Minister of Foreign Affairs (Portugal)
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal is in charge of conducting the foreign policy established by the Portuguese government
, representing the country in many international meetings. The current Minister
is Paulo Portas
. Following, is a list of recent office holders:
Foreign relations of Portugal
Foreign relations of Portugal are linked with its historical role as a major player in the Age of Discovery and the holder of the now defunct Portuguese Empire. Portugal is a European Union member state and a founding member of NATO. The country could be defined as a committed proponent of European...
, representing the country in many international meetings. The current Minister
Foreign minister
A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...
is Paulo Portas
Paulo Portas
Paulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas , commonly known just by Paulo Portas , is a Portuguese politician, party leader of the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party , a member of the Portuguese Parliament and former Portuguese minister of State, National Defense and Sea Affairs.In 2011, after he...
. Following, is a list of recent office holders:
Ministers of Foreign Affairs
- 1947-1950, José Caeiro da Mata
- 1950-1956, Paulo Cunha (1st time)
- 1956-1957, Marcelo CaetanoMarcelo CaetanoMarcelo José das Neves Alves Caetano, GCTE, GCC, also spelled Marcello Caetano , was a Portuguese politician and scholar, who was the last prime minister of the Estado Novo regime, from 1968 until his overthrow in the Carnation Revolution of 1974....
(1st time) - 1957-1957, Paulo Cunha (2nd time)
- 1957-1957, Marcelo CaetanoMarcelo CaetanoMarcelo José das Neves Alves Caetano, GCTE, GCC, also spelled Marcello Caetano , was a Portuguese politician and scholar, who was the last prime minister of the Estado Novo regime, from 1968 until his overthrow in the Carnation Revolution of 1974....
(2nd time) - 1957-1958, Paulo Cunha (3rd time)
- 1958-1961, Marcello Mathias
- 1961-1969, Alberto Franco Nogueira
- 1969-1970, Marcelo CaetanoMarcelo CaetanoMarcelo José das Neves Alves Caetano, GCTE, GCC, also spelled Marcello Caetano , was a Portuguese politician and scholar, who was the last prime minister of the Estado Novo regime, from 1968 until his overthrow in the Carnation Revolution of 1974....
(3rd time) - 1970-1974, Rui Patrício
- 1974-1975, Mário SoaresMário SoaresMário 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:...
(1st time), 1st after the Carnation RevolutionCarnation RevolutionThe Carnation Revolution , also referred to as the 25 de Abril , was a military coup started on 25 April 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, coupled with an unanticipated and extensive campaign of civil resistance... - 1975-1975, Ernesto Melo Antunes (1st time)
- 1975-1975, Mário Ruivo
- 1975-1976, Ernesto Melo Antunes (2nd time)
- 1976-1977, José Medeiros Ferreira (1st time)
- 1977-1978, Mário SoaresMário SoaresMário 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:...
(2nd time) - 1978-1978, Victor de Sá Machado
- 1978-1978, Carlos Correia Gago
- 1978-1978, José Medeiros Ferreira (2nd time)
- 1978-1980, João Carlos Lopes Cardoso
- 1980-1981, Diogo Freitas do AmaralDiogo Freitas do AmaralDiogo 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...
(1st time) - 1981-1982, André Gonçalves Pereira
- 1982-1983, Vasco Futscher Pereira
- 1983-1985, Jaime GamaJaime GamaJaime José de Matos da Gama, GCC, GCIH, GCL, GCMG , is a Portuguese politician.-Background:...
(1st time) - 1985-1987, Pedro Pires de Miranda
- 1987-1992, João de Deus PinheiroJoão de Deus PinheiroFor the city of João Pinheiro in the state of Minas Gerais see João PinheiroJoão de Deus Rogado Salvador Pinheiro, GCC, born 11 July 1945 in Lisbon, is a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party–People's Party coalition; part of the European...
- 1992-1995, José Manuel Durão BarrosoJosé Manuel Durão BarrosoJosé 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:...
- 1995-2002, Jaime GamaJaime GamaJaime José de Matos da Gama, GCC, GCIH, GCL, GCMG , is a Portuguese politician.-Background:...
(2nd time) - 2002-2003, António Martins da Cruz
- 2003-2004, Teresa Patrício de GouveiaTeresa Patrício de GouveiaMaria Teresa Pinto Basto Patrício de Gouveia, GCIH , is a Portuguese Politician.-Background:She is a daughter of Afonso Patrício de Gouveia and wife Maria Madalena d'Orey Ferreira Pinto Basto , from a Family of the high Bourgeoisie and some Nobility and of more or less distant English, German,...
- 2004-2005, António Monteiro
- 2005-2006, Diogo Freitas do AmaralDiogo Freitas do AmaralDiogo 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...
(2nd time) - 2006-2011, Luís AmadoLuís AmadoLuís Filipe Marques Amado was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal in the government led by the Socialist Party. Before replacing Diogo Freitas do Amaral as Minister of Foreign Affairs on 30 June 2006, Amado was the Minister of Defence...
, Paulo PortasPaulo PortasPaulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas , commonly known just by Paulo Portas , is a Portuguese politician, party leader of the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party , a member of the Portuguese Parliament and former Portuguese minister of State, National Defense and Sea Affairs.In 2011, after he...