XVII Constitutional Government of Portugal

The XVII Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: XVII Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the 17th government of the Third Portuguese Republic, under the Portuguese Constitution of 1976. It was in office from 12 March 2005 to 26 October 2009, and was formed by the members of the Socialist Party (PS). José Sócrates, leader of the PS, served as Prime Minister.

XVII Constitutional Government of Portugal
Cabinet of Portugal
Prime Minister José Sócrates
Date formed	12 March 2005 (2005-03-12)
Date dissolved	26 October 2009 (2009-10-26)
People and organisations
President of the Republic	Jorge Sampaio Anibal Cavaco Silva
Prime Minister	José Sócrates
Member parties	Socialist Party (PS)
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition parties	Social Democratic Party (PSD) Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) Left Bloc (BE) Ecologist Party "The Greens" (PEV)
History
Election(s)	2005 Portuguese legislative election (20 February 2005)
Predecessor	XVI Constitutional Government of Portugal
Successor	XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal

Composition

The government was composed of the Prime Minister and 16 ministries comprising ministers, secretaries and under-secretaries of state.

Ministers of the XVII Constitutional Government of Portugal

Office	Minister		Party		Start of term	End of term
Prime Minister		José Sócrates		PS	12 March 2005	26 October 2009
Minister of State and Internal Administration		António Costa		PS	12 March 2005	17 May 2007
Minister of State and Foreign Affairs		Diogo Freitas do Amaral		Independent	12 March 2005	3 July 2006
		Luís Amado		PS	3 July 2006	26 October 2009
Minister of State and Finance	Luís Campos e Cunha			Independent	12 March 2005	21 July 2005
		Fernando Teixeira dos Santos		Independent	21 July 2005	26 October 2009
Minister of Presidency		Pedro Silva Pereira		PS	12 March 2005	26 October 2009
Minister of National Defense		Luís Amado		PS	12 March 2005	3 July 2006
		Nuno Severiano Teixeira		Independent	3 July 2006	26 October 2009
Minister of Internal Administration	Rui Pereira			Independent	17 May 2007	26 October 2009
Minister of Justice	Alberto Costa			PS	12 March 2005	26 October 2009
Minister of the Environment, Territorial Planning and Regional Development	Francisco Nunes Correia			Independent	12 March 2005	26 October 2009
Minister of Economy and Innovation		Manuel Pinho		Independent	12 March 2005	6 July 2009
		Fernando Teixeira dos Santos		Independent	6 July 2009	26 October 2009
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries	Jaime Silva			Independent	12 March 2005	26 October 2009
Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Communications		Mário Lino		PS	12 March 2005	26 October 2009
Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity		José António Vieira da Silva		PS	12 March 2005	26 October 2009
Minister of Health	António Correia de Campos			PS	12 March 2005	30 January 2008
		Ana Jorge		Independent	30 January 2008	26 October 2009
Minister of Education		Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues		Independent	12 March 2005	26 October 2009
Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education		Mariano Gago		Independent	12 March 2005	26 October 2009
Minister of Culture	Isabel Pires de Lima			Independent	12 March 2005	30 January 2008
	José Pinto Ribeiro			Independent	30 January 2008	26 October 2009
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs		Augusto Santos Silva		PS	12 March 2005	26 October 2009