22% of ministers did not have relevant experience for the portfolio they assumed

One in every five Portuguese ministers did not have professional experience considered relevant for the governmental area they came to oversee. This is the conclusion of a study that analyzed the composition of the Portuguese executive, revealing that 22% of government members assumed portfolios without having prior experience appropriate to the sector they came to lead. The percentage represents approximately one-fifth of the total number of ministers. The article suggests that this lack of technical experience may raise questions about the preparedness of the governing officials to deal with the complexities of their respective ministerial departments.