There is no limit to the number of mandates as Prime Minister. He is appointed by the President of the Republic, after the legislative elections and after an audience with every leader of a party represented at the Assembly. It is usual for the leader of the party most voted in the elections to be named Prime Minister.
The numbering of the Prime Ministers starts with the first President of the Council of Ministers of the constitutional monarchy. A second column is added after the establishment of the Republic, numbering the Prime Ministers from there to the present day. Another column is added for the numbering inside the four regimes: First Republic, Ditadura Nacional, Estado Novo and Third Republic, with a fourth column in the Estado Novo to mark the numbering of Prime Ministers since the 1926 revolution and since the formation of the Estado Novo.
| #
|
| Took office
| Left office
| Party
|
| Constitutional Monarchy – Second Liberalism (1834-1910)
|
| 1
| Image:Pedro de Sousa Holstein.jpg
| Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Marquess of Palmela
| September 24, 1834
| May 4, 1835
| Chartist/"Chamorro"
|
| 2
| Image:2 Conde de Linhares.jpg
| Vitório Maria Francisco de Sousa Coutinho Teixeira de Andrade Barbosa, Count of Linhares
| May 4, 1835
| May 27, 1835
| "Chamorro"
|
| 3
| Image:Duque de Saldanha.jpg
| João Carlos Gregório Domingos Vicente Francisco de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, Marquess of Saldanha
| May 27, 1835
| November 18, 1835
| Independent
|
| 4
| Image:José Jorge Loureiro.jpg
| José Jorge Loureiro
| November 18, 1835
| April 20, 1836
| Independent
|
| 5
| Image:Duque da Terceira.jpg
| António José de Sousa Manoel de Menezes Severim de Noronha, Duke of Terceira and Marquess of Vila Flor
| April 20, 1836
| September 10, 1836
| "Chamorro"
|
| 6
| Image:Conde de Lumiares.jpg
| José Manuel da Cunha Faro Menezes Portugal Gama Carneiro e Sousa, Count of Lumiares
| September 10, 1836
| November 4, 1836
| Septemberist
|
| 7
| Image:Marquês de Valença.jpg
| José Bernardino de Portugal e Castro, Marquess of Valença and Count of Vimioso
| November 4, 1836
| November 5, 1836
| Independent
|
| 8
| Image:Sa da Bandeira.jpg
| Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, Viscount of Sá da Bandeira
| November 5, 1836
| June 1, 1837
| Septemberist
|
| 9
| Image:António Dias de Oliveira.jpg
| António Dias de Oliveira
| June 1, 1837
| August 2, 1837
| Septemberist
|
| 10
| Image:Sa da Bandeira.jpg
| Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, Viscount of Sá da Bandeira
| August 2, 1837
| April 18, 1839
| Septemberist
|
| 11
| Image:Barão de Ribeira de Sabrosa.jpg
| Rodrigo Pinto Pizarro de Almeida Carvalhais, Baron of Ribeira de Sabrosa
| April 18, 1839
| November 26, 1839
| Septemberist
|
| 12
| Image:GP Conde de pd-bonfim.jpg
| José Lúcio Travassos Valdez, Count of Bonfim
| November 26, 1839
| June 9, 1841
| Septemberist
|
| 13
| Image:Joaquim António de Aguiar.jpg
| Joaquim António de Aguiar
| June 9, 1841
| February 7, 1842
| Septemberist
|
| 14
| Image:Pedro de Sousa Holstein.jpg
| Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Marquess of Palmela
| February 7, 1842
| February 9, 1842
| Independent
|
| 15
| Image:Duque da Terceira.jpg
| António José de Sousa Manoel de Menezes Severim de Noronha, Duke of Terceira
| February 9, 1842
| May 20, 1846
| Chartist
|
| 16
| Image:Pedro de Sousa Holstein.jpg
| Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Marquess of Palmela
| May 20, 1846
| October 6, 1846
| Chartist
|
| 17
| Image:Duque de Saldanha.jpg
| João Carlos Gregório Domingos Vicente Francisco de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, Marquess and Duke of Saldanha
| October 6, 1846
| June 18, 1849
| Chartist
|
| 18
| Image:Marquês de Tomar.jpg
