List of Prime Ministers of Portugal by time in office

This is a list of Portuguese Prime Ministers
Prime Minister of Portugal
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by time in office.

Rank by time in office

# in office	Prime Minister	Length in days	Rank by length of term	Notes
101	António de Oliveira Salazar António de Oliveira Salazar António de Oliveira Salazar, GColIH, GCTE, GCSE served as the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. He also served as acting President of the Republic briefly in 1951. He founded and led the Estado Novo , the authoritarian, right-wing government that presided over and controlled Portugal...	13,231	1
33 35 38	António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo Fontes Pereira de Melo António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo GCTE KGF was a Portuguese statesman, politician, and engineer. He was the son of João de Fontes Pereira de Melo and wife and first cousin Jacinta Venância Rosa da Cunha Matos...	4,044	2	1st term: 2,001 2nd term: 488 3rd term: 1,555
115	Aníbal Cavaco Silva Aníbal Cavaco Silva Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, GCC , is the President of Portugal. He won the Portuguese presidential election on 22 January 2006 and was re-elected on 23 January 2011, for a second five-year term. Cavaco Silva was sworn in on 9 March 2006....	3,643	3
39 44 46	José Luciano de Castro	3,209	4	1st term: 1428 2nd term: 1266 3rd term: 515
3 17 20 30	Duke of Saldanha	3,126	5	1st term: 175 2nd term: 986 3rd term: 1,863 4th term: 102
43 45 47	Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro, was a prominent Portuguese politician. His name sometimes appears styled as Ernesto Rudolfo, Ernesto Rodolpho Hintze Ribeiro and Ernst Rudolph Hintze Ribeiro...	3,052	6	1st term: 1,444 2nd term: 1,547 3rd term: 61
21 24 29	Duke of Loulé	3,042	7	1st term: 1,013 2nd term: 1,748 3rd term: 281
116	António Guterres António Guterres António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, GCC is a Portuguese politician, a former prime minister and President of the Socialist International. Currently he is the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.-Early life:...	2,352	8
119	José Sócrates José Sócrates José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, GCIH , commonly known by José Sócrates , is a Portuguese politician who was the Prime Minister of Portugal from 12 March 2005 to 21 June 2011....	2,292	9
5 15 19 22	Duke of Terceira António Severim de Noronha Dom António José de Sousa Manoel e Meneses Severim de Noronha , 7th Count of Vila Flor, 1st Marquis of Vila Flor and 1st Duke of Terceira, was a Portuguese military officer, statesman and a leader of the Constitutionalist side in the Liberal Wars, as well as a Prime Minister of Portugal.He was born...	2,060	10	1st term: 143 2nd term: 1,500 3rd term: 5 4th term: 412
102	Marcello Caetano	2,038	11
107 114	Mário Soares Mário Soares Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares, GColTE, GCC, GColL, KE , Portuguese politician, served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985, and subsequently as the 17th President of Portugal from 1986 to 1996.-Family:...	1,647	12	1st term: 766 2nd term: 881
8 10 25 28 31	Marquess of Sá da Bandeira Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Baron, 1st Viscount and 1st Marquess de Sá da Bandeira was the Prime Minister of Portugal from November 5, 1836 - June 2, 1837...	1,418	13	1st term: 208 2nd term: 624 3rd term: 140 4th term: 385 5th term: 61
13 23 26	Joaquim António de Aguiar Joaquim António de Aguiar Joaquim António de Aguiar was a Portuguese politician. He held several relevant political posts during the Portuguese constitutional monarchy, namely as leader of the Cartists and later of the Partido Regenerador...	1,159	14	1st term: 243 2nd term: 64 3rd term: 852
100	Domingos Oliveira	896	15
113	Francisco Pinto Balsemão Francisco Pinto Balsemão Francisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão, GCC , is a former Prime Minister of Portugal, who served from 1981 to 1983.-Background:He is the son of Henrique Patrício de Balsemão and wife Maria Adelaide van Zeller de Castro Pereira , granddaughter in male line of an adulterine son of King Pedro...	881	16
