpg António Rodrigues Sampaio
(1806–1882)
23 March
1881
14 November
1881
Regenerator 17th Reg.
1881
37 Fontes Pereira de Melo.jpg António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo (3rd time)
(1819–1887)
14 November
1881
16 February
1886
Regenerator
1884
38 Luciano de Castro.jpg José Luciano de Castro Pereira Côrte-Real
(1834–1914)
16 February
1886
14 January
1890
Progressist 18th Reg.
1887, 1889 Carlos I
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Portugal (1640-1910).png
(1889–1908)
Pink Map crisis; Death of king Luís I; Carlos I ascends the throne; 1890 British Ultimatum.
39 Serpa Pimentel.jpg António de Serpa Pimentel
(1825–1900)
14 January
1890
11 October
1890
Regenerator 19th Reg.
1890
40 Joao Crisostomo de Sousa.jpg 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.jpg José Dias Ferreira
(1837–1909)
18 January
1892
22 February
1893
Independent 21st Reg.
1892
42 Hintze Ribeiro.jpg Ernesto Rudolfo Hintze Ribeiro
(1849–1907)
22 February
1893
5 February
1897
Regenerator 22nd Reg.
1894, 1895
43 Luciano de Castro.jpg 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 Hintze Ribeiro.jpg Ernesto Rudolfo Hintze Ribeiro (2nd time)
(1849–1907)
26 July
1900
20 October
1904
Regenerator 24th Reg.
1900, 1901, 1904
45 Luciano de Castro.jpg José Luciano de Castro Pereira Côrte-Real (3rd time)
(1834–1914)
20 October
1904
19 March
1906
Progressist 25th Reg.
1905
46 Hintze Ribeiro.jpg Ernesto Rudolfo Hintze Ribeiro (3rd time)
(1849–1907)
19 March
1906
19 May
1906
Regenerator 26th Reg.
Apr.1906
47 O conselheiro João Franco, último presidente do Conselho de Dom Carlos.png 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.jpg Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral
(1844–1923)
4 February
1908
26 December
1908
Independent 28th Reg. Manuel II
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Portugal (1640-1910).png
(1908–1910)
1908
49 Artur Alberto de Campos Henriques
(1853–1922)
26 December
1908
11 April
1909
Independent
(Regenerator and Progressist)
29th Reg.
——
50 Sousa Telles.jpg Sebastião Custódio de Sousa Teles
(1847–1921)
11 April
1909
14 May
1909
Independent 30th Reg.
——
51 Wenceslau Pereira de Lima.jpg 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 Teixeira de Sousa.jpg 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)
54 Teofilo Braga.jpg Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga
(1843–1924)
5 October
1910
4 September
1911
Republican 1st Teófilo Braga
Coat of arms of Portugal (Lesser).svg
(1910–1911)
1911
5 October 1910 revolution.
55 Joao Pinheiro Chagas.jpg João Pinheiro Chagas
(1863–1925)
4 September
1911
13 November
1911
Republican 2nd Manuel de Arriaga
Coat of arms of Portugal (Lesser).svg
(1911–1915)
——
56 AugustodeVasconcelos.jpg Augusto César de Almeida de Vasconcelos Correia
(1867–1951)
13 November
1911
16 June
1912
Republican 3rd
——
57 Duarte Leite.png Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva
(1864–1950)
16 June
1912
23 September
1912
Republican 4th
——
Royalist attack on Chaves.
- AugustodeVasconcelos.jpg Augusto César de Almeida de Vasconcelos Correia (interim)
(1867–1951)
23 September
1912
30 September
1912
Republican
——
Duarte Leite.png Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva
(1864–1950)
30 September
1912
9 January
1913
Republican
——
58 Afonso Costa.jpg Afonso Augusto da Costa
(1871–1937)
9 January
1913
9 February
1914
Democratic 5th
——
59 Bernardino Machado.jpg Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães
(1851–1944)
9 February
1914
12 December
1914
Democratic 6th, 7th
——
Portugal in the World War I.
