Cabinet of Belmonte

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The Cabinet of Belmonte (Luzelese: Gabinete Ministerial de Belmonte), officially the Council of Ministers of the Belmontese Republic (Luzelese: Conselho de Ministros da República Belmontesa), is the collegial decision-making body of the Belmontese Government, being presided by the premier who draws its members from the National Congress. The cabinet forms, alongside the offices of premier and president, the executive branch of the Belmontese Government.

Functions

According to the Constitution, the Cabinet is the official executive collective decision-making body of Belmonte under a primus inter pares system, however, ever since the late-20th century, the officer of premier has total preeminence over the cabinet, having total control of their ministers and agenda.

Cabinet

Current cabinet

Party key Social Democratic Party
Democratic People's Union
Green Party
Independent
Ministry Incumbent Term
Premier Rita Maurino 05 May, 2015 – present
Secretary of Finances and the Treasury Sérgio Precea 23 July, 2017 – present
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Mauro Pezzi 21 October, 2021 – present
Secretary of Justice and Public Security Patrício Buarque 23 July, 2017 – present
Secretary of Defence Henrique Menzi 08 August, 2018 – present
Secretary of Education Catarina Barbalho 05 May, 2015 – present
Secretary of Health Ricardo Tavares 03 April, 2016 – present
Secretary of Science Suzana Bittencourt 27 May, 2018 – present
Secretary of Technology Clarisse de Pádua 05 May, 2020 – present
Secretary of Sports Lúcia Machado 05 May, 2015 – present
Secretary of Culture Bruno Costa 05 May, 2015 – present
Secretary of Environmental Affairs Amélia Bastos 05 May, 2020 – present
Secretary of Agriculture Amélia de Castro 05 May, 2020 – present
Secretary of Citizenship, Women and Human Rights Maria Santana 04 August, 2018 – present
Secretary of Pensions and Social Care Antônio Mendes 05 May, 2015 – present
Secretary of Labour Zacarias Cruz 23 March, 2019 – present
Secretary of Tourism João Borges 05 May, 2015 – present
Secretary of Infrastructure and Energy Lourenço Pontes 05 May, 2020 – present
Secretary of Waters and Ports Tasso Cardoso 11 May, 2017 – present

Shadow cabinet

Although not being an official institution, it's a political convention that the biggest opposition party establish a shadow cabinet formed by party spokespersons that cover certain government areas, with the first party to do so being the URN during its wilderness years. Over time, third parties also started to form their cabinets, becoming a common practice since then.

See also