Ministry of the Internal Administration

The Prime Minister holds the powers granted by the Portuguese Constitution and the law, and the powers delegated by the Council of Ministers. Constitutionally, the Prime Minister is tasked with heading the Government’s general policy, coordinating and guiding all of the Ministers’ action, and heading the Government’s functioning and its general relations with other State bodies. The Prime Minister also heads the country’s European policy, guiding the Portuguese action in the EU’s institutions, coordinating the definition of national positions on EU policies, and formulates and conducts the Public Administration modernisation and digital transition policies.