60 VictorAzevedoCoutinho.png "Vítor Hugo" de Azevedo Coutinho
(1871–1955)
12 December
1914
28 January
1915
Democratic 8th
——
61 Pimenta de Castro.jpg 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
——
- Joao Pinheiro Chagas.jpg João Pinheiro Chagas (did not take office)
(1863–1925)
15 May
1915
17 May
1915
Independent 10th, 11th
——
62 No image.png José Augusto Soares Ribeiro de Castro
(1868–1929)
17 May
1915
29 November
1915
Democratic Teófilo Braga
Coat of arms of Portugal (Lesser).svg
(1915)
1915
63 Afonso Costa.jpg Afonso Augusto da Costa (2nd time)
(1871–1937)
29 November
1915
16 March
1916
Democratic 12th Bernardino Machado
Coat of arms of Portugal (Lesser).svg
(1915–1917)
——
Germany declares war on Portugal.
64 Antonio Jose de Almeida.jpg António José de Almeida
(1866–1929)
16 March
1916
25 April
1917
Sacred Union
(Evolutionist Party with the
Democrats)
13th
——
65 Afonso Costa.jpg Afonso Augusto da Costa
(1871–1937)
25 April
1917
7 October
1917
Democratic 14th
——
Sacred Union government.
- Norton de Matos (retrato).jpg José Maria Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos (interim)
(1867–1955)
7 October
1917
25 October
1917
Democratic
——
Afonso Costa.jpg Afonso Augusto da Costa
(1871–1937)
25 October
1917
17 November
1917
Democratic
——
Norton de Matos (retrato).jpg José Maria Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos (interim)
(1867–1955)
17 November
1917
8 December
1917
Democratic
——
66 Sidónio Pais.jpg Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais
(1872–1918)
8 December
1917
14 December
1918 (died)
National Republican 15th, 16th Sidónio Pais
Coat of arms of Portugal (Lesser).svg
(1918)
1918
Known as the President-King; establishment of an authoritarian regime; Spanish flu outbreak; assassinated.
67 Canto e Castro.jpg João do Canto e Castro da Silva Antunes Júnior
(1862–1934)
14 December
1918
23 December
1918
National Republican João do Canto e Castro
Coat of arms of Portugal (Lesser).svg
(1918–1919)
——
68 Joao tamagnini barbosa 1.jpg João Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa
(1883–1948)
23 December
1918
27 January
1919
National Republican 17th, 18th
——
Monarchy of the North.
69 José Relvas.jpg José Maria Mascarenhas Relvas
(1858–1929)
27 January
1919
30 March
1919
Independent 19th
——
70 Domingos Leite Pereira.JPG Domingos Leite Pereira
(1882–1956)
30 March
1919
30 June
1919
Independent 20th
——
71 Alfredo Ernesto de Sá Cardoso (Arquivo Histórico Parlamentar).png Alfredo Ernesto de Sá Cardoso (reconducted)
(1864–1950)
30 June
1919
15 January
1920
Democratic 21st
1919
- Fernandes Costa (Album Republicano, 1908).png Francisco José Fernandes Costa (did not take office)
(1857–1925)
15 January
1920
Republican Liberal 22nd António José de Almeida
Coat of arms of Portugal (Lesser).svg
(1919–1923)
——
- Alfredo Ernesto de Sá Cardoso (Arquivo Histórico Parlamentar).png Alfredo Ernesto de Sá Cardoso (reconducted)
(1864–1950)
15 January
1920
21 January
1920
Democratic 21st
——
72 Domingos Leite Pereira.JPG Domingos Leite Pereira (2nd time)
(1882–1956)
21 January
1920
8 March
1920
Independent 23rd
——
73 Antonio Maria Baptista.jpg António Maria Baptista
(1866–1920)
8 March
1920
6 June
1920 (died)
Democratic 24th
——
74 No image.png José Ramos Preto
(1871–1949)
6 June
1920
26 June
1920
Democratic
——
75 Antonio Maria da Silva.jpg António Maria da Silva
(1872–1950)
26 June
1920
19 July
1920
Democratic
(with the Socialists and Populars)
