Prime Minister of Portugal

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government office head of government role

The Prime Minister of Portugal is the head of the Portuguese government, responsible for leading the executive branch, setting policy direction, and coordinating the work of ministers.

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government office → head of government role →
appliesToJurisdiction	Portuguese Republic →
appointedBy	President of Portugal →
country	Portugal →
eligibleVoters	Members of the Assembly of the Republic →
hasPart	Ministers of Portugal → Secretaries of State of Portugal →
headOf	Government of Portugal →
inception	1911 →
isPositionHeldBy	António Costa →
jurisdiction	Portuguese government →
legalBasis	Constitution of the Portuguese Republic →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Lisbon →
memberOf	Council of Ministers of Portugal → European Council →
nativeLabel	Primeiro-Ministro da República Portuguesa → Primeiro-Ministro de Portugal →
nominatedBy	President of Portugal →
officeCreated	1911 →
officeHolder	António Costa →
officeHolderTitle	Prime Minister →
officeType	political office →
partOf	Executive branch of Portugal →
precededBy	President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal →
replaces	President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal →
reportsTo	Assembly of the Republic → President of Portugal →
residence	São Bento Mansion →
residenceType	official residence →
responsibility	coordinating the work of ministers → ensuring implementation of laws → leading the executive branch of Portugal → overseeing public administration → presiding over the Council of Ministers → proposing appointment of ministers to the President → representing the Government before the Assembly of the Republic → setting government policy direction →
seat	São Bento Palace →
selectionMethod	appointment following legislative elections → based on parliamentary majority →
styleOfAddress	Her Excellency → His Excellency →
symbol	Coat of arms of Portugal → Flag of Portugal →
termLength	no fixed term → while commanding confidence of Assembly of the Republic →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
António Costa → José Sócrates → Marcelo Caetano ("President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal") → Marcelo Caetano →	positionHeld
President of Portugal → President of the Republic (Portugal) →	appoints
Constitution of 1933 ("President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal") → Portugal →	headOfGovernment
Prime Minister of Portugal ("Primeiro-Ministro de Portugal") → Prime Minister of Portugal ("Primeiro-Ministro da República Portuguesa") →	nativeLabel
Secretaries of State of Portugal →	accountableTo
Secretaries of State of Portugal →	appointedBy
Secretaries of State of Portugal →	canBeDismissedBy
Ministers of Portugal →	canBeRemovedBy
Ministry of National Defence of Portugal →	coordinatesWith
Constitution of 1933 ("President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal") →	establishedOffice
Ministers of Portugal →	headedBy
Portuguese Third Republic →	headOfGovernmentRole
Conference of Heads of State and Government of the CPLP →	meetsWith
Secretaries of State of Portugal →	nominatedBy
Leader of the Opposition (Portugal) →	opposesOffice
Prime Minister of Portugal ("President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal") →	precededBy
President of the Assembly of the Republic →	relatedOffice
Prime Minister of Portugal ("President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal") →	replaces
Ministers of Portugal →	subordinateTo