# Ministry of Justice (Portugal)

The Ministry of Justice (Portuguese: Ministério da Justiça) is the Portuguese government ministry responsible for the administration of the judiciary system. It is headed by the Minister of Justice.
The Ministry of Justice should not be confused with the Public Ministry. This last one is not a Government ministry - despite the name - but the independent body of magistrates of the Judiciary charged with the public prosecution and the legal representation of the State before the courts.
Unlike usual in other countries, the Portuguese Minister of Justice does not have any kind of hierarchic authority over the public prosecutors.

## Roles

The roles of the Ministry of Justice include:
* to conceive, to conduct, to execute and to assess the policy of Justice defined by the Assembly of the Republic and by the Government;
* to assure the relationship of the Government with the courts, the Public Ministry, the Higher Council of Magistrates and the Higher Council of the Administrative and Tax Courts.

## History

The present Ministry of Justice was created in 1821 as the Secretariat of State of the Ecclesiastical and Justice Affairs (also referred as the Ministry of Ecclesiastical and Justice Affairs). In 1910, it became the Ministry of Justice and Cults and in 1940, it became the Ministry of Justice.

## Organization

The Ministry of Justice is headed by the minister, assisted by the Secretaries of State of Justice.
The following agencies are part of the Ministry of Justice:
* Directorate-General of the Policy of Justice
* Inspectorate-General of the Services of Justice
* Secretariat-General of the Ministry of Justice
* Judiciary Police
* Directorate-General of the Administration of Justice
* Directorate-General of the Probation and Prison Services
* Institute of Justice Equipment and Facilities Management
* Institute of Registries and Notary
* National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences
* Center of Judiciary Studies
* Crime Victims Protection Commission
* Insolvency Administrators Activity Control and Appreciation Commission

## List of ministers
### Regency of D. Pedro (1830-1834)

| # | Minister and Secretary of State for Ecclesiastical Affairs and Justice (Birth-Death) | Beginning of the mandate | End of mandate | Government |
| 1 | Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque (1792-1846) | March 15, 1830 | January 14, 1831 | Gov. Reg. |
| - | António César de Vasconcelos Correia (interim) (1797-1865) | January 14, 1831 | July 2, 1831 | Gov. Reg. |
| 2 | José António Ferreira Brak-Lamy (1780-1847) | July 2, 1831 | October 10, 1831 | Gov. Reg. |
| 3 | José Dionísio da Serra (1772-1836) | October 10, 1831 | March 3, 1832 | Gov. Reg. |
| 4 | José Xavier Mouzinho da Silveira (acting) (1780-1849) | March 3, 1832 | December 3, 1832 | Gov. Reg. |
| 5 | Joaquim António de Magalhães (1795-1848) | December 3, 1832 | April 21, 1833 | Gov. Reg. |
| 6 | José da Silva Carvalho (interim) (1782-1856) | April 21, 1833 | April 23, 1834 | Gov. Reg. |
| 7 | Joaquim António de Aguiar (1792-1884) | April 23, 1834 | September 24, 1834 | Gov. Reg. |

