The Ministry of Economy and Territorial Cohesion () is a Portuguese government ministry. It was created in 2025 by the XXV Constitutional Government as a merger of the Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Territorial Cohesion.
It is responsible for overseeing and executing public policies related to economic activities (namely commerce, tourism, services and industry) and spatial planning.
History In Portugal, the first ministry specifically dedicated to managing economic affairs was the Ministry of Public Works, Commerce and Industry, created in 1852 by decree of Queen Maria II. From the 1910s onwards, matters relating to the various sectors of the economy were successively separated and brought together in different ministries.
Throughout the years, the Ministry has changed names and functions various times.
Timeline
1852 - Creation of the Ministry of Public Works, Commerce and Industry (MoPWCI), responsible for the trade, industry and agriculture sectors, as well as public works, transport and communications. 1910 - Following the 5 October Revolution, the MoPWCI is renamed to "Ministry of Development", retaining the same powers. 1917 - The MoD was renamed to "Ministry of Commerce", with the agricultural sector passing to the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. 1918 - The MoC was renamed to "Ministry of Commerce and Communications". 1932 - The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture is created, as a result of the merger of the Ministries of Commerce and Communications and Agriculture. 1933 - The MoCIA is divided into the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Agriculture. 1940 - The Ministries of Commerce and Industry and Agriculture are again merged into the Ministry of Economy, marking the first appearance of the designation. 1958 - The Secretariats of State for Trade, Industry and Agriculture are created and integrated into the ministry. May 1974 - Following the Carnation Revolution, the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Finance are merged into the Ministry of Economic Coordination. June 1974 - The merger is undone and the MoEC stops existing. The Ministry of the Navy is also dissolved, with the fisheries sector coming under the Ministry of Economy. 1975 - The MoE is divided into the Ministries of Foreign Trade, Domestic Trade, Agriculture and Fisheries and Industry and Technology. 1976 - The Ministries of Domestic Trade and Foreign Trade are merged into the Ministry of Trade and Tourism. 1979 - The Ministry of Industry and Technology is transformed into the Ministry of Industry. 1980 - The MoI is renamed to the "Ministry of Industry and Energy". 1981 - The Ministries of Trade and Tourism and Agriculture and Fisheries are merged into the Ministry of Agriculture, Trade and Fisheries. 1983 - The MoATF is split into the Ministries of Trade and Tourism and Agriculture, Forestry and Food, with the fisheries sector being transferred to the Ministry of the Sea. 1995 - The Ministries of Trade and Tourism and Industry and Energy are merged into the Ministry of Economy. 2004 - The Ministry of Economic Activities and Labour is created from the merger of the MoE and the labour section of the Ministry of Social Security and Labour. The tourism sector is transferred to the new Ministry of Tourism. 2005 - The MoEAL and MoT are merged into the Ministry of Economy and Innovation. 2009 - The MEI is renamed to "Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Development". 2011 - The MEID is integrated into the Ministry of Economy and Employment. 2013 - The Ministry of Economy is re-established, with the employment portfolio being transferred to the Ministry of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security. 2019 - The MoE is integrated into the Ministry of Economy and Digital Transition. 2022 - The structure of the MoE is integrated into the new Ministry of Economy and the Sea. 2024 - The MoES is once again renamed to "Ministry of Economy". 2025 - The MoE is merged with the Ministry of Territorial Cohesion, creating the Ministry of Economy and Territorial Cohesion.
List of Ministers (since 1974) Colour key #PortraitNameTook officeLeft officePartyPrime Minister1Vasco Vieira de Almeida(b. 1932)16 May 197417 July 1974Ind.Adelino da Palma Carlos2Emílio Rui Vilar(b. 1939)17 July 197426 March 1975Ind.Vasco Gonçalves3Mário Murteira(1933–2013)26 March 197519 September 1975Ind.4Joaquim Magalhães MotaAs Minister of Internal Commerce.(1935–2007)19 September 197523 July 1976PPDJosé Pinheiro de AzevedoJorge CampinosAs Minister of External Commerce.(1937–1993)PS5António Barreto(b. 1942)23 July 197625 March 1977PSMário Soares6Carlos Mota Pinto(1936–1985)25 March 197730 January 1978Ind.7Basílio Horta(b. 1943)30 January 197829 August 1978CDS8Pedro Pires de Miranda(1928–2015)29 August 197822 November 1978Ind.Alfredo Nobre da Costa9Abel Repolho Correia(1926–1994)22 November 19781 August 1979Ind.Carlos Mota Pinto10Acácio Pereira Magro(1932–2018)1 August 19793 January 1980Ind.Maria Lourdes Pintasilgo11Basílio Horta(b. 1943)3 January 19809 January 1981CDSFrancisco Sá CarneiroDiogo Freitas do Amaral12Alexandre Vaz Pinto(b. 1939)9 January 19814 September 1981PSDFrancisco Pinto Balsemão13Basílio Horta(b. 1943)4 September 19819 June 1983CDS14Álvaro Barreto(1936–2020)9 June 198317 October 1984PSDMário Soares15Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral(b. 1945)17 October 19846 November 1985PSD16Fernando Santos Martins(1930–2006)6 November 198517 August 1987PSDAníbal Cavaco Silva17Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral(b. 1945)17 August 198724 April 1990PSD18Fernando Faria de Oliveira(b. 1941)24 April 199028 October 1995PSD19Daniel Bessa(b. 1948)28 October 199527 March 1996PSAntónio Guterres20Augusto Mateus(b. 1950)27 March 199625 November 1997Ind.21Joaquim Pina Moura(1952–2020)25 November 199714 September 2000PS22Mário Cristina de Sousa(b. 1946)14 September 20003 July 2001Ind.23Luís Braga da Cruz(b. 1942)3 July 20016 April 2002PS24Carlos Tavares(b. 1953)6 April 200217 July 2004PSDJosé Manuel Durão Barroso25Álvaro Barreto(1936–2020)17 July 200412 March 2005PSDPedro Santana Lopes26Manuel Pinho(b. 1954)12 March 20056 July 2009Ind.José Sócrates27Fernando Teixeira dos Santos(b. 1951)6 July 200926 October 2009Ind.28José António Vieira da Silva(b. 1953)26 October 200921 June 2011PS29Álvaro Santos Pereira(b. 1972)21 June 201124 July 2013Ind.Pedro Passos Coelho30António Pires de Lima(b. 1962)24 July 201330 October 2015CDS31Miguel Morais Leitão(b. 1964)30 October 201526 November 2015CDS32Manuel Caldeira Cabral(b. 1968)26 November 201515 October 2018Ind.António Costa33Pedro Siza Vieira(b. 1964)15 October 201830 March 2022Ind.34António Costa e Silva(b. 1952)30 March 20222 April 2024Ind.35Pedro Reis(b. 1967)2 April 20245 June 2025PSDLuís Montenegro36Manuel Castro Almeida(b. 1957)5 June 2025IncumbentPSD
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