XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal

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XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal
Cabinet of Portugal
Prime Minister José Socrates
Date formed	26 October 2009 (2009-10-26)
Date dissolved	21 June 2011 (2011-06-21) (1 year, 7 months and 26 days)
People and organisations
President of the Republic	Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Prime Minister	José Sócrates
No. of ministers	16 ministers
Member party	Socialist Party (PS)
Status in legislature	Minority government
Opposition parties	Social Democratic Party (PSD) CDS – People's Party (CDS-PP) Left Bloc (BE) Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) Ecologist Party "The Greens" (PEV)
History
Election(s)	2009 Portuguese legislative election (27 September 2009)
Predecessor	XVII Constitutional Government of Portugal
Successor	XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal

The XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: XVIII Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the 18th government of the Third Portuguese Republic, under the Portuguese Constitution of 1976. It was in office from 26 October 2009 to 21 June 2011, and was formed by the members of the Socialist Party (PS). José Sócrates, leader of the PS, served as Prime Minister.^[1]