Os secretários de estado da democracia portuguesa: perfis sociopolíticos e carreiras governativas

Dissertação apresentada para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ciência Política e Relações Internacionais

Who are the Junior Ministers of the Portuguese Democracy? What are their professional, educational and political background and how can be described their government careers? This dissertation aims to answer to this questions taking into account the difference between Junior Ministers with political experience (“Politicians”) and Junior Ministers without political experience (“Experts”). Therefore, the goal is not only to profile Junior Ministers but also realize the impact of specialization on Junior Ministers sociopolitical profile and governmental career. Contrary to what is indicated in the literature, our results show that Junior Ministers are not too much politicized but highly specialized and have a short and occasional government career. However, remains significant variances when we take into consideration the specialization profile, what confirms the importance of the distinction between Junior Ministers politicians and experts.