Council of Ministers on proposal of the Prime Minister

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The Council of Ministers on proposal of the Prime Minister is the collective body of government ministers in Portugal whose composition is determined by the Prime Minister’s recommendations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive council
governmental body
adopts Government Program of Portugal
appointingAuthority President of Portugal
appointmentProcess members appointed by the President on proposal of the Prime Minister
branch executive branch of Portugal
chairedBy Prime Minister of Portugal
collectiveResponsibilityFor political direction of the country
compositionDeterminedBy Prime Minister of Portugal
constitutionalStatus supreme body of the Portuguese Government
country Portugal
decisionMakingMode collective responsibility
hasPower approve international agreements to be submitted for ratification
approve regulations necessary for execution of laws
issue decree‑laws within delegated legislative competence
submit bills to the Assembly of the Republic
headedBy Prime Minister of Portugal
includesMember Ministers of Portugal
surface form: Ministers of the Government of Portugal

Prime Minister of Portugal
jurisdiction Portugal
surface form: Portuguese Republic
language Portuguese
legalBasis 1976 Portuguese Constitution
surface form: Constitution of the Portuguese Republic
mayIncludeMember Secretaries of State of Portugal
meetsAt Lisbon
São Bento Palace
surface form: Palácio de São Bento
meetsFrequency usually weekly
nativeName Conselho de Ministros sob proposta do Primeiro‑Ministro
oversees implementation of government program
partOf Government of Portugal
reportsTo President of Portugal
responsibleTo Assembly of the Republic
role adopts government legislative proposals
approves decree‑laws
approves draft laws to be submitted to the Assembly of the Republic
approves major government decisions
approves major public policy programs
approves the state budget proposal
collective decision‑making body of the executive
coordinates overall government policy
directs the general policy of the country
ensures execution of laws
manages relations between the Government and the Assembly of the Republic
manages relations between the Government and the President of the Republic
subjectTo parliamentary scrutiny by the Assembly of the Republic
typeOfBody cabinet

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President of Portugal appoints Council of Ministers on proposal of the Prime Minister
President of the Republic appoints Council of Ministers on proposal of the Prime Minister
subject surface form: President of the Republic (Portugal)