Ombudsperson takes office as a member of the Council of State

Ombudswoman Luísa Neto was sworn in as a member of the Council of State. The ceremony took place this Monday, November 2, in the Ambassadors’ Hall at the Belém Palace in Lisbon and preceded a meeting of this political body, which advises the president.

The Council of State is composed, by virtue of their office, of the President of the Assembly of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the President of the Constitutional Court, the Ombudsperson, the Presidents of the Regional Governments, and former Presidents of the Republic. In addition to these members, it includes five citizens appointed by the President of the Republic and five elected by the Assembly of the Republic.