76 86 92 94	António Maria da Silva António Maria da Silva António Maria da Silva, GCTE was a Portuguese politician. An engineer, he was a prominent member of the Portuguese Republican Party. He was Prime Minister for four times, during the Portuguese First Republic. After his party victory in the legislative elections of 8 November 1925, he was invited...	863	17	1st term: 23 2nd term: 646 3rd term: 31 4th term: 163
27 32 34	Duke of Ávila	845	18	1st term: 200 2nd term: 319 3rd term: 326
117	José Manuel Durão Barroso José Manuel Durão Barroso José Manuel Durão Barroso is a Portuguese politician. He is President of the European Commission, since 23 November 2004. He served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 6 April 2002 to 17 July 2004.-Academic career:...	833	19
59 64 66	Afonso Costa Afonso Costa Afonso Augusto da Costa, GCTE, GCL was a Portuguese lawyer, professor, and republican politician.-Political career:Costa was the leader of the Portuguese Republican Party, and he was one of the major figures of the Portuguese First Republic. He was a republican deputy in the Chamber of Deputies...	731	20	1st term: 396 2nd term: 108 3rd term: 227
18	António Costa Cabral, Marquess of Tomar	677	21
36	Anselmo José Braamcamp	664	22
97	António Óscar Carmona	649	23
48	João Franco João Franco João Franco Ferreira Pinto Castelo-Branco, GCTE was a Portuguese politician, Minister, 43rd Minister for Treasury Affairs and 73rd Prime Minister in the last years of the Portuguese monarchy...	626	24
12	Count of Bonfim José Travassos Valdez José Lúcio Travassos Valdez , first and only Baron and first Count do Bonfim , was a Portuguese soldier and statesman.-Early life:...	561	25
41	João Crisóstomo João Crisóstomo de Abreu e Sousa João Crisóstomo de Abreu e Sousa was an army general who became the Prime Minister of Portugal between 14 October 1890 and 17 January 1892 in a non-partisan government organized by the Liga Liberal .-References:...	464	26
98	José Vicente de Freitas	446	27
104	Vasco Gonçalves Vasco Gonçalves General Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves was a Portuguese army officer in the Engineering Corps who took part in the Carnation Revolution and later served as the 104th Prime Minister from 18 July 1974 to 19 September 1975....	428	28
1 14 16	Duke of Palmela Pedro de Sousa Holstein Dom Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Count, 1st Marquess and 1st Duke of Palmela was one of the most important Portuguese diplomats and statesmen in the first half of the 19th century. He also served as the country's first Prime Minister...	424	29	1st term: 222 2nd term: 2 3rd term: 200
65	António José de Almeida António José de Almeida António José de Almeida, GCTE, GCA, GCC, GCSE, , son of José António de Almeida and wife Maria Rita das Neves, was a Portuguese political figure...	405	30
42	José Dias Ferreira José Dias Ferreira José Dias Ferreira, GCTE was a Portuguese lawyer, politician and jurist, son of António Ferreira Dias and wife Bernarda Pereira de Vasconcelos José Dias Ferreira, GCTE (Arganil, Pombeiro da Beira, 30 November 1837 – Vidago, 8 September 1909) was a Portuguese lawyer, politician and jurist,...	401	31
60 80	Bernardino Machado	388	32	1st term: 306 2nd term: 82
67	Sidónio Pais Sidónio Pais Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais was a Portuguese politician and diplomat, the fourth President in 1918. He was known as the President-King.-Family:...	371	33
111	Francisco Sá Carneiro Francisco Sá Carneiro Francisco Manuel Lumbrales de Sá Carneiro, GCTE, GCC, GCL founded the Portuguese Social Democratic Party in 1974 and was elected Prime Minister of Portugal in January 1980, but only held office for eleven months, dying in a plane crash with his partner, Snu Abecassis, on December 4, 1980...	336	34
49	Francisco Ferreira do Amaral	326	35
