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Rank flags of portuguese government high officials (President and Cabinet members)

Last modified: 2002-01-26 by antonio martins
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Introductory note

While the President’s flag is still used nowadays, I’ve never seen any of the others, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they were abolished after the 1974 revolution.
António Martins, 03 Feb 1998


Presidential flag

[Portuguese presidential flag]
by António Martins

The President’s flag is a plain green 2:3 with the national coat of arms (only sphere and shield, no ribbon nor wreath) in the center.
António Martins, 03 Feb 1998

I think it flies usually over the Palace of Belém, and I seem to recall that I saw it flying over the Fort of São Julião da Barra (another real estate that belongs to the portuguese presidency) when Jorge Sampaio lived there for a while recovering from his heart operation. Further, every time the president has some ceremony more pompous to attend, this flag can be seen in his car.
Jorge Candeias, 22 Jul 1998


Prime minister flag

[Portuguese Prime-Minister flag]
by António Martins

The Prime Minister flag is like a regular minister’s flag, but differs by a gold on red laurel border.
António Martins, 03 Feb 1998

A flag for the Prime Minister was adopted 2 february 1972. This flag is like the flag of the President, but is white with a green saltire with the Arms (sphere and shield) at the centre. There is a red border on all four sides with a pattern of laurel leaves in gold. This replaces the former flag of the Minister of defence.
Mark Sensen, 05 Jun 1997, quoting [bar]


Minister flag

[Portuguese minister flag]
by Mark Sensen and António Martins

The Minister flag is a 2:3 white with green saltire charged with the coat of arms in the center.
António Martins, 03 Feb 1998

An ordinary Minister has the same flag [as the prime-minister] but without border."
Mark Sensen, 05 Jun 1997, quoting [bar]


Flag of the Minister of the Navy

[Flag of the Portuguese Ministery of the Navy]
by Mark Sensen and António Martins

There is no “Ministery of the Navy” anymore, so it’s flag if still exists, must be used by the ministery of defense, or by the president in his condition of supreme commander of the armed forces.
Jorge Candeias, 22 Jul 1998

The Navy Ministry uses a regular cross throughout instead of saltire, being this the “top” level for green-cross-on-white naval rank flags of the Portuguese Navy.
António Martins, 03 Feb 1998

The Minister for the Navy has a white flag with a green cross of Saint George, with the Arms in the centre."
Mark Sensen, 05 Jun 1997, quoting [bar]


Flag of the Minister for War

The Minister for War has a flag divided vertically like that of the Army, but with five white stars over all, arranged in a ring."
Mark Sensen, 05 Jun 1997, quoting [bar]





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