The XXIV Government took office

The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, inaugurated the XXIV Constitutional Government, led by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, in a ceremony that took place at the Ajuda National Palace, in Lisbon.

In addition to the Prime Minister, the 17 Government ministers also took office:

• Paulo Rangel, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs;

• Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, Minister of State and Finance;

• António Leitão Amaro, Minister of the Presidency;

• Manuel Castro Almeida, Deputy Minister of Territorial Cohesion;

• Pedro Duarte, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs;

• Nuno Melo, Minister of National Defense;

• Rita Júdice, Minister of Justice;

• Margarida Blasco, Minister of Internal Administration;

• Fernando Alexandre, Minister of Education, Science and Innovation;

• Ana Paula Martins, Minister of Health;

• Miguel Pinto Luz, Minister of Infrastructure and Housing;

• Pedro Reis, Minister of Economy;

• Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho, Minister of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security:

• Maria da Graça Carvalho, Minister of Environment and Energy;

• Margarida Balseiro Lopes, Minister of Youth and Modernization;

• José Manuel Fernandes, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries;

• Dalila Rodrigues, Minister of Culture.

The Government will now present its program to the Assembly of the Republic.