| António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, Count of Tomar
| June 18, 1849
| April 26, 1851
| Chartist
|
| 19
| Image:Duque da Terceira.jpg
| António José de Sousa Manoel de Menezes Severim de Noronha, Duke of Terceira and Marquess of Vila Flor
| April 26, 1851
| May 1, 1851
| Regenerator
|
| 20
| Image:Duque de Saldanha.jpg
| João Carlos Gregório Domingos Vicente Francisco de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, Duke of Saldanha
| May 1, 1851
| June 6, 1856
| Regenerator
|
| 21
| Image:Duque de Loulé.jpg
| Nuno José Severo de Mendonça Rolim de Moura Barreto, Marquess of Loulé
| June 6, 1856
| March 16, 1859
| Historic
|
| 22
| Image:Duque da Terceira.jpg
| António José de Sousa Manoel de Menezes Severim de Noronha, Duke of Terceira and Marquess of Vila Flor
| March 16, 1859
| May 1, 1860
| Regenerator
|
| 23
| Image:Joaquim António de Aguiar.jpg
| Joaquim António de Aguiar
| May 1, 1860
| July 4, 1860
| Regenerator
|
| 24
| Image:Duque de Loulé.jpg
| Nuno José Severo de Mendonça Rolim de Moura Barreto, Duke of Loulé
| July 4, 1860
| April 17, 1865
| Historic
|
| 25
| Image:Sa da Bandeira.jpg
| Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, Marquess of Sá da Bandeira
| April 17, 1865
| September 4, 1865
| Reformist
|
| 26
| Image:Joaquim António de Aguiar.jpg
| Joaquim António de Aguiar
| September 4, 1865
| January 4, 1868
| Regenerator (together with the Historic Party)
|
| 27
| Image:Duque de Ávila.jpg
| António José de Ávila, Count of Ávila
| January 4, 1868
| July 22, 1868
| Independent
|
| 28
| Image:Sa da Bandeira.jpg
| Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, Marquess of Sá da Bandeira
| July 22, 1868
| August 11, 1869
| Reformist
|
| 29
| Image:Duque de Loulé.jpg
| Nuno José Severo de Mendonça Rolim de Moura Barreto, Duke of Loulé
| August 11, 1869
| May 19, 1870
| Historic
|
| 30
| Image:Duque de Saldanha.jpg
| João Carlos Gregório Domingos Vicente Francisco de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, Duke of Saldanha
| May 19, 1870
| August 29, 1870
| Regenerator
|
| 31
| Image:Sa da Bandeira.jpg
| Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, Marquess of Sá da Bandeira
| August 29, 1870
| October 29, 1870
| Reformist
|
| 32
| Image:Duque de Ávila.jpg
| António José de Ávila, Marquess of Ávila
| October 29, 1870
| September 13, 1871
| Reformist
|
| 33
| Image:Fontes Pereira de Melo.jpg
| António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo
| September 13, 1871
| March 6, 1877
| Regenerator
|
| 34
| Image:Duque de Ávila.jpg
| António José de Ávila, Marquess of Ávila
| March 6, 1877
| January 26, 1878
| Reformist
|
| 35
| Image:Fontes Pereira de Melo.jpg
| António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo
| January 26, 1878
| May 29, 1879
| Regenerator
|
| 36
| Image:Braamcamp.jpg
| Anselmo José Braamcamp de Almeida Castelo Branco
| May 29, 1879
| March 23, 1881
| Progressist
|
| 37
| Image:Rodrigues Sampaio.jpg
| António Rodrigues Sampaio
| March 23, 1881
| November 14, 1881
| Regenerator
|
| 38
| Image:Fontes Pereira de Melo.jpg
| António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo
| November 14, 1881
| February 16, 1886
| Regenerator
|
| 39
| Image:Luciano de Castro.jpg
| José Luciano de Castro Pereira Côrte-Real
| February 16, 1886
| January 14, 1890
| Progressist
|
| 40
| Image:Serpa Pimentel.jpg
| António de Serpa Pimentel
| January 14, 1890
| October 11, 1890
| Regenerator
|
| 41
| Image:João Crisóstomo.jpg
| João Crisóstomo de Abreu e Sousa
| October 11, 1890
| January 18, 1892
| Independent
|
| 42
| Image:José Dias Ferreira.jpg
| José Dias Ferreira
| January 18, 1892
| February 22, 1893
| Independent
|
| 43
| Image:Hintze Ribeiro.jpg
| Ernesto Rudolfo Hintze Ribeiro
| February 22, 1893
| February 5, 1897
| Regenerator
|
| 44
| Image:Luciano de Castro.jpg
