Prime Minister (Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro; ) is the current title of the head of government of Portugal.
Duties
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.
Appointment
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.
List of prime ministers
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
Living former prime ministers
As of , there are seven living former prime ministers of Portugal, as seen below.
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.