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Ministry of the Environment (Portugal)
Government ministry of Portugal
Government ministry of Portugal
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ministry of the Environment and Energy |
| native_name | Ministério do Ambiente e Energia |
| type | Ministry |
| seal | Coat of arms of Portugal.svg |
| jurisdiction | Government of Portugal |
| minister1_name | Graça Carvalho |
| minister1_pfo | Minister of the Environment and Energy |
| website |
The Ministry of the Environment and Energy () is a Portuguese government ministry. The Ministry was formed in 2013 by narrowing the scope of the Ministry of Agriculture.
The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) is a public institute that operates within the scope of the Ministry and works on environmental policy.
Name changes
From 2013 - 2018, the department was entitled Minister of the Environment, Territorial Planning and Energy, it was then renamed to the Ministry of Environment and Energy Transition. In 2023 the ministry was renamed from Ministry of Environment and Climate Action to the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
Leadership
From its founding in 2013 until 2015, Jorge Moreira da Silva was the Minister of the Environment, Territorial Planning and Energy. João Pedro Matos Fernandes served as minister from 2015 to 2022. Duarte Cordeiro was minister from March 2022 to April 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.portugal.gov.pt/en/gc23/ministries/environment-and-climate-action |title= Duarte Cordeiro: Minister of Environment and Climate Action |website=portugal.gov.pt
Controversies
The Ministry of Environment was the site of raids during the probe into corruption on the part of then Prime Minister Antonio Costa. Costa's premiership stands accused of corruption and malfeasance regarding various deals for lithium mines, a hydrogen production plant, and a data center. President of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) Nuno Lacasta was one of the suspects on warrants related to the probe.
In 2024, Lisbon climate activists occupied the Ministry of Environment, attaching themselves to railings and blocking access to workers. Their demands included the cessation of fossil fuel use by 2030.
List of Ministers
| Colour key |
|---|
| (for political parties) |
| # | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Prime Minister | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel da Rocha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1913–1981) | 15 May 1974 | 17 July 1974 | Independent (politician)}}" | Ind. | Independent (politician)}}" | Adelino da Palma Carlos | |||||||||||||||||||||
| José Augusto Fernandes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (?–?) | 17 July 1974 | 8 August 1975 | Independent (politician)}}" | Ind. | Independent (politician)}}" | Vasco Gonçalves | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Henrique Oliveira e Sá | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1919–2020) | 8 August 1975 | 19 September 1975 | Independent (politician)}}" | Ind. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vacant office | 19 September 1975 | 5 January 1990 | Independent (politician)}}" | José Pinheiro de Azevedo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socialist Party (Portugal)}}" | Mário Soares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Alfredo Nobre da Costa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Carlos Mota Pinto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" | Francisco Sá Carneiro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CDS – People's Party}}" | Diogo Freitas do Amaral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" | Francisco Pinto Balsemão | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socialist Party (Portugal)}}" | Mário Soares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" | Aníbal Cavaco Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fernando Real | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1923–2006) | 5 January 1990 | 24 April 1991 | Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" | PSD | Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carlos Borrego | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1948) | 24 April 1991 | 11 June 1993 | Independent (politician)}}" | Ind. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Teresa Gouveia na Exponor.JPG | 80x80px]] | Teresa Patrício de Gouveia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1946) | 11 June 1993 | 28 October 1995 | Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" | PSD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Elisa Ferreira.jpg | 80x80px]] | Elisa Ferreira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1955) | 28 October 1995 | 25 October 1999 | Socialist Party (Portugal)}}" | PS | Socialist Party (Portugal)}}" | António Guterres | |||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:José Sócrates 2006 (cropped).jpg | 77x77px]] | José Sócrates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1957) | 25 October 1999 | 6 April 2002 | Socialist Party (Portugal)}}" | PS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Isaltino Morais, Agência Lusa (cropped).png | 75x75px]] | Isaltino Morais | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1949) | 6 April 2002 | 5 April 2003 | Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" | PSD | Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" | José Durão Barroso | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amílcar Theias | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1946) | 5 April 2003 | 21 May 2004 | Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" | PSD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arlindo da Cunha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1950) | 21 May 2004 | 17 June 2004 | Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" | PSD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luís Nobre Guedes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1955) | 17 June 2004 | 12 March 2005 | CDS – People's Party}}" | CDS–PP | Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" | Pedro Santana Lopes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:FranciscoNunesCorreia.png | 80x80px]] | Francisco Nunes Correia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1951) | 12 March 2005 | 26 October 2009 | Socialist Party (Portugal)}}" | PS | Socialist Party (Portugal)}}" | José Sócrates | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dulce Pássaro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1953) | 26 October 2009 | 21 June 2011 | Socialist Party (Portugal)}}" | PS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Assunção Cristas em Óbidos 2015 (passport ratio).png | 77x77px]] | Assunção Cristas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1974) | 21 June 2011 | 24 June 2013 | CDS – People's Party}}" | CDS–PP | Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" | Pedro Passos Coelho | |||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Jorge Moreira da Silva - World Water Congress, Lisbon, 21 September 2014.png | 67x67px]] | Jorge Moreira da Silva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1971) | 24 June 2013 | 26 November 2015 | Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" | PSD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:João Pedro Matos Fernandes 2019.jpg | 77x77px]] | João Pedro Matos Fernandes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1967) | 26 November 2015 | 30 March 2022 | Socialist Party (Portugal)}}" | PS | Socialist Party (Portugal)}}" | António Costa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Duarte Cordeiro 2022.png | 77x77px]] | Duarte Cordeiro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1979) | 30 March 2022 | 2 April 2024 | Socialist Party (Portugal)}}" | PS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:European Portrait - Graça Carvalho (cropped).jpg | 77x77px]] | Maria da Graça Carvalho | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1955) | 2 April 2024 | present | Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" | PSD | Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" | Luís Montenegro |
References
References
- Santos, Bruno G.. (3 April 2024). "New Government for Portugal".
- (23 July 2013). "Portugal president approves reshuffle, ending government rift".
- "About Us".
- "João Pedro Matos Fernandes".
- Moutinho, Vera. (22 April 2024). "Far right’s rise in Portugal could threaten ambitious climate action".
- Associate Press. (7 November 2023). "Portuguese police arrest prime minister’s chief of staff in widespread corruption probe".
- Todorovic, Igor. (December 8, 2023). "Portuguese Prime Minister Costa steps down amid lithium, hydrogen corruption scandal".
- Donn, Natasha. "Climate Activists occupy Ministry of Environment".
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