55	Teófilo Braga Teófilo Braga Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga ]] 24 February 1843 – 28 January 1924) was a Portuguese writer, playwright, politician and the leader of the Republican Provisional Government after the abdication of King Manuel II, as well as the second elected President of the First Portuguese Republic, following...	323	36
71 73 93	Domingos Pereira	278	37	1st term: 92 2nd term: 47 3rd term: 139
105	José Pinheiro de Azevedo José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo Admiral José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo, GCL was a Portuguese political figure, reformer and revolutionary. He helped overthrow Marcelo Caetano in 1974. He served as the 105th prime minister of Portugal between 19 September 1975 and 23 June 1976...	278	37
40	António de Serpa Pimentel António de Serpa Pimentel António de Serpa Pimentel was Prime Minister of Portugal from January 14 to October 11, 1890. His term in office began as a reaction to the British ultimatum concerning Portuguese colonial policy in southeast Africa...	270	39
109	Carlos Mota Pinto Carlos Mota Pinto Carlos Alberto da Mota Pinto, GCC, GCIP, was a Portuguese professor and politician.-Career:He graduated as a Licentiate in Law and Doctorate in Judicial Sciences from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra. He was also a Professor at the Portuguese Catholic University and several foreign...	252	40
118	Pedro Santana Lopes Pedro Santana Lopes Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes , a Portuguese lawyer and politician, was Prime Minister of Portugal from 2004 to 2005. He is a former and current Member of the Portuguese Parliament.-Background:...	238	41
37	António Rodrigues Sampaio	236	42
11	Baron of Ribeira de Sabrosa	222	43
52	Wenceslau de Lima	222	43
57	Augusto de Vasconcelos Augusto de Vasconcelos Augusto César de Almeida de Vasconcelos Correia, GCSE , better known as Augusto de Vasconcelos was a Portuguese surgeon, politician and diplomat.-Career:...	216	45
78 88	Álvaro de Castro Álvaro de Castro Álvaro Xavier de Castro was Prime Minister of Portugal from November 20 to November 30, 1920 and from December 18, 1923 to July 6, 1924.-Early career:...	212	46	1st term: 10 2nd term: 202
58	Duarte Leite Duarte Leite Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva, GCC Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva, GCC Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva, GCC (Porto, 11 August 1864 - Porto, 29 September 1950; , was a Portuguese historian, mathematician, journalist, diplomat and politician. He graduated in Mathematics at the University of Coimbra, in...	207	47
72 -	Alfredo de Sá Cardoso Alfredo de Sá Cardoso Alfredo Ernesto de Sá Cardoso , commonly known as Alfredo de Sá Cardoso , or just Sá Cardoso, was a Portuguese republican politician of the Portuguese First Republic, who served twice as Prime Minister of Portugal.- Biography :Sá Cardoso was the son of Adelaide Leopoldina de Sá Cardoso...	205	48	1st term: 199 2nd term: 6
99	Artur Ivens Ferraz Artur Ivens Ferraz General Artur Ivens Ferraz General Artur Ivens Ferraz General Artur Ivens Ferraz (Lisbon, 1 December 1870–Lisbon, 16 January 1933; , was a Portuguese military officer and politician. He served in the Portuguese Expeditionary Force during the Portuguese participation in World War I, in France....	197	49
63	José de Castro José de Castro José Augusto Soares Ribeiro de Castro José Augusto Soares Ribeiro de Castro José Augusto Soares Ribeiro de Castro (Valhelhas, 7 April 1868 - 31 July 1929; , was a Portuguese lawyer, journalist and politician. He graduated in Law at the University of Coimbra, and was a lawyer in Lisbon and Guarda...	196	50
53	Francisco da Veiga Beirão Francisco da Veiga Beirão Francisco António da Veiga Beirão , commonly known as Francisco da Veiga Beirão , or Veiga Beirão, was a Portuguese politician of the late period of the Constitutional Monarchy...	186	51
77 82	António Granjo António Granjo António Joaquim Granjo was a Portuguese lawyer and politician.He was a republican from his youth, and was a member of the National Constituent Assembly, elected on 28 May 1911...	174	52	1st term: 124 2nd term: 50