### Constitutional Monarchy (1830-1910)

| # | Minister and Secretary of State for Ecclesiastical Affairs and Justice (Birth-Death) | Beginning of the mandate | End of mandate | Government |
| 8 | António Barreto Ferraz de Vasconcelos (1789-1861) | September 24, 1834 | April 28, 1835 | I |
| 9 | Manuel Duarte Leitão (1787-1856) | April 28, 1835 | May 27, 1835 | I |
| 10 | Manuel António de Carvalho (1785-1858) | May 27, 1835 | July 15, 1835 | II |
| 11 | João de Sousa Pinto de Magalhães (1790-1865) | July 15, 1835 | November 18, 1835 | III |
| 12 | Manuel António Velez Caldeira de Pina Castelo Branco (1791-1868) | November 18, 1835 | April 20, 1836 | IV |
| 13 | Joaquim António de Aguiar (2nd time) (1792-1884) | April 20, 1836 | September 10, 1836 | V |
| 14 | António Manuel Lopes Vieira de Castro (1766-1842) | September 10, 1836 | November 4, 1836 | SAW |
| - | Francisco de Paula de Oliveira (not sworn in) (1768-1865) | November 4, 1836 | November 5, 1836 | GM |
| - | António Manuel Lopes Vieira de Castro (re-elected) (1766-1842) | November 5, 1836 | May 27, 1837 | VII |
| 15 | Manuel da Silva Passos "Manuel " (interim) (1801-1862) | May 27, 1837 | June 1, 1837 | VII |
| 16 | António Dias de Oliveira (acting) (1804-1863) | June 1, 1837 | August 10, 1837 | VIII |
| 17 | José Alexandre de Campos e Almeida (1794-1850) | August 10, 1837 | March 9, 1838 | IX |
| 18 | João Gualberto de Oliveira (acting) (1788-1852) | March 9, 1838 | March 22, 1838 | IX |
| 19 | Manuel Duarte Leitão (2nd time, acting) (1787-1856) | March 22, 1838 | August 22, 1838 | IX |
| 20 | António Fernandes Coelho (interim) (1807-1886) | August 22, 1838 | April 18, 1839 | IX |
| 21 | João Cardoso da Cunha Araújo and Castro Portocarrero (1792-1864) | April 18, 1839 | November 26, 1839 | X |
| 22 | António Bernardo da Costa Cabral (1803-1889) | November 26, 1839 | January 12, 1842 | XI |
| 22 | António Bernardo da Costa Cabral (1803-1889) | November 26, 1839 | January 12, 1842 | XII |
| 23 | Joaquim António de Aguiar (3rd time, interim) (1792-1884) | January 12, 1842 | February 7, 1842 | XII |
| 24 | Joaquim António de Magalhães (2nd time, acting) (1795-1848) | February 7, 1842 | February 8, 1842 | XIII (GE) |
| 25 | Joaquim Filipe de Soure (1805-1882) | February 8, 1842 | February 8, 1842 | | XIII (GE) |
| - | Provisional Government Board composed of: António Bernardo da Costa Cabral António Vicente de Queirós, Barão da Ponte de Santa Maria Marcelino Máximo de Azevedo and Melo António Pereira dos Reis | February 8, 1842 | February 9, 1842 | - |
| 26 | Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque (2nd time, acting) (1792-1846) | February 9, 1842 | February 20, 1842 | XIV |
| 27 | João Baptista Felgueiras (1787-1848) | February 20, 1842 | February 24, 1842 | XIV |
| 28 | António de Azevedo Melo e Carvalho (1795-1862) | February 24, 1842 | September 14, 1842 | XIV |
| 29 | José António de Sousa Azevedo, Viscount of Algés (1796-1865) | September 14, 1842 | June 27, 1844 | XIV |
| - | D. António José de Sousa Manuel de Meneses Severim de Noronha, Duque da Terceira and Count of Vila Flor (interim) (1792-1860) | June 27, 1844 | July 15, 1844 | XIV |
| 30 | António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, Count of Tomar (interim) (1803-1889) | July 15, 1844 | May 3, 1845 | XIV |
| 31 | José Bernardo da Silva Cabral (interim until July 24, 1845) (1801-1869) | May 3, 1845 | April 21, 1846 | XIV |
| - | António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, Count of Tomar (interim) (1803-1889) | April 21, 1846 | May 20, 1846 | XIV |
| 32 | D. Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Duke of Palmela (interim) (1781-1850) | May 20, 1846 | May 26, 1846 | XV |
| 33 | Joaquim Filipe de Soure (2nd time) (1805-1882) | May 26, 1846 | July 19, 1846 | XV |
| 34 | Joaquim António de Aguiar (4th time) (1792-1884) | July 19, 1846 | October 6, 1846 | XV |
| 35 | José Jacinto Valente Farinho (1792-1855) | October 6, 1846 | April 28, 1847 | XVI |
| 36 | Manuel Duarte Leitão (3rd time) (1787-1856) | April 28, 1847 | August 22, 1847 | XVI |
| 37 | Francisco António Fernandes da Silva Ferrão (1798-1874) | August 22, 1847 | December 18, 1847 | XVI |
| - | Bernardo Gorjão Henriques da Cunha Coimbra Botado e Serra (interim) (1786-1854) | December 18, 1847 | January 21, 1848 | XVII |
