Minister of Foreign Affairs (Portugal)
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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 Arms of the Portuguese Republic | |
 Portuguese Ministerial Standard | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | Minister (informal) His Excellency (formal, diplomatic) |
| Member of | Cabinet Council of Ministers Council of the EU |
| Reports to | Prime Minister |
| Seat | Necessidades Palace, Estrela, Lisbon |
| Appointer | President of the Republic on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Precursor | Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs and War |
| Formation | 12 June 1822 |
| Website | www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc22/area-de-governo/negocios-estrangeiros |
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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 Rangel.
The following is a list of office holders since 1936:[1]
Ministers of Foreign Affairs[edit]
- 1936–1947: António de Oliveira Salazar
- 1947–1950: José Caeiro da Mata
- 1950–1956: Paulo Cunha (1st time)
- 1956–1957: Marcelo Caetano (1st time)
- 1957: Paulo Cunha (2nd time)
- 1957: Marcelo Caetano (2nd time)
- 1957–1958: Paulo Cunha (3rd time)
- 1958–1961: Marcello Mathias
- 1961–1969: Alberto Franco Nogueira
- 1969–1970: Marcelo Caetano (3rd time)
- 1970–1974: Rui Patrício
- 1974–1975: Mário Soares (1st time), 1st after the Carnation Revolution
- 1975: Ernesto Melo Antunes (1st time)
- 1975: Mário Ruivo
- 1975–1976: Ernesto Melo Antunes (2nd time)
- 1976–1977: José Medeiros Ferreira (1st time)
- 1977–1978: Mário Soares (2nd time)
- 1978: Victor de Sá Machado
- 1978: Carlos Correia Gago
- 1978: José Medeiros Ferreira (2nd time)
- 1978–1980: João Carlos Lopes Cardoso
- 1980–1981: Diogo Freitas do Amaral (1st time)
- 1981–1982: André Gonçalves Pereira
- 1982–1983: Vasco Futscher Pereira
- 1983–1985: Jaime Gama (1st time)
- 1985–1987: Pedro Pires de Miranda
- 1987–1992: João de Deus Pinheiro
- 1992–1995: José Manuel Durão Barroso
- 1995–2002: Jaime Gama (2nd time)
- 2002–2003: António Martins da Cruz
- 2003–2004: Teresa Patrício de Gouveia
- 2004–2005: António Monteiro
- 2005–2006: Diogo Freitas do Amaral (2nd time)
- 2006–2011: Luís Amado
- 2011–2013: Paulo Portas
- 2013–2015: Rui Machete
- 2015–2022: Augusto Santos Silva
- 2022: António Costa
- 2022–2024: João Gomes Cravinho
- 2024–present: Paulo Rangel
References[edit]
- ^ "Portuguese ministries (Foreign affairs)". Rulers. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
External links[edit]
- Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in English and Portuguese)
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