| José Luciano de Castro Pereira Côrte-Real
| February 5, 1897
| July 26, 1900
| Progressist
|
| 45
| Image:Hintze Ribeiro.jpg
| Ernesto Rudolfo Hintze Ribeiro
| July 26, 1900
| October 20, 1904
| Regenerator
|
| 46
| Image:Luciano de Castro.jpg
| José Luciano de Castro Pereira Côrte-Real
| October 20, 1904
| March 19, 1906
| Progressist
|
| 47
| Image:Hintze Ribeiro.jpg
| Ernesto Rudolfo Hintze Ribeiro
| March 19, 1906
| May 19, 1906
| Regenerator
|
| 48
| Image:Joao franco.jpg
| João Ferreira Franco Pinto Castelo-Branco
| May 19, 1906
| February 4, 1908
| Liberal Regenerator
|
| 49
| Image:Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral.jpg
| Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral
| February 4, 1908
| December 26, 1908
| Independent
|
| 50
| Image:Campos Henriques.gif
| Artur Alberto de Campos Henriques
| December 26, 1908
| April 11, 1909
| Independent (Regenerator and Progessist)
|
| 51
| Image:Sousa Telles.jpg
| Sebastião Custódio de Sousa Teles
| April 11, 1909
| May 14, 1909
| Independent
|
| 52
| Image:Wenceslau Pereira de Lima.jpg
| Wenceslau de Sousa Pereira de Lima
| May 14, 1909
| December 22, 1909
| Independent
|
| 53
| Image:Veiga Beirão.gif
| Francisco António da Veiga Beirão
| December 22, 1909
| June 26, 1910
| Regenerator
|
| 54
| Image:Teixeira de Sousa.jpg
| António Teixeira de Sousa
| June 26, 1910
| October 5, 1910
| Regenerator
|
| #
| President of the Ministry
| Took office
| Left office
| Party
|
| First Republic (1910-1926)
|
| 55
| 1
| Image:Teofilo braga.jpg
| Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga
| October 5, 1910
| August 24, 1911
| Republican
|
| 56
| 2
| Image:Joao Pinheiro Chagas.jpg
| João Pinheiro Chagas
| September 4, 1911
| November 13, 1911
| Republican
|
| 57
| 3
| Image:Augusto de Vasconcelos.jpg
| Augusto César de Almeida de Vasconcelos Correia
| November 13, 1911
| June 16, 1912
| Republican
|
| 58
| 4
| Image:Duarte Leite.jpg
| Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva
| June 16, 1912
| January 9, 1913
| Republican
|
| 59
| 5
| Image:Afonso Costa.jpg
| Afonso Augusto da Costa
| January 9, 1913
| February 9, 1914
| Democratic
|
| 60
| 6
| Image:Bernardino Machado.jpg
| Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães
| February 9, 1914
| December 12, 1914
| Democratic
|
| 61
| 7
| Image:Vitor Hugo Azevedo Coutinho.jpg
| "Vítor Hugo" de Azevedo Coutinho
| December 12, 1914
| January 28, 1915
| Democratic
|
| 62
| 8
| Image:Pimenta de Castro.jpg
| Joaquim Pereira Pimenta de Castro
| January 28, 1915
| May 14, 1915
| Independent
|
| -
|
| Constitutional Junta composed of: José Norton de Matos António Maria da Silva José de Freitas Ribeiro Alfredo de Sá Cardoso Álvaro de Castro
| May 14, 1915
| May 15, 1915
| Independent
|
| -
| Image:Joao Pinheiro Chagas.jpg
| João Pinheiro Chagas (did not take office)
| May 15, 1915
| May 17, 1915
| Independent
|
| 63
| 9
| Image:No free image man (en).svg
| José Augusto Soares Ribeiro de Castro
| May 17, 1915
| November 29, 1915
| Democratic
|
| 64
| 10
| Image:Afonso Costa.jpg
| Afonso Augusto da Costa
| November 29, 1915
| March 16, 1916
| Democratic
|
| 65
| 11
| Image:Antonio Jose de Almeida.jpg
| António José de Almeida
| March 16, 1916
| April 25, 1917
| Sacred Union (Evolutionist Republican together with the Democrats)
|
| 66
| 12
| Image:Afonso Costa.jpg
| Afonso Augusto da Costa
| April 25, 1917
| October 7, 1917
| Democratic
|
| -
| -
| Image:Norton de Matos.jpg
| José Maria Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos (interim)
| October 7, 1917
| October 25, 1917
| Democratic
|
| -
| -
| Image:Afonso Costa.jpg
| Afonso Augusto da Costa
| October 25, 1917
| November 17, 1917
| Democratic
|
| -
| -
| Image:Norton de Matos.jpg
| José Maria Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos (interim)
| November 17, 1917
