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Civil Government
In Portugal, the Civil Governments (, singular ') are the bodies of public administration that represent the Government of Portugal, central government at the Districts of Portugal, district level. Each Civil Government is headed by an ''administrative magistrate'' (delegate of the central government), the civil governor (, plural '), appointed by the Council of Ministers (Portugal), Council of Ministers, and under the remit of the Ministry of Internal Administration (Portugal), Ministry of Internal Administration. The role of Civil Governments has become smaller since their creation in 1835. At first, they had broad powers of representation of the central government and the responsibility to coordinate all state services within the district; currently, they serve as, in practice, local delegations of the Ministry of Internal Administration, charged with issuing passports, public safety, and electoral procedure. In 2011, Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho ''de facto'' abolished a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Portuguese District Governor
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Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it shares Portugal-Spain border, the longest uninterrupted border in the European Union; to the south and the west is the North Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and southwest lie the Macaronesia, Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, which are the two Autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous regions of Portugal. Lisbon is the Capital city, capital and List of largest cities in Portugal, largest city, followed by Porto, which is the only other Metropolitan areas in Portugal, metropolitan area. The western Iberian Peninsula has been continuously inhabited since Prehistoric Iberia, prehistoric times, with the earliest signs of Human settlement, settlement dating to 5500 BC. Celts, Celtic and List of the Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Portugal
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The main types of modern political systems recognized are democracies, totalitarian regimes, and, sitting between these two, authoritarian regimes with a variety of hybrid regimes. Modern classification systems also include monarchies as a standalone entity or as a hybrid system of the main three. Historically prevale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Portugal
The Districts of Portugal () are the most important first-level administrative subdivisions of continental Portugal. Currently, mainland Portugal is divided into 18 districts. As an administrative division, each district serves mainly as the area of jurisdiction of a Civil Government, civil governor, who acts as the local delegate of the Government of Portugal, Central Government of Portugal. Overview The Districts of Portugal were established by a royal decree of 18 July 1835. On the Portuguese mainland, they correspond to the current districts, with the exception of Setúbal District, which is the result of a split of Lisbon District in 1926. This decree did not affect the then extensive colonial empire. The 1976 Constitution of Portugal, Portuguese Constitution specifies that Portugal has only, as first-level divisions, the Autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous regions (Azores and Madeira) and the administrative divisions of Portugal, administrative regions (to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council Of Ministers (Portugal)
The Council of Ministers (, ) is a collegial executive body within the Government of Portugal. It is presided over by the Prime Minister, but the President of Portugal can take on this role at the Prime Minister's request. All senior ministers are members of the Council of Ministers, and when the prime minister finds it applicable, state secretaries can also attend its meetings. Functions The Council of Ministers discusses and approves bills to be submitted to the Assembly of the Republic and decrees and resolutions. Current Council of Ministers As of 5 June 2025, the Council of Ministers consisted of the following: The Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Tiago Meneses Moutinho Macierinha) also attends the meetings of the Council of Ministers, but without voting rights. Presidency of the Council of Ministers The Presidency of the Council of Ministers is the central department of the Government of Portugal whose mission is to provide sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Internal Administration (Portugal)
The Ministry of Internal Administration ( or ''MAI''), is the Portuguese government ministry responsible for public security, civil defense, electoral administration, road traffic safety, and immigration and refugee affairs. History The ministry was created in 1736 by King John V of Portugal as the Secretariat of State for the Interior Affairs of the Kingdom (''Secretaria de Estado dos Negócios Interiores do Reino''), later being known simply as the Ministry of the Kingdom (''Ministério do Reino''). In 1910, after the establishment of the Portuguese First Republic, the ministry was renamed Ministry of the Interior (''Ministério do Interior''). In 1974, after the Carnation Revolution, it was again renamed, becoming the Ministry of Internal Administration. References External links Interior Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Passos Coelho
Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho (; born 24 July 1964) is a Portuguese people, Portuguese politician and university guest lecturer who was the List of prime ministers of Portugal, 117th prime minister of Portugal, in office from 2011 to 2015. He was the leader of the Social Democratic Party (Portugal), Social Democratic Party (PSD) between 2010 and 2018. Passos Coelho started very early in politics and was the national leader of the youth branch of PSD. He led the ''XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal, XIX Governo Constitucional'' (19th Constitutional Government of Portugal) and the ''XX Constitutional Government of Portugal, XX Governo Constitucional'' (20th Constitutional Government of Portugal) as head of government from 21 June 2011 to 26 November 2015. His term in office oversaw the application of the European troika Economic Adjustment Programme for Portugal, bailout to Portugal (requested by the previous Prime Minister, José Sócrates of the Socialist Party (Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Câmara Municipal
Câmara (meaning " chamber") is a common surname in the Portuguese language. It may also refer to: People * António de Vasconcelos e Sousa Câmara Caminha Faro e Veiga, 8th Count of Calheta, 4th Marquis of Castelo Melhor and Constable of Portugal * D. João da Câmara, Portuguese writer * Eugênia Câmara, Portuguese actress * Gilberto Câmara, Brazilian computer scientist * Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop * Hélder Câmara (chess player), Brazilian chess master * Joana Tomásia da Câmara, 14th and last donatary captain of the island of São Miguel, Portugal * João Câmara, Brazilian painter * Ronald Câmara, Brazilian chess master * Sérgio Sette Câmara. Brazilian racing driver * José da Câmara Teles, 13th donatary captain of the island of São Miguel, Portugal * Luís Manuel da Câmara, 12th donatary captain of the island of São Miguel, Portugal Places * Câmara de Lobos, city and municipality in Madeira, Portugal * Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polícia De Segurança Pública
The Polícia de Segurança Pública MHTE (PSP; ''Public Security Police'') is the national civil police force of Portugal. Part of the Portuguese security forces, the mission of the PSP is to defend Republican democracy, safeguarding internal security and the rights of its citizens. Despite many other functions, the force is generally known for policing urban areas with uniformed police officers, while rural areas are normally policed by National Republican Guard (GNR), the country's national gendarmerie force. PSP is focused in preventive policing, only investigating minor crimes. Investigation of serious crimes falls under the Judicial Police responsibility, which is a separate agency. Since October 2023, the PSP is now in charge of controlling the Portuguese borders (alongside the GNR), with the dissolution of the Foreigners and Borders Service. History Like most of Europe, until the Middle Ages the defence of public order was the responsibility of local communities, und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Republican Guard (Portugal)
The National Republican Guard () or GNR is the national gendarmerie force of Portugal. Members of the GNR are military personnel, subject to military law and organisation, unlike the agents of the civilian Polícia de Segurança Pública, Public Security Police (PSP). The GNR is responsible for the preventive police and highway patrol in 94% of Portuguese territory. At national level, GNR also has duties of customs enforcement, coastal control, nature protection, search and rescue operations and state ceremonial guards of honor. Since the 2000s, the GNR has provided detachments for participation in international operations in Iraq, East Timor and other Theatre (military), theatres. As October 2023, the GNR is now partly in charge of controlling the Portuguese borders (alongside the PSP), with the dissolution of the SEF force. Strength The GNR deploys over 22.608 personnel over 90 percent of Portuguese territory. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitution Of Portugal
The present Constitution of Portugal - officially the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic - was adopted in 1976 after the Carnation Revolution. It was preceded by a number of constitutions including the first one created in 1822 (following the Liberal Revolution of 1820), 1826 (drawn up by King Dom Pedro IV), 1838 (after the Liberal Wars), 1911 (following the 5 October 1910 revolution), and 1933 (after the 28 May 1926 coup d'état). Constitution of 1976 The Constitution of 1976 was drafted by a Constituent Assembly that was elected on 25 April 1975, one year after the Carnation Revolution. It was largely drafted in 1975, then finished and officially promulgated in early 1976. Portugal's democratic future was still unclear at the time of the constitution's drafting. Even after a leftist coup had been put down in November 1975, it was not known if the armed forces would respect the assembly and allow work on the constitution to go forward. The '' Movimento das For� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