25th
——
76 António Granjo.JPG António Joaquim Granjo
(1881–1921)
19 July
1920
20 November
1920
Republican Liberal
(with the Reconstitution Party)
26th
——
77 Alvaro de Castro1.jpg Álvaro Xavier de Castro
(1878–1928)
20 November
1920
30 November
1920
Democratic
(with Reconstitution Party and Populars)
27th
——
78 Liberato Pinto.jpg Liberato Damião Ribeiro Pinto
(1880–1949)
30 November
1920
2 March
1921
Democratic
(with Reconstitution Party and Populars)
28th
——
79 Bernardino Machado.jpg 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.jpg Tomé José de Barros Queirós
(1872–1925)
23 May
1921
30 August
1921
Republican Liberal 30th
——
81 António Granjo.JPG António Joaquim Granjo (2nd time)
(1881–1921)
30 August
1921
19 October
1921
Republican Liberal 31st
1921
82 Manuel Maria Coelho.png António Manuel Maria Coelho
(1857–1943)
19 October
1921
5 November
1921
Independent 32nd
——
83 Carlos Maia Pinto.jpg Carlos Henrique da Silva Maia Pinto
(1866–1932)
5 November
1921
16 December
1921
Independent 33rd
——
84 No image.png Francisco Pinto da Cunha Leal
(1888–1970)
16 December
1921
7 February
1922
Democratic 34th
——
85 Antonio Maria da Silva.jpg António Maria da Silva (2nd time)
(1872–1950)
7 February
1922
15 November
1923
Democratic 35th, 36th, 37th
1922
86 Antonio ginestal machado.jpg António Ginestal Machado
(1874–1940)
15 November
1923
18 December
1923
Nationalist Republican 38th Manuel Teixeira Gomes
Coat of arms of Portugal (Lesser).svg
(1923–1925)
——
87 Alvaro de Castro1.jpg Álvaro Xavier de Castro (2nd time)
(1878–1928)
18 December
1923
7 July
1924
Nationalist Republican
(with the Democratics)
39th
——
88 Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar (Arquivo Histórico Parlamentar).png Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar
(1865–1938)
7 July
1924
22 November
1924
Democratic 40th
——
89 Domigues dos santos.jpg José Domingues dos Santos
(1885–1958)
22 November
1924
15 February
1925
Democratic Leftwing Republican 41st
——
90 Vitorino Máximo de Carvalho Guimarães (Arquivo Histórico Parlamentar).png Vitorino Máximo de Carvalho Guimarães
(1876–1957)
15 February
1925
1 July
1925
Democratic 42nd
——
91 Antonio Maria da Silva.jpg António Maria da Silva (3rd time)
(1872–1950)
1 July
1925
1 August
1925
Democratic 43rd
——
92 Domingos Leite Pereira.JPG Domingos Leite Pereira (3rd time)
(1882–1956)
1 August
1925
18 December
1925
Democratic 44th
——
93 Antonio Maria da Silva.jpg António Maria da Silva (4th time)
(1872–1950)
18 December
1925
30 May
1926
Democratic 45th Bernardino Machado
Coat of arms of Portugal (Lesser).svg
(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 President José Mendes Cabeçadas.jpg José Mendes Cabeçadas Júnior
(1883–1965)
30 May
1926
19 June
1926
None 1st Dict. José Mendes Cabeçadas
Coat of arms of Portugal (Lesser).svg
(1926)
——
28 May 1926 coup d'état.
95 Gomes da costa.jpg Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa
(1863–1929)
19 June
1926
9 July
1926
None 2nd Dict. Manuel Gomes da CostaCoat of arms of Portugal (Lesser).svg
(1926)
——
96 António Óscar Fragoso Carmona
(1869–1951)
9 July
1926
18 April
1928
None 3rd Dict. António Óscar Carmona
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(1926–1951)
——
97 José Vicente de Freitas.JPG José Vicente de Freitas
(1869–1952)
18 April
1928
8 July
1929
None 4th Dict.
5th Dict.
——
98 Artur Ivens Ferraz - 1923.jpg Artur Ivens Ferraz
(1870–1933)
8 July
1929
21 January
1930
None 6th Dict.
