Council of MinistersGovernment

The Council of Ministers (Conselho de Ministros) is the collegiate executive body of the Government of Portugal, comprising the Prime Minister and ministers. It is responsible for defining general national policy, approving government legislative decrees and bills to submit to parliament, and overseeing state administration. Historically established in 1834 following the Liberal Wars under the Constitutional Monarchy, its modern democratic role and executive authority were formally cemented by the 1976 Portuguese Constitution.