| 38 | Joaquim José de Queirós (1774-1850) | January 21, 1848 | February 21, 1848 | XVII |
| 39 | José Joaquim de Azevedo e Moura (1794-1876) | February 21, 1848 | March 29, 1848 | XVII |
| 40 | João Elias da Costa Faria e Silva (1788-1860) | March 29, 1848 | January 29, 1849 | XVII |
| 41 | José Marcelino de Sá Vargas (1802-1876) | January 29, 1849 | June 18, 1849 | XVII |
| 42 | Félix Pereira de Magalhães (1794-1878) | June 18, 1849 | May 1, 1851 | XVIII |
| 42 | Félix Pereira de Magalhães (1794-1878) | June 18, 1849 | May 1, 1851 | XIX |
| 43 | Marino Miguel Franzini (interim) (1779-1861) | May 1, 1851 | May 22, 1851 | XX |
| 44 | Joaquim Filipe de Soure (3rd time) (1805-1882) | May 22, 1851 | July 7, 1851 | XXI |
| - | Mr. António Bernardo da Fonseca Moniz (not sworn in) (1789-1859) | July 7, 1851 | March 4, 1852 | XXI |
| 45 | Rodrigo da Fonseca Magalhães (acting) (1787-1858) | July 7, 1851 | March 4, 1852 | XXI |
| 46 | António Luís de Seabra e Sousa (1798-1895) | March 4, 1852 | August 19, 1852 | XXI |
| 47 | Rodrigo da Fonseca Magalhães (2nd time, acting) (1787-1858) | August 19, 1852 | September 3, 1853 | XXI |
| 48 | Frederico Guilherme da Silva Pereira (1806-1871) | September 3, 1853 | June 6, 1856 | XXI |
| 49 | Elias da Cunha Pessoa (1801-1860) | June 6, 1856 | March 14, 1857 | XXII |
| 50 | Vicente Ferrer Neto Paiva (1798-1886) | March 14, 1857 | May 4, 1857 | XXII |
| 51 | António José de Ávila (acting) (1807-1881) | May 4, 1857 | December 7, 1857 | XXII |
| 52 | José Silvestre Ribeiro (1807-1891) | December 7, 1857 | March 31, 1858 | XXII |
| 53 | António José de Ávila (2nd time, acting) (1807-1881) | March 31, 1858 | March 16, 1859 | XXII |
| 54 | João Baptista da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Martens " Ferrão " (1824-1895) | March 16, 1859 | July 4, 1860 | XXIII |
| 54 | João Baptista da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Martens " Ferrão " (1824-1895) | March 16, 1859 | July 4, 1860 | XXIV |
| 55 | Alberto António de Morais Carvalho, father (1801-1878) | July 4, 1860 | February 21, 1862 | XXV |
| 56 | Gaspar Pereira da Silva (1801-1870) | February 21, 1862 | November 2, 1863 | XXV |
| - | Anselmo José Braamcamp de Almeida Castelo Branco (acting) (1817-1885) | November 2, 1863 | November 16, 1863 | XXV |
| - | Gaspar Pereira da Silva (continuation) (1801-1870) | November 16, 1963 | March 5, 1865 | XXV |
| 57 | D. António Frutuoso Aires de Gouveia Osório (1828-1916) | March 5, 1865 | April 17, 1865 | XXV |
| 58 | Júlio Gomes da Silva Sanches (interim) (1803-1866) | April 17, 1865 | September 4, 1865 | XXVI |
| 59 | Augusto César Barjona de Freitas (1834-1900) | September 4, 1865 | January 4, 1868 | XXVII |
| 60 | António Luís de Seabra e Sousa, Viscount of Seabra (2nd time) (1798-1895) | January 4, 1868 | July 22, 1868 | XXVIII |
| - | D. António Alves Martins (interim ) (1808-1882) | July 22, 1868 | August 15, 1868 | XXIX |
| 61 | António Adriano Pequito Seixas de Andrade (1819-1895) | August 15, 1868 | June 18, 1869 | XXIX |
| - | Mr. António Alves Martins (acting) (1808-1882) | June 18, 1869 | July 24, 1869 | XXIX |
| - | António Adriano Pequito Seixas de Andrade (continuation) (1819-1895) | July 24, 1869 | August 2, 1869 | XXIX |
| 62 | João José de Mendonça Cortes (1837-1912) | August 2, 1869 | August 11, 1869 | XXIX |
| 63 | José Luciano de Castro Pereira Corte-Real (1834-1914) | August 11, 1869 | May 20, 1870 | XXX |
| 64 | D. João Carlos Gregório Domingos Vicente Francisco de Saldanha Oliveira and Daun, Duke of Saldanha (interim) (1790-1876) | May 20, 1870 | May 26, 1870 | XXXI |
| 65 | José Dias Ferreira (interim) (1837-1909) | May 26, 1870 | August 29, 1870 | XXXI |
| 66 | António José de Ávila, Marques de Ávila and Bolama (3rd time, interim) (1806-1881) | August 29, 1870 | September 12, 1870 | XXXII |
| 67 | Mr. António Alves Martins (acting) (1808-1882) | September 12, 1870 | October 29, 1870 | XXXII |
| 68 | Augusto Saraiva de Carvalho (1839-1882) | October 29, 1870 | January 30, 1871 | XXXIII |
| 69 | José Eduardo de Melo Gouveia (interim) (1815-1893) | January 30, 1871 | March 1, 1871 | XXXIII |
| 70 | José Marcelino de Sá Vargas (2nd time) (1802-1876) | March 1, 1871 | September 13, 1871 | XXXIII |
