Portuguese Council of State
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The Council of State (Conselho de Estado, pron. IPA: [kõ'seʎu] or [kõ'sɐʎu dɨ (ɨ)ʃ'tadu) is an organ established by the Constitution of Portugal to advise the President of the Republic of Portugal in the exercise of many of his discretionary, reserve powers. The constitution states that it must be summoned by the President in case he decides to dissolve the Assembly of the Republic, declare war or peace, or in case a government steps down.
[edit] Composition
- President of the Portuguese Republic
- President of the Assembly of the Republic (Parliament)
- Prime Minister
- President of the Constitutional Court
- Provedor de Justiça (Justice Provider AKA Ombudsman)
- President of the Regional Government of Azores
- President of the Regional Government of Madeira
- Former elected Presidents of the Portuguese Republic
- Five members designated by the President of the Republic (Usually prominent figures such as the President of the Bank of Portugal)
- Five members elected by the Assembly of the Republic (Usually one from every party with parliamentary representation)
- Secretary of the Council of State
[edit] Current Composition
From March 2006
| Category | Member |
| President of the Portuguese Republic | Aníbal António Cavaco Silva |
| President of the Assembly of the Republic | Jaime José Matos da Gama |
| Prime Minister | José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa |
| President of the Constitutional Court | Artur Joaquim de Faria Maurício |
| Justice Provider | Henrique Alberto Freitas do Nascimento Rodrigues |
| President of the Regional Government of Azores | Carlos Manuel Martins do Vale César |
| President of the Regional Government of Madeira | Alberto João Cardoso Gonçalves Jardim |
| Former elected President of the Portuguese Republic | António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes |
| Former elected President of the Portuguese Republic | Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares |
| Former elected Presidents of the Portuguese Republic | Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio |
| Designated by the President of the Republic | Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa |
| Designated by the President of the Republic | Maria Manuela Dias Ferreira Leite |
| Designated by the President of the Republic | João Lobo Antunes |
| Designated by the President of the Republic | Manuel Joaquim Dias Loureiro |
| Designated by the President of the Republic | Miguel Anacoreta Correia |
| Elected by the Assembly of the Republic | António de Almeida Santos |
| Elected by the Assembly of the Republic | Luís Manuel Gonçalves Marques Mendes |
| Elected by the Assembly of the Republic | Manuel Alegre de Melo Duarte |
| Elected by the Assembly of the Republic | Jorge Paulo Sacadura Almeida Coelho |
| Elected by the Assembly of the Republic | Francisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão |
