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Ministry of Territorial Cohesion

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Ministry of Territorial Cohesion
Ministério da Coesão Territorial
Ministry overview
Formed2019 (2019)
JurisdictionGovernment of Portugal
Minister responsible

The Ministry of Territorial Cohesion (Portuguese: Ministério da Coesão Territorial) is a Portuguese government ministry. The Ministry of Territorial Cohesion is responsible for a balanced regional development and for the reduction of regional economic disparities, as well as cooperating with the regional policy of the European Union.[1]

The Ministry was created in 2019, in António Costa's XXII Constitutional Government. In previous cabinets, the regional development sector was usually the responsibility of the Minister of the Presidency, of the Minister of Economy, or of the Minister of Environment.

The current Minister of Territorial Cohesion is Manuel Castro Almeida, since 2 April 2024.

References

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  1. ^ "Lei Orgânica do Governo: Decreto-Lei n.º 169-B/2019 de 3 de Dezembro". portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Government of Portugal. Retrieved 27 December 2020.