| 71 | Augusto César Barjona de Freitas (2nd time) (1834-1900) | September 13, 1871 | November 9, 1876 | XXXIV |
| 72 | António Cardoso Avelino (1822-1889) | November 9, 1876 | March 5, 1877 | XXXIV |
| 73 | José de Sande Magalhães Mexia Salema (1816-1893) | March 5, 1877 | January 29, 1878 | XXXV |
| 74 | Augusto César Barjona de Freitas (3rd time) (1834-1900) | January 29, 1878 | November 15, 1878 | XXXVI |
| 75 | Tomás António Ribeiro Ferreira (interim) (1831-1901) | November 15, 1878 | December 3, 1878 | XXXVI |
| 76 | António Maria do Couto Monteiro (1821-1896) | December 3, 1878 | June 1, 1879 | XXXVI |
| 77 | Adriano de Abreu Cardoso Machado (1829-1891) | June 1, 1879 | March 25, 1881 | XXXVII |
| 78 | António José de Barros e Sá (1822-1903) | March 25, 1881 | November 14, 1881 | XXXVIII |
| 79 | Júlio Marques de Vilhena (1845-1928) | November 14, 1881 | October 24, 1883 | XXXIX |
| 80 | Lopo Vaz de Sampaio e Melo (1848-1892) | October 24, 1883 | February 4, 1885 | XL |
| 81 | Augusto César Barjona de Freitas (4th time, interim) (1834-1900) | February 4, 1885 | November 19, 1885 | XL |
| 82 | Manuel de Asuncion (n / a-n / d) | November 19, 1885 | February 20, 1886 | XL |
| 83 | Francisco António da Veiga Beirão (1841-1916) | February 20, 1886 | October 6, 1886 | XLI |
| - | José Luciano de Castro Pereira Corte-Real (interim) (1834-1914) | October 6, 1886 | October 19, 1886 | XLI |
| - | Francisco António da Veiga Beirão (continuation) (1841-1916) | October 19, 1886 | January 14, 1890 | XLI |
| 84 | Lopo Vaz de Sampaio e Melo (2nd time) (1848-1892) | January 14, 1890 | October 13, 1890 | XLII |
| 85 | António Emílio Correia de Sá Brandão (1821-1909) | October 13, 1890 | May 21, 1891 | XLIII |
| 86 | Alberto António de Morais Carvalho, son (1853-1932) | May 21, 1891 | January 17, 1892 | XLIV |
| 87 | D. António Frutuoso Aires de Gouveia Osório (2nd time, acting) (1828-1916) | January 17, 1892 | May 27, 1892 | XLV |
| 88 | António Teles Pereira de Vasconcelos Pimentel (c.1845-n / d) | May 27, 1892 | February 22, 1893 | XLVI |
| 89 | António de Azevedo Castelo Branco (1842-1916) | February 22, 1893 | February 7, 1897 | XLVII |
| 90 | Francisco António da Veiga Beirão (2nd time) (1841-1916) | February 7, 1897 | August 18, 1898 | XLVIII |
| 91 | José Maria de Alpoim Cerqueira Borges Cabral (1858-1916) | August 18, 1898 | June 25, 1900 | XLIX |
| 92 | Artur Alberto de Campos Henriques (1853-1922) | June 25, 1900 | July 4, 1903 | L |
| 92 | Artur Alberto de Campos Henriques (1853-1922) | June 25, 1900 | July 4, 1903 | Li |
| - | Luís Augusto Pimentel Pinto (interim) (1843-1913) | July 4, 1903 | September 7, 1903 | Li |
| - | Artur Alberto de Campos Henriques (continuation) (1853-1922) | September 7, 1903 | October 20, 1904 | Li |
| 93 | José Maria de Alpoim Cerqueira Borges Cabral (2nd time) (1858-1916) | October 20, 1904 | May 10, 1905 | LII |
| 94 | Artur Pinto de Miranda Montenegro (1871-1941) | May 10, 1905 | March 20, 1906 | LII |
| 94 | Artur Pinto de Miranda Montenegro (1871-1941) | May 10, 1905 | March 20, 1906 | LIII |
| 95 | Artur Alberto de Campos Henriques (2nd time) (1853-1922) | March 20, 1906 | May 19, 1906 | LIV |
| 96 | José Joaquim de Abreu do Couto by Amorim Novais (1855-1913) | May 19, 1906 | May 2, 1907 | LV |
| 97 | António José Teixeira de Abreu (1865-1930) | May 2, 1907 | February 4, 1908 | LV |
| 98 | Artur Alberto de Campos Henriques (3rd time) (1853-1922) | February 4, 1908 | December 25, 1908 | LVI |
| 99 | João de Alarcão Velasques Sarmento Osório (1854-1918) | December 25, 1908 | April 11, 1909 | LVII |
| 100 | Amadeu Teles da Silva de Afonseca Mesquita de Castro Pereira and Solla, Count of Castro and Solla (1874-1948) | April 11, 1909 | May 14, 1909 | LVIII |
| 101 | Francisco José de Medeiros (1845-1912) | May 14, 1909 | October 26, 1909 | LIX |
| 102 | Venceslau de Sousa Pereira de Lima (acting) (1858-1919) | October 26, 1909 | December 22, 1909 | LIX |
| 103 | Artur Pinto de Miranda Montenegro (2nd time) (1871-1941) | December 22, 1909 | May 10, 1910 | LX |
| 104 | Francisco António da Veiga Beirão (3rd time) (1841-1916) | May 10, 1910 | June 26, 1910 | LX |
| 105 | Manuel Joaquim Fratel (1869-1938) | June 26, 1910 | October 5, 1910 | LXI |

### First Republic (1911-1926)
#### Provisional Government (1910-1911)

| # | # | Minister of Justice (Birth-Death) | Beginning of the mandate | End of mandate | Government |
| 106 | 106 | Afonso Augusto da Costa (1871-1937) | October 5, 1910 | March 14, 1911 | Gov. Prov. (I) |
| - | - | Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães (interim) (1851-1944) | March 14, 1911 | April 4, 1911 | Gov. Prov. (I) |
| - | - | Afonso Augusto da Costa (continuation) (1871-1937) | April 4, 1911 | May 18, 1911 | Gov. Prov. (I) |
| - | - | Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães (interim) (1851-1944) | May 18, 1911 | July 26, 1911 | Gov. Prov. (I) |
| - | - | Afonso Augusto da Costa (continuation) (1871-1937) | July 26, 1911 | September 3, 1911 | Gov. Prov. (I) |

#### Constitutional Governments (1911-1917)

| # | Minister of Justice and Cults (Birth-Death) | Beginning of the mandate | End of mandate | Government |
| 107 | Diogo Tavares de Melo Leote (1849-1920) | September 4, 1911 | November 12, 1911 | II |
| 108 | António Caetano Macieira Júnior (1875-1918) | November 12, 1911 | June 16, 1912 | III |
| 109 | Francisco Correia de Lemos (1852-1914) | June 16, 1912 | January 9, 1913 | IV |
| 110 | Álvaro Xavier de Castro (1878-1928) | January 9, 1913 | February 9, 1914 | V |
| 111 | Manuel Joaquim Rodrigues Monteiro (1879-1952) | February 9, 1914 | June 23, 1914 | SAW |
| 112 | Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães (interim) (1851-1944) | June 23, 1914 | July 22, 1914 | VII |
| 113 | Eduardo Augusto de Sousa Monteiro (1864-1965) | July 22, 1914 | December 1, 1914 | VII |
| - | Eduardo Augusto de Sousa Monteiro (continuation) (1864-1965) | December 1, 1914 | December 12, 1914 | VII |
| 114 | Augusto Luís Vieira Soares (interim) (1873-1954) | December 12, 1914 | December 21, 1914 | VIII |
| 115 | José Maria Vilhena Barbosa de Magalhães (1879-1959) | December 21, 1914 | January 25, 1915 | VIII |
| 116 | José Joaquim Pereira Pimenta de Castro (interim) (1846-1918) | January 25, 1915 | January 28, 1915 | IX |
| 117 | Guilherme Alves Moreira (1861-1922) | January 28, 1915 | May 14, 1915 | IX |
| - | Constitutional Board composed of: José Maria Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos António Maria da Silva José de Freitas Ribeiro Alfredo Ernesto de Sá Cardoso Álvaro Xavier de Castro | May 14, 1915 | May 15, 1915 | - |
| 118 | Paulo José Falcão (1873-1950) | May 15, 1915 | June 19, 1915 | X |
| 119 | João Catanho de Meneses (1854-1942) | June 19, 1915 | March 15, 1916 | XI |
| 119 | João Catanho de Meneses (1854-1942) | June 19, 1915 | March 15, 1916 | XII |
| 120 | Luis Augusto de Sales Pinto Mosque of Carvalho (1868-1931) | March 15, 1916 | April 25, 1917 | XIII |
| 121 | Alexandre Braga, son (1871-1921) | April 25, 1917 | November 28, 1917 | XIV |
| - | José Maria Vilhena Barbosa de Magalhães (acting) (1879-1959) | November 28, 1917 | December 8, 1917 | XIV |

#### New Republic (1917-1918)

| # | Secretary of State for Justice and Cults (Birth-Death) | Beginning of the mandate | End of mandate | Government |
| - | Revolutionary Junta composed by: Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais (President) António Maria de Azevedo Machado Santos (Member) José Feliciano da Costa Júnior (Vowel) | December 8, 1917 | December 11, 1917 | - |
| 122 | Alberto de Moura Pinto (1883-1960) | December 11, 1917 | March 7, 1918 | XV |
| 123 | Martinho Nobre de Melo (1891-1985) | March 7, 1918 | May 15, 1918 | XV |
| 124 | Alberto Osório de Castro (1868-1946) | May 15, 1918 | October 8, 1918 | XVI |
| # | Minister of Justice and Cults (Birth-Death) | Beginning of the mandate | End of mandate | XVI |
| 125 | Jorge Couceiro da Costa (1858-1937) | October 8, 1918 | December 16, 1918 | XVI |
| - | Jorge Couceiro da Costa (continuation) (1858-1937) | December 16, 1918 | December 23, 1918 | XVI |

#### Constitutional Governments (1918-1926)

| # | Minister of Justice and Cults (Birth-Death) | Beginning of the mandate | End of mandate | Government |
| 126 | Alfonso de Melo Pinto Veloso (1878-1968) | December 23, 1918 | January 7, 1919 | XVII |
| 127 | Francisco Joaquim Fernandes (1869-1923) | January 7, 1919 | January 27, 1919 | XVIII |
| 128 | Francisco Manuel Couceiro da Costa (1870-1925) | January 27, 1919 | March 30, 1919 | XIX |
| 129 | António Joaquim Granjo (1881-1921) | March 30, 1919 | June 29, 1919 | XX |
| 130 | Artur Alberto da Cunha Camacho Lopes Cardoso (1881-1968) | June 29, 1919 | January 15, 1920 | XXI |
| - | Luis Augusto de Sales Pinto Carvalho Mosque (not taken over) (1868-1931) | January 15, 1920 | January 15, 1920 | XXII |
| - | Artur Alberto da Cunha Camacho Lopes Cardoso (re-elected) (1881-1968) | January 15, 1920 | January 21, 1920 | XXI |
| 131 | Luis Augusto de Sales Pinto Mosque of Carvalho (2nd time) (1868-1931) | January 21, 1920 | March 8, 1920 | XXIII |
| 132 | José Ramos Preto (1871-1949) | March 8, 1920 | June 26, 1920 | XXIV |
| 133 | António Joaquim de Oliveira e Castro (1865-n/a) | June 26, 1920 | July 19, 1920 | XXV |
| 134 | Artur Alberto da Cunha Camacho Lopes Cardoso (2nd time) (1881-1968) | July 19, 1920 | May 23, 1921 | XXVI |
| 134 | Artur Alberto da Cunha Camacho Lopes Cardoso (2nd time) (1881-1968) | July 19, 1920 | May 23, 1921 | XXVII |
| 134 | Artur Alberto da Cunha Camacho Lopes Cardoso (2nd time) (1881-1968) | July 19, 1920 | May 23, 1921 | XXVIII |
| 134 | Artur Alberto da Cunha Camacho Lopes Cardoso (2nd time) (1881-1968) | July 19, 1920 | May 23, 1921 | XXIX |
| 135 | José do Vale de Matos Cid (1871-1945) | May 23, 1921 | August 30, 1921 | XXX |
| 136 | Raul Lelo Portela (1888-1972) | August 30, 1921 | October 19, 1921 | XXXI |
| - | Vasco Guedes de Vasconcelos (not sworn in) (1880-1950) | October 19, 1921 | October 22, 1921 | XXXII |
| 137 | António Augusto de Almeida Arez (1868-1942) | October 22, 1921 | November 5, 1921 | XXXII |
| 138 | Vasco Guedes de Vasconcelos (1880-1950) | November 5, 1921 | December 16, 1921 | XXXIII |
| 139 | Antonio de Abranches Ferrão (1883-1932) | December 16, 1921 | February 6, 1922 | XXXIV |
| 140 | João Catanho de Meneses (2nd time) (1854-1942) | February 6, 1922 | February 7, 1922 | XXXV |
| - | Vasco Borges (interim) (1882-1942) | February 7, 1922 | February 18, 1922 | XXXV |
| - | João Catanho de Meneses (2nd time continuation) (1854-1942) | February 18, 1922 | December 7, 1922 | XXXV |
| - | João Catanho de Meneses (2nd time continuation) (1854-1942) | February 18, 1922 | December 7, 1922 | XXXVI |
| 141 | António de Abranches Ferrão (2nd time) (1883-1932) | December 7, 1922 | November 15, 1923 | XXXVII |
| 142 | Artur Alberto da Cunha Camacho Lopes Cardoso (3rd time) (1881-1968) | November 15, 1923 | December 18, 1923 | XXXVIII |
| 143 | José Domingues dos Santos (1885-1958) | December 18, 1923 | July 6, 1924 | XXXIX |
| 144 | João Catanho de Meneses (3rd time) (1854-1942) | July 6, 1924 | November 22, 1924 | XL |
| 145 | Pedro Augusto Pereira de Castro (1867-n/d) | November 22, 1924 | February 15, 1925 | XLI |
| 146 | Adolfo Augusto de Oliveira Coutinho (1875-1950) | February 15, 1925 | July 1, 1925 | XLII |
| 147 | Augusto Casimiro Alves Monteiro (1861-1958) | July 1, 1925 | December 17, 1925 | XLIII |
| 147 | Augusto Casimiro Alves Monteiro (1861-1958) | July 1, 1925 | December 17, 1925 | XLIV |
| 148 | João Catanho de Meneses (4th time) (1854-1942) | December 17, 1925 | May 29, 1926 | XLV |

### Second Republic (1926-1974)

Military Dictatorship (1926-1928)
| # | Minister of Justice and Cults (Birth-Death) | Beginning of the mandate | End of mandate | Government |
| - | Junta de Salvação Pública composed by: José Mendes Cabeças Júnior (President) Armando Humberto da Gama Ochôa Jaime Pereira Rodrigues Baptista Carlos de Jesus Vilhena | May 29, 1926 | May 30, 1926 | - |
| 149 | José Mendes Cabeças Júnior (acting until June 1) (1883-1965) | May 30, 1926 | June 3, 1926 | I |
| 150 | Manuel Rodrigues Júnior (1889-1946) | June 3, 1926 | April 11, 1928 | I |
| 150 | Manuel Rodrigues Júnior (1889-1946) | June 3, 1926 | April 11, 1928 | II |
| 150 | Manuel Rodrigues Júnior (1889-1946) | June 3, 1926 | April 11, 1928 | III |
| 151 | António Maria de Bettencourt Rodrigues (1854-1933) | April 11, 1928 | April 18, 1928 | III |

#### National Dictatorship (1928-1933)

| # | Minister of Justice and Cults (Birth-Death) | Beginning of the mandate | End of the mandate | Government |
| 152 | José da Silva Monteiro (1867-1940) | April 18, 1928 | November 10, 1928 | IV |
| 153 | Mário de Figueiredo (1890-1969) | November 10, 1928 | July 8, 1929 | V |
| 154 | Francisco Xavier da Silva Teles (1860-1930) | July 8, 1929 | July 15, 1929 | SAW |
| 155 | Luís Maria Lopes da Fonseca (1883-1974) | July 15, 1929 | January 23, 1931 | SAW |
| 155 | Luís Maria Lopes da Fonseca (1883-1974) | July 15, 1929 | January 23, 1931 | VII |
| 156 | Domingos Augusto Alves da Costa e Oliveira (acting) (1873-1957) | January 23, 1931 | January 26, 1931 | VII |
| 157 | José de Almeida Eusebio (1881-1945) | January 26, 1931 | July 5, 1932 | VII |
| 158 | Manuel Rodrigues Júnior (2nd time) (1889-1946) | July 5, 1932 | April 11, 1933 | VIII |

#### New State (1933-1974)

| # | Minister of Justice (Birth-Death) | Beginning of the mandate | End of mandate | Government |
| - | Manuel Rodrigues Júnior (2nd time continuation) (1889-1946) | April 11, 1933 | October 23, 1934 | I |
| - | Manuel Rodrigues Júnior (2nd time continuation) (1889-1946) | October 23, 1934 | August 28, 1940 | I |
| - | Manuel Rodrigues Júnior (2nd time continuation) (1889-1946) | October 23, 1934 | August 28, 1940 | II |
| 159 | Adriano Pais da Silva Vaz Serra (1903-1989) | August 28, 1940 | September 6, 1944 | II |
| 160 | Manuel Gonçalves Cavaleiro de Ferreira (1911-1992) | September 6, 1944 | August 7, 1954 | II |
| - | Vacant position | August 7, 1954 | August 14, 1954 | II |
| 161 | João de Matos Antunes Varela (1919-2005) | August 14, 1954 | May 31, 1955 | II |
| 162 | Fernando Andrade Pires de Lima (acting) (1906-1970) | May 31, 1955 | June 30, 1955 | II |
| 163 | João de Matos Antunes Varela (2nd time) (1919-2005) | June 30, 1955 | September 22, 1967 | II |
| 164 | Mário Júlio Brito de Almeida Costa (1927-) | September 22, 1967 | November 7, 1973 | II |
| 164 | Mário Júlio Brito de Almeida Costa (1927-) | September 22, 1967 | November 7, 1973 | III |
| 165 | António Maria de Mendonça Lino Neto (1913-n / a) | November 7, 1973 | April 25, 1974 | III |

### Third Republic (1974-present)
#### National Salvation Board (1974)

| # | Minister of Justice (Birth-Death) | Beginning of the mandate | End of mandate | Government |
| - | National Salvation Council composed by: António Sebastião Ribeiro de Spínola (President) Francisco da Costa Gomes Jaime Silvério Marques Manuel Diogo Neto Carlos Galvão de Melo José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo António Alva Rosa Coutinho | April 25, 1974 | May 16, 1974 | - |

