Ministry of Culture (Portugal)

Ministry of Culture
Ministério da Cultura
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Portugal
HeadquartersPalace of Ajuda, Lisbon
Annual budget€245.5 million[1]
Minister responsible
Child Ministry
WebsiteOfficial Site

The Ministry of Culture (Portuguese: Ministério da Cultura) is a Portuguese government ministry, dedicated to the design, development, execution and assessment of the cultural national policy.[2] Its official address is the Palace of Ajuda in Lisbon. Since April 2, 2024, the current minister is Dalila Rodrigues.[3] As all other ministers, the Minister of Culture is part of the Council of Ministers.[4]

List of ministers

No. Name Term of office Prime Minister Party
1 Eduardo Silva Correia 16 May 1974 17 July 1974 62 days Adelino da Palma Carlos Independent
2 Vitorino Magalhães Godinho 17 July 1974 29 November 1974 135 days Vasco Gonçalves
3 Vasco Gonçalves 29 November 1974 4 December 1974 5 days
4 Manuel Rodrigues de Carvalho 4 December 1974 26 March 1975 112 days
5 José Emílio da Silva 26 March 1975 19 September 1975 177 days
Note: During the José Pinheiro de Azevedo and the first Mário Soares government, this Ministry was extinguished and its powers transferred to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. In the second government it is brought back as the Ministry of Education and Culture.
6 Mário Sottomayor Cardia 30 January 1978 29 August 1978 211 days Mário Soares Socialist Party
7 Carlos Lloyd Braga 29 August 1978 22 November 1978 85 days Alfredo Nobre da Costa Independent
Note: During the Carlos Mota Pinto government, this Ministry was extinguished and its powers transferred to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
8 Adérito Sedas Nunes 1 August 1979 3 January 1980 155 days Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo Independent
Note: During the Francisco Sá Carneiro government and the first Francisco Pinto Balsemão government, this Ministry was extinguished and its powers transferred to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
9 Francisco Lucas Pires 4 September 1981 9 June 1983 1 year, 278 days Francisco Pinto Balsemão Democratic and Social Center
10 António Coimbra Martins 9 June 1983 6 November 1985 2 years, 150 days Mário Soares Socialist Party
11 João de Deus Pinheiro 6 November 1985 17 August 1987 1 year, 284 days Aníbal Cavaco Silva Social Democratic Party
Note: During the last two Aníbal Cavaco Silva governments, this Ministry was extinguished and its powers transferred to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
12 Manuel Maria Carrilho 28 October 1995 12 July 2000 4 years, 259 days António Guterres Socialist Party
13 José Sasportes 12 July 2000 3 July 2001 355 days
14 Augusto Santos Silva 3 July 2001 6 April 2002 277 days
15 Pedro Roseta 6 April 2002 17 July 2004 2 years, 102 days José Manuel Barroso Social Democratic Party
16 Maria João Bustorff 17 July 2004 12 March 2005 238 days Pedro Santana Lopes
17 Isabel Pires de Lima 12 March 2005 30 January 2008 2 years, 325 days José Sócrates Independent
18 José António Pinto Ribeiro 30 January 2008 26 October 2009 1 year, 268 days Socialist Party
19 Gabriela Canavilhas 26 October 2009 21 June 2011 1 year, 206 days
Note: During the first Pedro Passos Coelho government, this ministry was extinguished and its powers transferred to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. In the second government, it is brought back as the Ministry of Culture, Equality and Citizenship.
20 Teresa Morais 30 October 2015 26 November 2015 27 days Pedro Passos Coelho Social Democratic Party
21 João Soares 26 November 2015 14 April 2016 140 days António Costa Socialist Party
22 Luís Filipe Castro Mendes 14 April 2016 15 October 2018 2 years, 184 days
23 Graça Fonseca 15 October 2018 30 March 2022 3 years, 166 days
24 Pedro Adão e Silva 30 March 2022 2 April 2024 2 years, 3 days
25 Dalila Rodrigues 2 April 2024 Incumbent 237 days Luís Montenegro Independent

References

  1. ^ "OE 2008: Orçamento do Ministério da Cultura cresce 9,2%". Diário Digital (in Portuguese). 2007-10-12.
  2. ^ "Governo de Portugal". www.portugal.gov.pt. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  3. ^ "Governo de Portugal". www.portugal.gov.pt. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  4. ^ "Como é composto e como funciona o Conselho de Ministros?". Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-16.


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