Portuguese Council of State

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The Council of State (Portuguese: Conselho de Estado, pronounced [kõˈseʎu] or [kõˈsɐʎu dɨ (ɨ)ʃˈtadu]) 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, or 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 2010

Category	Member
President of the Portuguese Republic	Aníbal António Cavaco Silva
President of the Assembly of the Republic	Jaime José de Matos da Gama
Prime Minister	José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa
President of the Constitutional Court	Rui Manuel Gens de Moura Ramos
Provider of Justice (Onbudsman)	Alfredo José de Sousa
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 Leonor Couceiro Pizarro Beleza de Mendonça Tavares
Designated by the President of the Republic	João Lobo Antunes
Designated by the President of the Republic	Pedro Miguel da Conceição Agostinho
Designated by the President of the Republic	Vítor Bento
Elected by the Assembly of the Republic	António de Almeida Santos
Elected by the Assembly of the Republic	António d' Orey Capucho
Elected by the Assembly of the Republic	Manuel Alegre de Melo Duarte
Elected by the Assembly of the Republic	José Joaquim Gomes Canotilho
Elected by the Assembly of the Republic	Francisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão