To be or not to be a politician: profile and governmental career of portuguese junior ministers
This paper analyses the socio-political profile and the governmental career of the junior ministers who held office in Portugal between 1976 and 2011, putting the focus on the differentiation between individuals with and without prior political experience. Contrary to what is indicated in the litera...
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Language: | English |
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Online Access: | https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=5407001 |
Source: | Revista española de ciencia política, ISSN 1575-6548, Nº 40, 2016, pags. 13-38 |
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This paper analyses the socio-political profile and the governmental career of the junior ministers who
held office in Portugal between 1976 and 2011, putting the focus on the differentiation between individuals
with and without prior political experience. Contrary to what is indicated in the literature, the
results of this investigation reveal that most of these individuals are politically inexperienced and have
a short and occasional governmental career. There are, however, important differences if we consider
their political background, which confirms the relevance of the distinction between political and nonpolitical
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