Mr. Jaime Gama
President of the Assembly of the Republic
Biographical Data
Welcoming Message
I welcome you to the Assembly of the Republic.
This Sovereign Body exercises the Legislative Power of the Portuguese Republic.
Here work 230 Members of Parliament representing various political parties, elected by constituencies in Mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Regions and those representing citizens resident abroad.
Here Laws and International Treaties are debated and approved, together with the Budget and the Accounts of the State.
Here the work of the Government and the Public Administration is scrutinised.
Here important political debates take place between the Prime Minister and the leaders of the Opposition.
Here Committees of Inquiry and Parliamentary Hearings are held.
Here petitions submitted by citizens are considered.
Here international policy, European construction and the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries are monitored.
We are a modern Parliament, a user of the most sophisticated information and communication technologies, open to the media and all who visit us.
As the Assembly of the Republic, a free, plural institution, we will pursue our mission as the House of Democracy.
Welcome to the Assembly of the Republic in the 11th Legislature.
Jaime Gama
President of the Assembly of the Republic