XVII Constitutional Government of Portugal

XVII Constitutional Government of Portugal
Cabinet of Portugal
Prime Minister José Sócrates
Date formed	12 March 2005 (2005-03-12)
Date dissolved	26 October 2009 (2009-10-26)
People and organisations
President of the Republic	Jorge Sampaio Anibal Cavaco Silva
Prime Minister	José Sócrates
Member parties	Socialist Party (PS)
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition parties	Social Democratic Party (PSD) Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) Left Bloc (BE) Ecologist Party "The Greens" (PEV)
History
Election	2005 Portuguese legislative election (20 February 2005)
Predecessor	XVI Constitutional Government of Portugal
Successor	XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal

The XVII Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: XVII Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the 17th government of the Third Portuguese Republic, under the Portuguese Constitution of 1976. It was in office from 12 March 2005 to 26 October 2009, and was formed by the members of the Socialist Party (PS). José Sócrates, leader of the PS, served as Prime Minister.