There are 13 new faces within the ministries announced this week by the government of Luís Montenegro. But there are also changes within secretariats.
With the stir in ministries, also some secretaries of state have changed folder. But there is even a new ministry, which presupposes new faces in the secretariats.
This is the case of the newly created Ministry of State Reform, which will have two new names, and one of them can be a well-known face for those who know the Google Portugal: Bernardo Correia was so far the company’s vice president, as the observer points out. The other name is Paulo Magro da Luz, former counselor of Carlos Coins.
Na Justice There was also a mess: Maria Clara Figueiredo and Maria José Barros, Gonçalo Viegas Pires and Ana Luísa Machado. And at Health Cristina Vaz Tomé is leaving, for the entry of Francisco Rocha Gonçalves, with experience in managing an EPE (public business entity).
In the Ministry of Presidencytwo of the guys are also new: João Valle and Azevedo, which belongs to the paintings of Banco de Portugal but was suspended when Mario Centeno discovered collaborated with the PSD in 2023; and Tiago Macieirinha, who was chief of staff of the Minister of Presidency, António Leitão Amaro.
In defense, debut Nuno Pinheiro Torreswhich is not yet a beginner: he had taken over in past governments the functions of Director General of Defense Policy at the Ministry of National Defense.
Nos Foreign business, Emídio Sousa arrives from another totally different area: the State Secretariat of the Environment. Ana Isabel Xavier was, in turn, Secretary of State for National Defense.
To the Internal administration, enters as reinforcement (joins the names that were already there) Rui Novo Rocha, one of the vice presidents of the PSD.
In the folder that mixes Culture, Sport and Youththe State Secretariat of Higher Education is the care of Claudia Sarrico. In innovation, Ana Paiva is replaced by Helena Cannon.
New face is also the former Ovar-author Salvador Malheiro, Figure already known on the PSD that joins the State Department of Fisheries and the Sea. He was vice president of Rui Rio and was on the list of deputies.
In the list below are the 43 secretaries of state, with the new names highlighted to bold.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Paulo Rangel Pasta)
- Secretary of State for European Affairs: Inês Domingos
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation: Ana Isabel Xavier
- Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities: Emídio Sousa
Ministry of Finance (Joaquim Miranda Sarmento)
- Secretary of State and Budget: José Maria Brandão de Brito
- Secretary of State for Tax Affairs: Claudia Reis Duarte
- Secretary of State for Treasury and Finance: João Silva Lopes
- Secretary of State for Public Administration: Marisa Garrido
Ministry of Presidency (António Leitão Amaro)
- Deputy Secretary of State for Presidency and Immigration: Rui Armindo Freitas
- Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers: Tiago Macierinha
- Secretary of State for Presidency: João Valle and Azevedo
Ministry of Economy and Territorial Cohesion (Manuel Castro Almeida)
- Secretary of State for Economy: João Rui Ferreira
- Secretary of State for Planning and Regional Development: Hélder Reis
- Secretary of State for Local Administration and Territory Planning: Silvério Regalado
- Secretary of State for Tourism, Commerce and Services: Pedro Machado
Ministry of State Reform (Gonçalo Matias)
- Secretary of State for Scanning: Bernardo Correia
- Secretary of State for Simplification: Paulo Magro da Luz
Ministry of National Defense (Nuno Melo)
- Deputy Secretary of State and National Defense: Álvaro Castelo Branco
- Deputy Secretary of State for National Defense Policy: Nuno Pinheiro Torres
Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing (Miguel Pinto Luz)
- Secretary of State for Infrastructure: Hugo Espírito Santo
- Secretary of State for Mobility: Cristina Pinto Dias
- Secretary of State for Housing: Patrícia Machado Santos
Ministry of Justice (Rita Alarcão Judice)
- Secretary of Assistant State and Justice: Gonçalo Pires
- Secretary of State for Justice: Ana Luísa Machado
Ministry of Internal Affairs (Maria Lúcia Amaral)
- Deputy Secretary of State for Internal Affairs: Paulo Simões Ribeiro
- Secretary of State for Internal Affairs: Telmo Correia
- Secretary of State for Civil Protection: Rui Novo Rocha
Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation (Fernando Alexandre)
- Secretary of Assistant State and Education: Alexandre Homem Cristo
- Secretary of State for School Administration: Maria Luísa Oliveira
- Secretary of State for Science and Innovation: Helena Cannon
- Secretary of State for Higher Education: Cláudia Sarrico
Ministry of Health (Ana Paula Martins)
- Secretary of State for Health: Ana Povo
- Secretary of State for Health Management: Francisco Gonçalves
Ministry of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security (Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho)
- Secretary of State for Social Security: Susana Lima
- Secretary of State for Social Action and Inclusion: Clara Marques Mendes
- Secretary of State for Labor: Andriano Rafael Moreira
Ministry of Environment and Energy (Maria da Graça Carvalho)
- Secretary of State for the Environment: João Manuel Esteves
- Secretary of State for Energy: Jean Barroca
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (Margarida Balseiro Lopes)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Youth and Equality: Carla Rodrigues
- Secretary of State for Culture: Alberto Santos
- Secretary of State for Sport: Pedro Dias
Ministry of Agriculture and Sea (José Manuel Fernandes)
- Secretary of State for Fisheries and Sea: Salvador Malheiro
- Secretary of State for Agriculture: João Moura
- Secretary of State for Forests: Rui Ladeira
