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Portugal

Portuguese Republic

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Head of state
António José SeguroPresident
Head of government
Luís MontenegroPrime Minister
System
Semi-presidential republicCapital: Lisbon
UN e-government rank
49 of 193EGDI 2024

Portugal is a semi-presidential republic[1]. The head of state is President António José Seguro[3][4]. The government is led by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, in office since 5 Jun 2025[3][5]. Govpedia records 17 members of its cabinet.

At a glance[2]

Capital
Lisbon
Region
Southern Europe
Area
92,090 km²
Language
Portuguese
Currency
Euro (€)
People
Portuguese
Borders
Spain
Calling code
+351
Internet domain
.pt

Leadership

Who leads the state

Executive

XXV Constitutional Government

0 of 17 verified on official pages

Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.

Digital government

Digital government, measured

UN E-Government Development Index[6]

2024

0.842rank 49 of 193

  • Online services0.788
  • Human capital0.839
  • Telecom infrastructure0.898

Record of changes

Timeline

  1. 9 Mar 2026

    António José Seguro is sworn in as President, succeeding Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.[4]

    Sourced

Evidence

Sources

How Govpedia verifies
  1. [1]
    List of countries by system of government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)

    Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026

  3. [3]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
  5. [5]
    XXV Constitutional Government of Portugal

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  6. [6]
    UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data

    United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026