#### Interim Governments (1974-1976)

| # | Minister of Justice (Birth-Death) | Beginning of the mandate | End of mandate | Government |
| 166 | Francisco de Almeida Salgado Zenha (1923-1993) | May 16, 1974 | August 8, 1975 | I Prov. |
| 166 | Francisco de Almeida Salgado Zenha (1923-1993) | May 16, 1974 | August 8, 1975 | II Prov. |
| 166 | Francisco de Almeida Salgado Zenha (1923-1993) | May 16, 1974 | August 8, 1975 | III Prov. |
| 166 | Francisco de Almeida Salgado Zenha (1923-1993) | May 16, 1974 | August 8, 1975 | IV Prov. |
| 167 | Joaquim Pinto da Rocha e Cunha (1913-) | August 8, 1975 | September 19, 1975 | V Prov. |
| 168 | João de Deus Pinheiro Farinha (1919-1994) | September 19, 1975 | July 22, 1976 | VI Prov. |

#### Constitutional Governments (1976-present )

| # | Minister of Justice and Administrative Reform (Birth-Death) | Beginning of the mandate | Beginning of the mandate | End of mandate | Government |
| 169 | António de Almeida Santos (1926-2016) | July 23, 1976 | July 23, 1976 | January 30, 1978 | I |
| 170 | José Dias Santos Pais (1929-) | January 30, 1978 | January 30, 1978 | August 29, 1978 | II |
| 171 | Mário Ferreira Bastos Raposo (1929-2013) | August 29, 1978 | August 29, 1978 | November 22, 1978 | III |
| 172 | Eduardo Henriques da Silva Correia (1915-1991) | November 22, 1978 | November 22, 1978 | August 1, 1979 | IV |
| 173 | Pedro de Lemos and Sousa Macedo (1928-) | August 1, 1979 | August 1, 1979 | January 3, 1980 | V |
| 174 | Mário Ferreira Bastos Raposo (2nd time) (1929-2013) | January 3, 1980 | January 3, 1980 | January 9, 1981 | SAW |
| 175 | José Manuel Menéres Sampaio Pimentel (1928-2014) | January 9, 1981 | January 9, 1981 | September 4, 1981 | VII |
| - | José Manuel Menéres Sampaio Pimentel (continuation) (1928-2014) | September 4, 1981 | September 4, 1981 | June 9, 1983 | VIII |
| 176 | Rui Manuel Parente Chancerelle de Machete (1940-) | June 9, 1983 | February 15, 1985 | February 15, 1985 | IX |
| 177 | Mário Ferreira Bastos Raposo (3rd time) (1929-2013) | February 15, 1985 | August 17, 1987 | August 17, 1987 | IX |
| 177 | Mário Ferreira Bastos Raposo (3rd time) (1929-2013) | February 15, 1985 | August 17, 1987 | August 17, 1987 | X |
| 178 | Joaquim Fernando Nogueira (1950-) | August 17, 1987 | March 5, 1990 | March 5, 1990 | XI |
| 179 | Álvaro José Brilhante Laborinho Lúcio (1941-) | March 5, 1990 | October 28, 1995 | October 28, 1995 | XI |
| 179 | Álvaro José Brilhante Laborinho Lúcio (1941-) | March 5, 1990 | October 28, 1995 | October 28, 1995 | XII |
| 180 | José Eduardo Vera Cruz Jardim (1939-) | October 28, 1995 | October 25, 1999 | October 25, 1999 | XIII |
| 181 | António Luís Santos da Costa (1961-) | October 25, 1999 | April 6, 2002 | April 6, 2002 | XIV |
| 182 | Celeste Cardona (1951-) [1st female] | April 6, 2002 | July 17, 2004 | July 17, 2004 | XV |
| 183 | José Pedro Aguiar-Branco (1957-) | July 17, 2004 | March 12, 2005 | March 12, 2005 | XVI |
| 184 | Alberto Costa (1947-) | March 12, 2005 | October 26, 2009 | October 26, 2009 | XVII |
| 185 | Alberto Martins (1945-) | October 26, 2009 | June 21, 2011 | June 21, 2011 | XVIII |
| 186 | Paula Teixeira da Cruz (1960-) | June 21, 2011 | October 30, 2015 | October 30, 2015 | XIX |
| 187 | Fernando Mimoso Negrão (1955-) | October 30, 2015 | November 26, 2015 | November 26, 2015 | XX |
| 188 | Francisca Van Dunem (1955-) | November 26, 2015 | October 26, 2019 | October 26, 2019 | XXI |
| 188 | Francisca Van Dunem (1955-) | October 26, 2019 | March 30, 2022 | March 30, 2022 | XXII |
| 189 | Catarina Sarmento e Castro (1970-) | March 30, 2022 | April 2, 2024 | April 2, 2024 | XXIII |
| 190 | Rita Júdice (1973-) | April 2, 2024 | Present | Present | XXIV |