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The Council of Ministers (Portuguese: Conselho de Ministros) consists of the President, Prime Minister and the Ministers. [1]
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The Council of Ministers (Portuguese: Conselho de Ministros) consists of the President, Prime Minister and the Ministers. [1]
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| Portrait | Portfolio | Incumbent | Term | |
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 | President Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces | Filipe Nyusi | 2015– | |
 | Prime Minister of Mozambique | Adriano Afonso Maleiane | 2022– | |
 | Foreign Affairs and Cooperation | Verónica Macamo | 2020– | |
| National Defense | Cristóvão Artur Chume | 2021– | ||
| Interior | Arsénia Massingue | 2021– | ||
 | Economy and Finance | Ernesto Max Elias Tonela | 2022– | |
| Transport and Communications | Mateus Magala | 2022– | ||
| Education and Human Development | Carmelita Rita Namashulua | 2020– | ||
| Culture and Tourism | Eldevina Materula | 2020– | ||
| Agriculture and Rural Development | Celso Ismael Correia | 2020– | ||
| Labour, Employment and Social Security | Margarida Adamugy Talapa | 2020– | ||
| Gender, Children and Social Action | Nyeleti Brooke Mondlane | 2020– | ||
| Land and Environment | Ivete Maibase | 2020– | ||
| State Administration and Public Service | Ana Comoana | 2020– | ||
| The Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries | Lídia de Fátima da Graça Cardoso | 2022– | ||
 | Public Works, Housing and Water Resources | Carlos Alberto Fortes Mesquita | 2022– | |
| Mineral Resources and Energy | Carlos Joaquim Zacarias | 2022– | ||
| Industry and Commerce | Silvino Augusto José Moreno | 2022– | ||
| Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs | Helena Mateus Kida | 2020– | ||
| Science, Technology and Higher Education | Daniel Daniel Nivagara | 2020– | ||
| Combatants | Josefina Mpelo | 2022– | ||
| The Presidency for Civil House Affairs | Constantino Alberto Bacela | 2021– | ||
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