16th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic

16th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
15th Legislature 17th Legislature
Overview
Legislative bodyAssembly of the Republic
JurisdictionPortugal
Meeting placePalace of Saint Benedict
Term26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) – 2 June 2025 (2025-06-02)
Election10 March 2024
GovernmentXXIV Constitutional Government
Websiteparlamento.pt
Deputies
Members230
PresidentJosé Pedro Aguiar-Branco, PPD/PSD
First Vice-PresidentTeresa Morais, PPD/PSD
Second Vice-PresidentMarcos Perestrello, PS
Third Vice-PresidentDiogo Pacheco de Amorim, CH
Fourth Vice-PresidentRodrigo Saraiva, IL
First SecretaryJorge Paulo Oliveira, PPD/PSD
Second SecretaryJoana Ferreira Lima, PS
Third SecretaryGabriel Mithá Ribeiro, CH
Fourth SecretaryGermana Rocha, PPD/PSD

The 16th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: XVI Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) was a meeting of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal. It convened on 26 March 2024, with its membership determined by the results of the 2024 Portuguese legislative election held the previous 10 March.

On 11 March 2025, Luís Montenegro's government lost a vote of confidence and fell. On 13 March 2025, the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, announced the dissolution of the 16th Legislature and called for a snap election for 18 May 2025. The Assembly of the Republic was officially dissolved on 20 March 2025. The Legislature ended on 2 June 2025; it was the shortest of the Third Portuguese Republic.