——
99 Domingos Oliveira.jpg 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 portrait (by Manuel Alves San Payo) – Lisboa.jpg 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
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(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
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(1958–1974)
101 Marcello caetano.jpg 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–)

Portrait Prime minister
(Lifespan)
Term of office Election Party Government President
(Mandate)
Start End Duration
Provisional Governments of the Revolutionary Period (1974–1976)
National Salvation Junta
composed of:
António de Spínola, Francisco Costa
Gomes
, Jaime Silvério Marques,
Diogo Neto, Carlos Galvão de Melo,
José Pinheiro de Azevedo, Rosa Countinho
25 April
1974
16 May
1974
21 days Independent António de Spínola
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(1974)
Adelino da Palma Carlos - Ilustração Portugueza (09Fev1924).png
Adelino da Palma Carlos
(1905–1992)
16 May
1974
18 July
1974
63 days Independent Prov. I
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Vasco Gonçalves
(1921–2005)
18 July
1974
19 September
1975
1 year, 63 days Independent Prov. II
Prov. III Francisco da Costa Gomes
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(1974–1976)
C. 1975 Prov. IV
Prov. V
José Pinheiro de Azevedo
(1917–1983)
19 September
1975
23 June
1976
278 days Independent Prov. VI
Vasco de Almeida e Costa
(1932–2010)
interim[1]
23 June
1976
23 July
1976
30 days Independent
Prime Ministers heading Constitutional Governments (1976–present)
Mário Soares par Claude Truong-Ngoc 1978.png
Mário Soares
(1924–2017)
23 July
1976
28 August
1978
2 years, 37 days 1976 Socialist I[Min.] António Ramalho Eanes
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(1976–1986)
II[a]
Alfredo Nobre da Costa
(1923–1996)
28 August
1978
22 November
1978
86 days Independent III
Carlos Mota Pinto
(1936–1985)
22 November
1978
1 August
1979
252 days Independent IV
Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (1986) (cropped).jpg
Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo
(1930–2004)
1 August
1979
3 January
1980
155 days Independent V
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Francisco de Sá Carneiro
(1934–1980)
3 January
1980
4 December
1980 (died)
336 days 1979 Social Democratic VI[b]
1980
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Diogo Freitas do Amaral
(1941–2019)
interim
4 December
1980
9 January
1981
36 days Democratic and Social Centre
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Francisco Pinto Balsemão
(1937–2025)
9 January
1981
9 June
1983
2 years, 151 days Social Democratic VII[b]
VIII[b]
Mário Soares par Claude Truong-Ngoc 1978.png
Mário Soares
(1924–2017)
(2nd time)
9 June
1983
6 November
1985
2 years, 151 days 1983 Socialist IX[c]
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Aníbal Cavaco Silva
(born 1939)
6 November
1985
28 October
1995
9 years, 356 days 1985 Social Democratic X[Min.]
1987 XI Template:Party shading/PS rowspan="3"| Mário Soares
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(1986–1996)
1991 XII
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António Guterres
(born 1949)
28 October
1995
6 April
2002
6 years, 160 days 1995 Socialist XIII[Min.]
1999 XIV[Min.] Template:Party shading/PS rowspan="4"| Jorge Sampaio
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(1996–2006)
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Durão Barroso
(born 1956)
6 April
2002
17 July
2004
2 years, 102 days 2002 Social Democratic XV[d]
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Pedro Santana Lopes
(born 1956)
17 July
2004
12 March
2005
238 days Social Democratic XVI[e]
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José Sócrates
(born 1957)
12 March
2005
21 June
2011
6 years, 101 days 2005 Socialist XVII
2009 XVIII[Min.] Template:Party shading/PSD rowspan="4"| Aníbal Cavaco Silva
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(2006–2016)
Pedro Passos Coelho 2014 (cropped).jpg
Pedro Passos Coelho
(born 1964)
21 June
2011
26 November
2015
4 years, 158 days 2011 Social Democratic XIX[f]
2015 XX[Min.][g]
António Costa- 2017 - Web Summit - 24778904437 (cropped).jpg
António Costa
(born 1961)
26 November
2015
2 April
2024
8 years, 128 days Socialist XXI[Min.]
2019 XXII[Min.] Template:Party shading/PSD rowspan="3"| Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
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(2016–2026)
2022 XXIII
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Luís Montenegro
(born 1973)
2 April
2024
Incumbent 2 years, 114 days 2024 Social Democratic XXIV[Min.][h]
2025 XXV[Min.][h] Template:Party shading/PS | António José Seguro
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(2026–present)

List Of Prime Ministers Of Portugal Media

Notes

Min.  Minority government
  1. Socialist Party (PS) and Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) coalition government.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Democratic Alliance (AD) government, composed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) and the People's Monarchist Party (PPM).
  3. Socialist Party (PS) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD) coalition government.
  4. Social Democratic Party (PSD) and CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) coalition government.
  5. Social Democratic Party (PSD) and CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) coalition government.
  6. Social Democratic Party (PSD) and CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) coalition government.
  7. Portugal Ahead (PàF) government, composed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP).
  8. 8.0 8.1 Democratic Alliance (AD) government, composed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP).

References

  1. Archived copy. Retrieved 2007-06-15.