Portugal’s new government, which will take office next week, will be the first in the country’s history with more women than men as ministers.
Of the 17 portfolios of the new administration, 9 will be headed by women.
It will also be the first time that Portugal will have a woman at the head of the Ministry of Defence. The mission will be in charge of sociologist Helena Carreiras, university professor and current president of the National Defense Institute.
The current Minister of the Presidency, Mariana Vieira da Silva, remained in office and was promoted to number two in the government.
The names were confirmed on Wednesday night (23) by the Prime Minister, António Costa.
Re-elected with an unexpected absolute majority in early elections in January, the socialist premier promoted a sweeping reshuffle in the cabinet.
There are at least two ministries and 12 secretariats of state.
The complete list of ministers has already been accepted by the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa:
Prime Minister: António LuÃs Santos Da Costa
Minister of the Presidency: Mariana Guimarães Vieira Da Silva
Minister of Foreign Affairs: João Titterington Gomes Cravinho
Minister of National Defence: Maria Helena Chaves Carreiras
Minister of Internal Administration: José LuÃs Pereira Carneiro
Minister of Justice: Catarina Teresa Rola Sarmento E Castro
Minister of Finance: Fernando Medina Maciel Almeida Correia
Deputy Minister and Parliamentary Affairs: Ana Catarina Veiga Dos Santos Mendonça Mendes
Minister of Economy and Sea: António José Da Costa Silva
Minister of Culture: Pedro Adão E Silva Cardoso Pereira
Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education: Elvira Maria Correia Fortunato
Minister of Education: João Miguel Marques Da Costa
Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security: Ana Manuel Jerónimo Lopes Correia Mendes Godinho
Minister of Health: Marta Alexandra Fartura Braga Temido De Almeida Simões
Minister of Environment and Climate Action: José Duarte Piteira Rica Silvestre Cordeiro
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing: Pedro Nuno De Oliveira Santos
