[Trending News] Government minirremodelation has six new secretaries of state

The government of the Democratic Alliance will already have this Thursday with six new secretaries of state, one that will replace the already dismissed Hernâni Dias, and five for the following folders: Administration and educational innovation, social security, energy, adjunct and equality, culture. The President of the Republic, in a note published in the site From the presidency, he has already accepted the names proposed by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, adding that the inauguration of the new rulers will be this Thursday at 17:30, at the Palace of Belém.

For the State Secretariat of Local Administration and Territory Planning (Ministry of Territorial Cohesion), from which Hernâni Dias was dismissed on January 29, is appointed Silvério Regalado. Current deputy of the PSD, is a degree in management and was Mayor of Vagos and member of the Intermunicipal Council of the Intermunicipal Community of the Aveiro region.

Also comes out the Secretary of State for Administration and Educational Innovation, from the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation (MECI), Pedro Dantas da Cunha, who had been in the previous director-general government of Education, appointed by João Costa, and was a From the surprises of the ministerial team for the “superministry” of Fernando Alexandre. For his place is named Maria Luísa Oliveira, a degree in Geography and Regional Planning from the New University of Lisbon and a master's degree in Education Sciences – Research and Educational Intervention by the same University. He was a councilwoman elected by the PSD in the Tomar Chamber.

He currently held the position of Director-General of School Administration since, in July last year, replaced the previous Director-General, Susana Castanheira Lopes, who was dismissed by the current Minister of Education. Earlier, in June, he had been appointed deputy of the office of Minister Fernando Alexandre. Had already held the same position between 2014 and 2018. DGENEOGRAPHY OF GEOGRAPHY, BETWEEN 2004 AND 2012, DIRECTOR OF THE GALDIM PARENTES SCHOOLS IN Tomar.

Jorge Campino, so far Secretary of State for Social Security (MTSSS), will be replaced by Filipa Lima, assistant director of the Banco de Portugal Department of Information Systems and Technologies, an auxiliary university professor invited in the new and doctorate in economics at Nova SBE.

From the Ministry of Environment and Energy, the Secretary of State for Energy, Maria João Pereira, is appointed Jean Barroca, who worked at Deloitte in solutions and assets to support the public sector in their digital modernization. Before entering the Deloitte in 2018, he worked with the World Bank in the regions of Latin America, Caribbean and Africa in smart cities, mobility and open data, according to his profile in site of the consultant. Has a master's degree in business management.

Also Minister Margarida Balreiro Lopes will have a new secretary of state and equality (MJM): Sai Carla Mouro and is named Carla Rodrigues. Degree in Law, the social democrat was once deputy of the PSD in two legislatures and was hitherto president of the National Council of Medically Assisted Procreation.

In culture, and replacing art historian Maria de Lurdes Craveiro, comes a PSD picture, Alberto Santos, author of several historical novels published by Porto Editora and Commissioner of the Written Festival. Graduated in law, she chaired the Chamber of Penafiel between 2001 and 2013, when, because she reached the mandate limit, she moved to the administration of the ports of Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo. Now held the position of President of the Municipal Assembly of Penafiel.

For this governance minirremodelation, the first since the inauguration in April, Luís Montenegro recruited mainly at home. At least Alberto Santos, Carla Rodrigues and Silvério Regalado are militants of the PSD, while Maria Luísa Oliveira has been a mayor for the party. According to a government source, the replacement of those secretaries of state was made up to or in articulation with themselves.

In a note from the Prime Minister's office, Luís Montenegro expressed “public recognition and gratitude” to the secretaries of state who now cease functions, “which were inexbecious in the dedication and commitment to realize the government program.” With Gina Pereira, Andreia Sanches and Inês Nadais