The chief of staff of the Portuguese Navy (, acronym: C.E.M.A.) is the head of the Portuguese Navy and of the Maritime Authority System. The CEMA depends on the minister of national defense in terms of resources, and on the Army chief of staff for preparation and deployment. The current chief is Admiral Jorge Nobre de Sousa, since 27 December 2024.
List of chiefs The following is a list of navy chiefs:
Second Portuguese Republic (1960–1974)
Name Term of office Minister Commander-in-Chief Took office Left office Time in office1Admiral José Guerreiro de Brito22 November 195528 October 1960Fernando Santos CostaJúlio Botelho MonizFrancisco Craveiro LopesAmérico Tomás2Admiral Joaquim Sousa Uva24 November 19608 January 1963Júlio Botelho MonizAntónio de Oliveira SalazarManuel Gomes de AraújoAmérico Tomás3Admiral Armando Roboredo e Silva9 January 196310 January 1970Manuel Gomes de AraújoAmérico Tomás4Admiral Fernando Ornelas e Vasconcelos11 January 197013 June 1973Américo Tomás5Admiral Eugénio Ferreira de Almeida14 June 197325 April 1974Américo Tomás
Post Carnation Revolution period (1974–present)
Name Term of office Minister Commander-in-Chief Took office Left office Time in office6Admiral José Pinheiro de Azevedo26 April 197428 November 1975Vítor AlvesAntónio de SpínolaFrancisco da Costa Gomes7Admiral Augusto Souto Silva Cruz29 November 19758 October 1978,José Baptista Pinheiro de AzevedoFrancisco da Costa GomesAntónio Ramalho Eanes8Admiral António Sousa Leitão9 October 197821 November 1987Adelino Amaro da CostaLuís de Azevedo CoutinhoDiogo Freitas do AmaralCarlos Mota PintoRui MacheteLeonardo Ribeiro de AlmeidaEurico de MeloAntónio Ramalho EanesMário Soares9Admiral 18 January 19883 March 1991Eurico de MeloFernando NogueiraMário Soares10Admiral 4 March 199121 February 1994Fernando NogueiraMário Soares11Admiral João Ribeiro Pacheco28 March 19941 April 1997Fernando NogueiraAntónio Figueiredo LopesAntónio VitorinoMário SoaresJorge Sampaio12Admiral 2 April 19972 April 2002António VitorinoJaime GamaJúlio Castro CaldasJorge Sampaio13Admiral 7 May 20024 November 2002Paulo PortasJorge Sampaio14Admiral Francisco Torres Vidal25 November 200224 November 2005Paulo PortasLuís AmadoJorge Sampaio15Admiral Fernando Melo Gomes28 November 200528 November 2010Luís AmadoNuno Severiano TeixeiraAugusto Santos SilvaJorge SampaioAníbal Cavaco Silva16Admiral José Carlos Saldanha Lopes30 November 201029 November 2013Augusto Santos SilvaJosé Pedro Aguiar-BrancoAníbal Cavaco Silva17Admiral Luís Macieira Fragoso9 December 20139 December 2016José Pedro Aguiar-BrancoJosé Alberto Azeredo LopesAníbal Cavaco SilvaMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa18AdmiralAntónio da Silva Ribeiro10 December 201628 February 2018José Alberto Azeredo LopesMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa19Admiral1 March 201827 December 2021José Alberto Azeredo LopesJoão Gomes CravinhoMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa 20AdmiralHenrique Gouveia e Melo27 December 202127 December 2024 João Gomes CravinhoHelena CarreirasNuno MeloMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa 21Admiral27 December 2024Incumbent Nuno MeloMarcelo Rebelo de SousaAntónio José Seguro
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