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Prime Minister (Portuguese: ''primeiro-ministro'') is the current title of the head of government of Portugal. As head of government, the Prime Minister coordinates the action of ministers, representing the Government of Portugal from the other bodies of state, accountable to Parliament and keeps the President informed. The Prime Minister can accumulate the role of head of government with the portfolio of one or more ministries. There is no limit to the number of terms as Prime Minister. This is nominated by the President of the Republic after legislative elections, to elect members to the Parliament, after having heard the parties represented in the Parliament. Usually, the named is the leader of the winning party in the elections. == History == Since the Middle Ages, some officers of the Portuguese Crown gained precedence over the others, serving as a kind of prime ministers. Over time, the role of principal officer of the Crown was falling upon the ''chanceler-mor'' (Chancellor), the ''mordomo-mor'' (Mayor of the Palace) and the ''escrivão da puridade'' (King's private secretary). The first modern prime minister of Portugal was Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Marquess of Palmela, who was sworn in on 24 September 1834, as ''presidente do Conselho de Ministros'' (President of the Council of Ministers). In 1911, the official title of the prime minister became ''presidente do Ministério'' (president of the Ministry). In 1933, it became again ''presidente do Conselho de Ministros''. The present tile ''primeiro-ministro'' (Prime Minister), attributed to the head of the Government of Portugal, was officially established with the Constitution of 1976, due to the revolution of 25 April 1974 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prime Minister of Portugal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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