XXII Constitutional Government of Portugal

XXII Constitutional Government of Portugal
*XXII Governo Constitucional de Portugal*
XXII Constitutional Government of Portugal ; XXII Governo Constitucional de Portugal
; Cabinet of Portugal
	Prime Minister António Costa
Date formed	26 October 2019
Date dissolved	30 March 2022 (2 years, 5 months and 4 days)
People and organisations
President of the Republic	Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Prime Minister	António Costa
No. of ministers	19
Member party	Socialist Party (PS)
Status in legislature	Minority
Opposition parties	Social Democratic Party (PSD); Left Bloc (BE); Portuguese Communist Party (PCP); CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP); People–Animals–Nature (PAN); Ecologist Party "The Greens" (PEV); Chega (CH); Liberal Initiative (IL); LIVRE (L);
History
Elections	2019 Portuguese legislative election ; (6 October 2019)
Legislature term	14th Legislature
Predecessor	XXI Constitutional Government
Successor	XXIII Constitutional Government

The XXII Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: XXII Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the 22nd government of the Third Portuguese Republic, under the current Constitution. It was established on 26 October 2019 as a Socialist Party (PS) minority government, led by Prime Minister António Costa, and ended on 30 March 2022.

Party breakdown

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers by the end of the government's time in office: (Prime Minister not included)

Socialist Party	10
Independents	9

Composition

The government was composed of the Prime Minister and 19 ministries comprising ministers, secretaries and under-secretaries of state.^[1]

Ministry	Name			Start of term	End of term
Prime Minister		António Costa	PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of State for the Economy and the Digital Transition		Pedro Siza Vieira	PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of State and Foreign Affairs		Augusto Santos Silva	PS	26 October 2019	28 March 2022
Minister of State and Foreign Affairs	Prime Minister António Costa served as interim minister between 28 and 30 March 2022.^[2]
Minister of State for the Presidency		Mariana Vieira da Silva	PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of State for Finance		Mário Centeno	Independent	26 October 2019	15 June 2020
Minister of State for Finance		João Leão	Independent	15 June 2020	30 March 2022
Minister of National Defence		João Gomes Cravinho	Independent	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of Internal Administration		Eduardo Cabrita	PS	26 October 2019	4 December 2021
Minister of Internal Administration	Minister of Justice Francisca Van Dunem served as interim minister between 4 December 2021 and 30 March 2022.^[3]
Minister of Justice		Francisca Van Dunem	Independent	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister for Modernization of the State and Public Administration		Alexandra Leitão	PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister for Planning	Nelson de Souza		PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of Culture		Graça Fonseca	PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education		Manuel Heitor	Independent	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of Education		Tiago Brandão Rodrigues	Independent	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security		Ana Mendes Godinho	PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister for Health		Marta Temido	Independent	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister for the Environment and Climate Action		João Pedro Matos Fernandes	Independent	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister for Infrastructure and Housing		Pedro Nuno Santos	PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister for Territorial Cohesion		Ana Abrunhosa	Independent	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of Agriculture		Maria do Céu Antunes	PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022
Minister of Maritime Affairs		Ricardo Serrão Santos	PS	26 October 2019	30 March 2022