| December 8, 1917
| Democratic
|
| 67
| 13
| Image:President Paes of Portugal.jpg
| Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais
| December 8, 1917
| December 14, 1918
| National Republican
|
| 68
| 14
| Image:Canto e Castro.jpg
| João do Canto e Castro da Silva Antunes Júnior
| December 14, 1918
| December 23, 1918
| National Republican
|
| 69
| 15
| Image:João Tamagnini Barbosa.jpg
| João Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa
| December 23, 1918
| January 27, 1919
| National Republican
|
| 70
| 16
| Image:José Relvas.jpg
| José Maria Mascarenhas Relvas
| January 27, 1919
| March 30, 1919
| Independent
|
| 71
| 17
| Image:Domingos Leite Pereira.jpg
| Domingos Leite Pereira
| March 30, 1919
| June 30, 1919
| Independent
|
| 72
| 18
| Image:Alfredo de Sa Cardoso.jpg
| Alfredo Ernesto de Sá Cardoso
| June 30, 1919
| January 15, 1920
| Democratic
|
| -
| Image:Fernandes da Costa.jpg
| Francisco José Fernandes Costa (did not take office)
| January 15, 1920
| Liberal Republican
|
| -
| Image:Alfredo de Sa Cardoso.jpg
| Alfredo Ernesto de Sá Cardoso (reconducted)
| January 15, 1920
| January 21, 1920
| Democratic
|
| 73
| 19
| Image:Domingos Leite Pereira.jpg
| Domingos Leite Pereira
| January 21, 1920
| March 8, 1920
| Independent
|
| 74
| 20
| Image:Antonio Maria Baptista.jpg
| António Maria Baptista
| March 8, 1920
| June 6, 1920
| Democratic
|
| 75
| 21
| Image:No free image man (en).svg
| José Ramos Preto
| June 6, 1920
| June 26, 1920
| Democratic
|
| 76
| 22
| Image:Antonio Maria da Silva.jpg
| António Maria da Silva
| June 26, 1920
| July 19, 1920
| Democratic (together with the Socialists and Populars)
|
| 77
| 23
| Image:António Granjo.JPG
| António Joaquim Granjo
| July 19, 1920
| November 20, 1920
| Liberal Republican (together with the National Reconstitution Republicans)
|
| 78
| 24
| Image:Alvaro Xavier de Castro.jpg
| Álvaro Xavier de Castro
| November 20, 1920
| November 30, 1920
| National Reconstitution Republican (together with the Democratics and Populars)
|
| 79
| 25
| Image:Liberato Pinto.jpg
| Liberato Damião Ribeiro Pinto
| November 30, 1920
| March 2, 1921
| Democratic (together with National Reconstitution Republicans and Populars)
|
| 80
| 26
| Image:Bernardino Machado.jpg
| Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães
| March 2, 1921
| May 23, 1921
| Democratic (together with National Reconstitution Republicans and Populars)
|
| 81
| 27
| Image:Tomé José de Barros Queirós.jpg
| Tomé José de Barros Queirós
| May 23, 1921
| August 30, 1921
| Liberal Republican
|
| 82
| 28
| Image:António Granjo.JPG
| António Joaquim Granjo
| August 30, 1921
| October 19, 1921
| Liberal Republican
|
| 83
| 29
| Image:Antonio Maria Coelho.jpg
| António Manuel Maria Coelho
| October 19, 1921
| November 5, 1921
| Independent
|
| 84
| 30
| Image:Maia Pinto.jpg
| Carlos Henrique da Silva Maia Pinto
| November 5, 1921
| December 16, 1921
| Independent
|
| 85
| 31
| Image:Francisco Cunha Leal.jpg
| Francisco Pinto da Cunha Leal
| December 16, 1921
| February 7, 1922
| Independent
|
| 86
| 32
| Image:Antonio Maria da Silva.jpg
| António Maria da Silva
| February 7, 1922
| November 15, 1923
| Democratic
|
| 87
| 33
| Image:Ginestal Machado.jpg
| António Ginestal Machado
| November 15, 1923
| December 18, 1923
| Nationalist Republican
|
| 88
| 34
| Image:Alvaro Xavier de Castro.jpg
| Álvaro Xavier de Castro
| December 18, 1923
| July 7, 1924
| Nationalist Republican (together with the Democratics)
|
| 89
| 35
| Image:Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar.jpg
| Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar
| July 7, 1924
| November 22, 1924
| Democratic
|
| 90
| 36
| Image:José Domingues dos Santos.jpg
| José Domingues dos Santos
| November 22, 1924
| February 15, 1925
| Democratic Leftwing Republican
|
| 91
| 37
