Prime Minister of Portugal

Prime Minister of the Portuguese Republic Primeiro-Ministro da República Portuguesa
Arms of the Portuguese Republic
Flag of the Prime Minister
Incumbent Luís Montenegro since 2 April 2024
Style	His Excellency[1]
Type	Executive
Member of	Council of State Council of Ministers European Council
Residence	São Bento Mansion
Seat	Lisbon, Portugal
Appointer	President of Portugal
Term length	Four years (Parliament can be dissolved sooner); No term limits.
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Third Republic
Inaugural holder	Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Marquess of Palmela
Formation	24 September 1834; 190 years ago (1834-09-24)
Salary	€70,023.52 (2015) (€5,001.68/month)[2]
Website	portugal.gov.pt

Prime Minister (Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro; pronounced: [pɾiˈmɐjɾu miˈniʃtɾu]) is the current title of the head of government of Portugal.

As head of government, the Prime Minister coordinates the actions of ministers, represents the Government of Portugal to the other bodies of state, is accountable to Parliament and keeps the President informed. The Prime Minister can hold the role of head of government with the portfolio of one or more ministries.

There is no limit to the number of terms a person can serve as Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of the Republic.

Portuguese prime ministers of the Third Portuguese Republic:

• 1st Mário Soares (two terms);
• 2nd Alfredo Nobre da Costa;
• 3rd Carlos Mota Pinto;
• 4th Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo;
• 5th Francisco de Sá Carneiro;
• (interim) Diogo Freitas do Amaral – Deputy Prime Minister;
• 6th Francisco Pinto Balsemão;
• 1st Mário Soares (third term);
• 7th Aníbal Cavaco Silva (three terms);
• 8th António Guterres (two terms);
• 9th José Manuel Barroso;
• 10th Pedro Santana Lopes;
• 11th José Sócrates (two terms);
• 12th Passos Coelho (two terms);
• 13th António Costa
• 14th Luís Montenegro

As of November 2024, there are eight living former prime ministers of Portugal, as seen below.

• 
  Francisco Pinto Balsemão
  served 1981–1983,
  born 1937 (age 87)
• 
  Aníbal Cavaco Silva
  served 1985–1995,
  born 1939 (age 85)
• 
  António Guterres
  served 1995–2002,
  born 1949 (age 75)
• 
  José Manuel Barroso
  served 2002–2004,
  born 1956 (age 68)
• 
  Pedro Santana Lopes
  served 2004–2005,
  born 1956 (age 68)
• 
  José Sócrates
  served 2005–2011,
  born 1957 (age 67)
• 
  Pedro Passos Coelho
  served 2011–2015,
  born 1964 (age 60)
• 
  António Costa
  served 2015–2024,
  born 1961 (age 63)

The most recent Prime Minister to die was Diogo Freitas do Amaral (served 4 December 1980 – 9 January 1981), on 3 October 2019, aged 78.

• Official Website of the Prime Minister of Portugal

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