Order of Merit (Portugal)

The **Order of Good Merit** (Portuguese: **Ordem do Mérito**) is a Portuguese honor given to people who do good work for the country. The President awards the medals to a person or a group for their contributions to society. It is given to both Portuguese and foreign citizens. Receivers include representatives, businesspeople, military personnel, athletes, and musicians.

## Versions

- Grand Cross (GCM) (_Grã-Cruz_)
- Grand Officer (GOM) (_Grande-Oficial_)
- Commander (ComM) (_Comendador_ or _Comendadeira_)
- Officer (OM) (_Oficial_)
- Medal (MedM) (_Medalha_)
- Honorary Member (MHM) (_Membro Honorário_)

## Notable awardees

|scope="col" style="width:100px;"|Name|scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Post-nominal|scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Occupation|scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Date appointed|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Carlos Manuel Cabral Verissimo|ComM|Businessman|data-sort-value="1990-06-10"|10 June 1990||||
|José Cardoso Pires|GCM|Writer|data-sort-value="1989-02-04"|4 February 1989||||
|Ruy de Carvalho|GCM|Actor|data-sort-value="2017-03-01"|1 March 2017||||
|Mário Coelho|ComM|Bullfighter|data-sort-value="2005-06-23"|23 June 2005||||
|Nicolau Breyner|GOM|Actor|data-sort-value="2005-06-09"|9 June 2005||||
|Carlos do Carmo|GOM|Fado singer|data-sort-value="2016-12-03"|3 December 2016||||
|Valentim Loureiro|ComM|Politician|data-sort-value="1989-09-18"|18 September 1989||||
|Raul Nery|ComM|Musician|data-sort-value="2012-06-08"|8 June 2012||||
|Peter Trickett|ComM|Scholar|data-sort-value="2009-10-08"|8 October 2009||||
|Luso-Can Tuna|MHM|Tuna|data-sort-value="2014-02-28"|28 February 2014||||
|Bruno Alves, Eduardo Carvalho, Ricardo Carvalho, William Carvalho, Eder, Eliseu, José Fonte, André Gomes, Raphaël Guerreiro, Anthony Lopes, João Mário, João Moutinho, Nani, Rui Patrício, Pepe, Danilo Pereira, Vieirinha, Ricardo Quaresma, Cristiano Ronaldo, Renato Sanches, Adrien Silva, Rafa Silva, Cédric Soares as UEFA Euro 2016 winners|ComM|Footballers|data-sort-value="2016-07-10"|10 July 2016||||
|Tsanko Arnaudov, Jéssica Augusto, Marisa Barros, Ana Dulce Félix, Vanessa Fernandes, Patrícia Mamona, Sara Moreira|ComM|Athletes|data-sort-value="2016-07-13"|13 July 2016||||
|Fernando Pimenta|ComM|Canoeist|data-sort-value="2016-07-13"|13 July 2016||||
|Salvador Sobral, Luísa Sobral|ComM|Musicians|data-sort-value="2018-04-23"|23 April 2018||||
|Fernando Santos|GOM|Football coach|data-sort-value="2016-07-10"|10 July 2016||||
|Fernanda Freitas|OM|Journalist|data-sort-value="2013-07-10"|10 July 2013||||
|Jim Costa|ComM|Politician|data-sort-value="1996-06-08"|8 June 1996||||
|Andrzej Duda|GCM|Politician|data-sort-value="2009-02-26"|26 February 2009||||
|Antonio Felix da Costa|CommM|Formula E driver|data-sort-value="2020-09-02"|3 September 2020||||

## Infobox (order)

- **title**: Order of Merit
_Ordem do Mérito_
- **image**:
- **caption**: Plaque and badge of the Commander
- **awarded by**:  Portuguese Republic
- **type**: Order (distinction), Order
- **eligibility**: Portuguese and foreign citizens; military or civilian
- **for**: Acts or services that show self-sacrifice for the community's benefit, whether in public or private roles.
- **status**: Currently constituted
- **head title**: Grand Master
- **head**: President of Portugal, President of the Portuguese Republic
- **head2 title**: Chancellor
- **head2**: Maria Helena Nazaré
- **grades**: Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Medal
- **established**: 1927 as the _Order of Instruction and of Benefaction_
1929 as the _Order of Benefaction_
1976 Current form
- **higher**: Order of Camões
- **lower**: Order of Public Instruction (Portugal), Order of Public Instruction
- **image2**:
- **caption2**: Ribbon bar of the Order of Merit