| Image:Vitorino Maximo de Carvalho Guimaraes.jpg
| Vitorino Máximo de Carvalho Guimarães
| February 15, 1925
| July 1, 1925
| Democratic
|
| 92
| 38
| Image:Antonio Maria da Silva.jpg
| António Maria da Silva
| July 1, 1925
| August 1, 1925
| Democratic
|
| 93
| 39
| Image:Domingos Leite Pereira.jpg
| Domingos Leite Pereira
| August 1, 1925
| December 18, 1925
| Democratic
|
| 94
| 40
| Image:Antonio Maria da Silva.jpg
| António Maria da Silva
| December 18, 1925
| May 30, 1926
| Democratic
|
| #
| Prime Minister
| Took office
| Left office
| Party
|
| Third Republic (1974-Present)
|
| -
|
| National Salvation Junta composed of: António de Spínola Francisco da Costa Gomes Jaime Silvério Marques Diogo Neto Carlos Galvão de Melo José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo António Rosa Coutinho
| April 25, 1974
| May 16, 1974
| None
|
| 103
| 49
| 1
| Image:Palma Carlos.jpg
| Adelino da Palma Carlos
| May 16, 1974
| July 18, 1974
| Independent
|
| 104
| 50
| 2
| Image:Vasco Gonçalves.gif
| Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves
| July 18, 1974
| September 19, 1975
| Independent (with Communist inclination)
|
| 105
| 51
| 3
| Image:Pinheiro de Azevedo.jpg
| José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo
| September 19, 1975
| June 23, 1976
| Independent
|
| 106
| 52
| 4
| Image:Vasco de Almeida e Costa.jpg
| Vasco Fernando Leote de Almeida e Costa (interim[1])
| June 23, 1976
| July 23, 1976
| Independent
|
| 107
| 53
| 5
| Image:Mário Soares em Brasília 1988.jpg
| Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares
| July 23, 1976
| August 28, 1978
| Socialist (since 23 January 1987 together with the Democratic and Social Centre)
|
| 108
| 54
| 6
| Image:Nobre da Costa.gif
| Alfredo Jorge Nobre da Costa
| August 28, 1978
| November 22, 1978
| Independent (presidential nomination)
|
| 109
| 55
| 7
| Image:Mota Pinto.gif
| Carlos Alberto da Mota Pinto
| November 22, 1978
| August 1, 1979
| Independent (presidential nomination) (Social Democratic)
|
| 110
| 56
| 8
| Image:Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo.jpg
| Maria de Lourdes Ruivo da Silva de Matos Pintasilgo
| August 1, 1979
| January 3, 1980
| Independent (presidential nomination) (later, Socialist)
|
| 111
| 57
| 9
| Image:Sa Carneiro.jpg
| Francisco Manuel Lumbrales de Sá Carneiro
| January 3, 1980
| December 4, 1980
| Democratic Alliance (Social Democratic)
|
| 112
| 58
| 10
| Image:Freitas do Amaral.gif
| Diogo Pinto de Freitas do Amaral (interim)
| December 4, 1980
| January 9, 1981
| Democratic Alliance (Democratic and Social Centre)
|
| 113
| 59
| 11
| Image:Pinto Balsemao.jpg
| Francisco José Pereira Pinto de Balsemão
| January 9, 1981
| June 9, 1983
| Democratic Alliance (Social Democratic)
|
| 114
| 60
| 12
| Image:Mário Soares em Brasília 1988.jpg
| Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares
| June 9, 1983
| November 6, 1985
| Socialist (together with the Social Democratic Party)
|
| 115
| 61
| 13
| Image:Cavaco Silva 10nov2007.jpg
| Aníbal António Cavaco Silva
| November 6, 1985
| October 28, 1995
| Social Democratic
|
| 116
| 62
| 14
| Image:António Guterres.jpg
| António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres
| October 28, 1995
| April 6, 2002
| Socialist
|
| 117
| 63
| 15
| Image:Jose Manuel BarrosoCROPPED.jpg
| José Manuel Durão Barroso
| April 6, 2002
| July 17, 2004
| Social Democratic (together with the People's Party)
|
| 118
| 64
| 16
| Image:Pedro Santana Lopes.jpg
| Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes
| July 17, 2004
| March 12, 2005
| Social Democratic (together with the People's Party)
|
| 119
| 65
| 17
| Image:Josesocrates09082006.jpg
| José Sócrates de Carvalho Pinto de Sousa
| March 12, 2005
| Present
| Socialist
|
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