120	Pedro Passos Coelho Pedro Passos Coelho Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho , is Prime Minister of Portugal. Passos Coelho started very early in politics, becoming the national leader of the youth branch of the Social Democratic Party...		53
110	Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo	155	54
4	José Jorge Loureiro José Jorge Loureiro José Jorge Loureiro was a Portuguese soldier and politician at the time of the monarchy. He served as finance minister and from 18 November 1835 to 20 April 1836 he was Prime Minister of Portugal....	154	55
89	Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar was Portuguese military officer and politician. Rodrigues Gaspar was President of the Ministry of one of the many governments of the Portuguese First Republic....	138	56
91	Vitorino Guimarães Vitorino Guimarães Vitorino Máximo de Carvalho Guimarães was an economist and politician. He became Chairman of the board of Ministers of one of the governments of First Portuguese Republic in 1925, he entered the School of the Army in 1901, graduating as official of military administration and initiating a career...	136	57
50	Artur de Campos Henriques	106	58
62	Joaquim Pimenta de Castro Joaquim Pimenta de Castro Joaquim Pereira Pimenta de Castro, 10th Count of Pimenta de Castro was a Portuguese army officer and politician. He was a career military officer reaching the position of General, also graduated in Mathematics by the University of Coimbra. In 1908, he was nominated commander of the 3rd Military...	106	58
54	António Teixeira de Sousa António Teixeira de Sousa António Teixeira de Sousa, 2nd Count of Sousa Palmela was a Portuguese medical doctor and politician during the Constitutional Monarchy. He graduated in Medicine at the University of Porto, in 1883.A member of the conservative Regenerator Party, he was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies, in...	101	60
81	Tomé de Barros Queirós Tomé de Barros Queirós Tomé José de Barros Queirós was a Portuguese trader, capitalist and politician of the period of the Portuguese First Republic...	99	61
79	Liberato Pinto Liberato Pinto Liberato Damião Ribeiro Pinto was a Portuguese Lieutenant Colonel of the Republican National Guard , politician and President of the Ministry of one of the governments of the Portuguese First Republic...	92	62
74	António Maria Baptista António Maria Baptista António Maria Baptista, GCTE was a Portuguese military officer and politician. When he was lieutenant, he fought in Mozambique, during the wars of pacification against the Vátuas, led by Gungunhana. He was promoted to colonel in 1917. He fought the monarchist uprising of 1919, and was nominated...	90	63
108	Alfredo Nobre da Costa	86	64
90	José Domingues dos Santos José Domingues dos Santos José Domingues dos Santos was a Portuguese politician, jurist, professor and journalist who, among other positions, served as President of the Council of Ministers of one of the many governments of the Portuguese First Republic...	85	65
56 -	João Chagas João Chagas João Pinheiro Chagas was a Portuguese journalist and politician. He was born in Brazil, from Portuguese parents who soon moved back to Portugal. He was an editor at the newspapers "O Primeiro de Janeiro", "Correio do Norte", "O Tempo" and "O Dia"...	72	66	1st term: 70 2nd term: 2
103	Adelino da Palma Carlos Adelino da Palma Carlos Adelino da Palma Carlos, GCC, GCIH, GOL , was a Portuguese lawyer, scholar, politician and a freemason, one of at least five sons of Manuel Carlos and wife Auta Vaz Velho da Palma...	63	67
9	António Dias de Oliveira	62	68
70	José Relvas José Relvas José Maria Mascarenhas Relvas José Maria Mascarenhas Relvas José Maria Mascarenhas Relvas (Golegã, Golegã, March 5, 1858 - Alpiarça, Casa dos Patudos, October 31, 1929; , was a Portuguese politician.-Political career:...	62	68
6	Count of Lumiares	55	70
85	Francisco Cunha Leal Francisco Cunha Leal Francisco Pinto da Cunha Leal was a Portuguese politician during the period of the Portuguese First Republic. He served as President of the Ministry between 1921 and 1922....	53	71
