The Ministry of Finance, officially the Ministry of State and Finance, is a Portuguese government ministry.

History The Ministry of Finance has its origins on the Comptrollerships of the Exchequer (vedorias da Fazenda) created in the 14th century to run the State's financial affairs. After 1584, the comptrollerships are replaced by the Council of the Court of the Exchequer (Conselho do Tribunal da Fazenda). In 1761, the Royal Treasury (Erário Régio) is created, and it becomes the central department of State Finance.

The modern Ministry of Finance is created in 1788, then under the designation of Secretary of State for the Affairs of the Exchequer (Secretaria de Estado dos Negócios da Fazenda). In 1849, it turns into the Ministry of the Exchequer Affairs (Ministério dos Negócios da Fazenda), or simply Ministry of the Exchequer (Ministério da Fazenda).

In 1910, following the republican coup d'état, the department is renamed Ministry of Finance (Ministério das Finanças). Since then, the ministry has almost always kept that name, except for some brief periods in which it was called Ministry of Finance and Economic Coordination (Ministério das Finanças e da Coordenação Económica) in March–May 1974, Ministry of Economic Coordination (Ministério da Coordenação Económica) in May–June 1974, Ministry of Finance and Planning (Ministério das Finanças e do Plano) in 1980–1983, or Ministry of Finance and Public Administration (Ministério das Finanças e Administração Pública) in 2002–2005.

List of Ministers Colour key Regency of Pedro IV (1830–1834) #PortraitMinisterStart of TermEnd of term1 Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque(1792–1846) 15 March 1830 14 January 1831– António César de Vasconcelos Correia(interim)(1797–1865) 14 January 1831 2 July 18312 José António Ferreira Brak-Lamy(1780–1847) 2 July 1831 10 October 18313 José Dionísio da Serra(1772–1836) 10 October 1831 3 March 18324 Mouzinho da Silveira(1780–1849) 3 March 1832 3 December 18325 José da Silva Carvalho(interim until 12 January 1833)(1782–1856) 3 December 1832 24 September 1834