61	Vítor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho Vítor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho, 18th Count of Azevedo , GCC was a Portuguese naval officer, politician and professor, at the University of Coimbra and later the Escola Naval...	47	72
84	Carlos Maia Pinto Carlos Maia Pinto Carlos Henriques da Silva Maia Pinto , more commonly known as Carlos Maia Pinto, was a Portuguese military officer and republican politician during the Portuguese First Republic who, among others posts, served as President of the Ministry ....	41	73
112	Diogo Freitas do Amaral Diogo Freitas do Amaral Diogo Pinto de Freitas do Amaral, GCC, GCSE, GCIH , usually referred to as either Freitas do Amaral or informally Freitas, is a Portuguese politician and law professor. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 12 March 2005 to 1 July 2006...	36	74
69	João Tamagnini Barbosa João Tamagnini Barbosa João Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa , commonly known by João Tamagnini Barbosa , or Tamagnini Barbosa, was a Portuguese military officer and politician of the Portuguese First Republic...	35	75
51	Sebastião Sousa Teles	33	76
87	António Ginestal Machado António Ginestal Machado António Ginestal Machado was a Portuguese politician. He was graduated in Law by the University of Coimbra and a high-school teacher. A member of the moderated Republican Union, he was one of the promoters of its fusion with the Evolutionist Republican Party, that originated the Liberal Republican...	33	76
106	Vasco de Almeida e Costa Vasco de Almeida e Costa Vasco Fernando Leotte de Almeida e Costa, GCIH, GCL , was a Portuguese naval officer and politician who served as Minister of Internal Administration during José Pinheiro de Azevedo's government, between 19 September 1975 and 23 July 1976. He also had an important role during the Portuguese...	30	78
2	Count of Linhares Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho D. Vitório Maria Francisco de Sousa Coutinho Teixeira de Andrade Barbosa, second Count of Linhares was a Portuguese Prime Minister and a military man....	23	79
–	National Salvation Junta National Salvation Junta The National Salvation Junta was a group of military officers designated to maintain the government of Portugal in April 1974, after the Carnation Revolution had overthrown the Estado Novo dictatorial regime. This junta functioned between 1974 and 1976, following a communiqué of its president,...	21	80
75	José Ramos Preto José Ramos Preto José Ramos Preto was a Portuguese jurist and politician during the Portuguese First Republic. Among other posts, he served as civil governor, senator, minister and president of the Ministry...	20	81
95	José Mendes Cabeçadas José Mendes Cabeçadas José Mendes Cabeçadas Júnior, OTE, ComA , commonly known as Mendes Cabeçadas , was a Portuguese Marine officer, free mason and republican, having a major role in the preparation of the revolutionary movements that created and ended the Portuguese First Republic: the 5 October revolution in 1910 and...	20	81
96	Manuel Gomes da Costa	20	81
83	Manuel Maria Coelho Manuel Maria Coelho Manuel Maria Coelho was a Portuguese military officer of the Portuguese Army and politician during the period of the Portuguese First Republic. Among other posts, he served as governor of Angola...	17	83
68	João do Canto e Castro João do Canto e Castro João do Canto e Castro da Silva Antunes,, 8th marquess of Luiviada, 2nd duke of Notarmos, 22nd Lord of Guimevra, commonly known as João do Canto e Castro or just Canto e Castro was a Portuguese Marine officer and the fifth President of the Portuguese Republic from December 16, 1918 to October 5,...	9	85
7	Marquess of Valença	1	86
–	Constitutional Junta	1	86
–	Francisco Fernandes Costa Francisco José Fernandes Costa Francisco José Fernandes Costa was a Portuguese lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Portuguese Republican Party and later of the Evolutionist Party, the Liberal Party and the Nationalist Party. He was civil governor of Coimbra, minister of the Navy and Commerce...	less than a day	88

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