Constitutional Monarchy (1834–1910) #PortraitMinisterStart of TermEnd of term– José da Silva Carvalho(continuance)(1782–1856) 24 September 1834 27 May 18356 Francisco António de Campos Henriques(1780–1873) 27 May 1835 15 July 18357 José da Silva Carvalho(1782–1856) 15 July 1835 18 November 18358 Francisco António de Campos Henriques(1780–1873) 18 November 1835 6 April 18369 José Jorge Loureiro(interim)(1791–1860) 6 April 1836 20 April 183610 José da Silva Carvalho(1782–1856) 20 April 1836 10 September 183611 Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira(1795–1876) 10 September 1836 4 November 1836– Joaquim da Costa Bandeira,Viscount Porto Covo(not installed)(1796–1856) 4 November 1836 6 November 183612 Manuel da Silva Passos "Manuel"(interim)(1801–1862) 6 November 1836 1 June 183713João Gualberto de Oliveira(1788–1852)1 June 183717 April 183814Manuel António de Carvalho(interim)(1785–1858)17 April 183826 November 183915 Flórido Rodrigues Pereira Ferraz(1790–1862) 26 November 1839 28 January 184116 Manuel Gonçalves de Miranda(1780–1841) 28 January 1841 12 March 184117 João Gualberto de Oliveira,Barão do Tojal(1788–1852) 12 March 1841 9 June 184118 António José de Ávila(interim from 7 February 1842)(1807–1881) 9 June 1841 8 February 1842– Junta Provisória de GovernoAntónio Bernardo da Costa CabralAntónio Vicente de Queirós, Barão da Ponte de Santa MariaMarcelino Máximo de Azevedo e MeloAntónio Pereira dos Reis 8 February 1842 9 February 184219 José Jorge Loureiro(1791–1860) 9 February 1842 24 February 184220 João Gualberto de Oliveira,Barão do Tojal(1788–1852) 24 February 1842 20 May 184621 Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela(interim until 26 May)(1781–1850) 20 May 1846 19 July 184622 Júlio Gomes da Silva Sanches(1803–1866) 19 July 1846 6 October 184623 Marcelino Máximo de Azevedo e Melo,Viscount Oliveira do Douro(interim)(1794–1853) 6 October 1846 13 October 184624 José António de Sousa Azevedo,Viscount Algés(interim)(1796–1865) 13 October 1846 20 February 184725 João Gualberto de Oliveira,Count Tojal(1788–1852) 20 February 1847 22 August 184726 Marino Miguel Franzini(1779–1861) 22 August 1847 18 December 184727 Joaquim José Falcão(1796–1863) 18 December 1847 29 January 184928 António Roberto de Oliveira Lopes Branco(1808–1889) 29 January 1849 18 June 184929 António José de Ávila(1807–1881) 18 June 1849 1 May 185130 Marino Miguel Franzini(interim until 22 May)(1779–1861) 1 May 1851 5 August 185131 Francisco António Fernandes da Silva Ferrão(1798–1874) 5 August 1851 21 August 185132 António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo(interim until 4 March 1852)(1819–1887) 21 August 1851 8 November 1855– Frederico Guilherme da Silva Pereira(interim)(1806–1871) 8 November 1855 3 January 1856– António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo(continuance)(1819–1887) 3 January 1856 6 June 185633 José Jorge Loureiro(interim)(1791–1860) 6 June 1856 23 January 185734 Júlio Gomes da Silva Sanches(1803–1866) 23 January 1857 14 March 185735 António José de Ávila(1807–1881) 14 March 1857 16 March 185936 José Maria Caldeira do Casal Ribeiro(1825–1896) 16 March 1859 4 July 186037 António José de Ávila(1807–1881) 4 July 1860 21 February 186238 Joaquim Tomás Lobo de Ávila(1822–1901) 21 February 1862 5 March 186539 Matias de Carvalho e Vasconcelos(1832–1910) 5 March 1865 17 April 186540 António José de Ávila,Count Ávila(1807–1881) 17 April 1865 4 September 186541 António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo(1819–1887) 4 September 1865 4 January 186842 José Dias Ferreira(1837–1909) 4 January 1868 22 July 186843 Carlos Bento da Silva(1812–1891) 22 July 1868 18 November 1868– Sebastião Lopes de Calheiros e Meneses(interim)(1816–1899) 18 November 1868 9 December 1868– Carlos Bento da Silva(continuance)(1812–1891) 9 December 1868 17 December 186844 Sebastião Lopes de Calheiros e Meneses(interim)(1816–1899) 17 December 1868 27 December 186845 Francisco de Azeredo Teixeira de Aguilar,Count Samodães(1828–1918) 27 December 1868 2 August 186946 Augusto Saraiva de Carvalho(1839–1882) 2 August 1869 11 August 186947 Anselmo José Braamcamp de Almeida Castelo Branco(1817–1885) 11 August 1869 20 May 187048 João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha(interim)(1790–1876) 20 May 1870 26 May 187049 José Dias Ferreira(1837–1909) 26 May 1870 4 July 187050 António Joaquim Vieira de Magalhães,Count Magalhães(1822–1903) 4 July 1870 29 August 187051 António José de Ávila,Marquês de Ávila e Bolama(1807–1881) 29 August 1870 12 September 187052 Carlos Bento da Silva(interim until 29 October 1870)(1812–1891) 12 September 1870 13 September 187153 António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo(1819–1887) 13 September 1871 15 January 1872– António Cardoso Avelino(interim)(1822–1889) 15 January 1872 28 January 1872– António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo(1819–1887) 28 January 1872 11 October 187254 António de Serpa Pimentel(1825–1900) 11 October 1872 5 March 187755 Carlos Bento da Silva(1812–1891) 5 March 1877 10 September 187756 José Eduardo de Melo Gouveia(interim)(1815–1893) 10 September 1877 29 January 187857 António de Serpa Pimentel(1825–1900) 29 January 1878 1 June 187958 Henrique de Barros Gomes(1843–1898) 1 June 1879 25 March 188159 Lopo Vaz de Sampaio e Melo(1848–1892) 25 March 1881 31 August 1881– António José de Barros e Sá(interim)(1821–1903) 1 September 1881 3 October 1881– Lopo Vaz de Sampaio e Melo(continuance)(1848–1892) 3 October 1881 14 November 188160 António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo(1819–1887) 14 November 1881 21 May 1883– Júlio Marques de Vilhena(interim)(1845–1928) 21 May 1883 31 May 1883– António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo(1819–1887) 31 May 1883 24 October 188361 Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro(1849–1907) 24 October 1883 20 February 188662 Mariano Cirilo de Carvalho(1836–1905) 20 February 1886 23 February 188963 Henrique de Barros Gomes(1843–1898) 23 February 1889 9 November 188964 Augusto José da Cunha(1834–1919) 9 November 1889 14 January 189065 João Ferreira Franco Pinto Castelo Branco(1855–1929) 14 January 1890 13 October 189066 José Eduardo de Melo Gouveia(1815–1893) 13 October 1890 24 November 189067 Augusto José da Cunha(1834–1919) 24 November 1890 21 May 189168 Mariano Cirilo de Carvalho(1836–1905) 21 May 1891 23 May 1891– Alberto António de Morais Carvalho, filho(interim)(1853–1932) 23 May 1891 9 June 1891– Mariano Cirilo de Carvalho(1836–1905) 9 June 1891 17 January 189269 Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins(1845–1894) 17 January 1892 27 May 189270 José Dias Ferreira(1837–1909) 27 May 1892 9 November 1892– Pedro Vítor da Costa Sequeira(interim)(1846–1905) 9 November 1892 18 November 1892– José Dias Ferreira(1837–1909) 18 November 1892 22 February 189371 Augusto Maria Fuschini(1843–1911) 22 February 1893 20 December 189372 Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro(1849–1907) 20 December 1893 7 February 189773 Frederico Ressano Garcia(1847–1911) 7 February 1897 18 August 1898– António Eduardo Vilaça(interino)(1852–1914) 18 August 1898 4 September 189874 Manuel Afonso de Espregueira(1835–1917) 4 September 1898 25 June 190075 Anselmo José Franco de Assis de Andrade(1844–1928) 25 June 1900 30 November 190076 Fernando Matoso dos Santos(1849–1921) 30 November 1900 28 February 190377 António Teixeira de Sousa(1857–1917) 28 February 1903 26 March 190478 Rodrigo Afonso Pequito(1849–1931) 26 March 1904 20 October 190479 Manuel Afonso de Espregueira(1835–1917) 20 October 1904 27 December 190580 José Capelo Franco Frazão,Count Penha Garcia(1872–1940) 27 December 1905 20 March 190681 António Teixeira de Sousa(1857–1917) 20 March 1906 19 May 190682 Ernesto Driesel Schröeter(1850–1942) 19 May 1906 2 May 190783 Fernando Augusto de Miranda Martins de Carvalho(1872–1947) 2 May 1907 4 February 190884 Manuel Afonso de Espregueira(1835–1917) 4 February 1908 11 April 190985 João Soares Branco(1863–1927) 11 April 1909 14 de May 190986 Francisco de Paula de Azeredo Teixeira de Aguilar(1859–1940) 14 May 1909 22 December 190987 João Soares Branco(1863–1927) 22 December 1909 26 June 191088 Anselmo José Franco de Assis de Andrade(1844–1928) 26 June 1910 5 October 1910

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