The Chief of Staff of the Portuguese Navy (Portuguese: Chefe do Estado-Maior da Armada, acronym: C.E.M.A.)

is the head of the Portuguese Navy and of the Maritime Authority System.

The CEMA depends on the Minister of National Defense in terms of resources, and on the Army Chief of Staff for preparation and deployment.

[1] The current Chief is Admiral Jorge Nobre de Sousa, since 27 December 2024.

The following is a list of navy chiefs: António de Oliveira Salazar Manuel Gomes de Araújo [pt] Horácio de Sá Viana Rebelo [pt] António Figueiredo Lopes António Vitorino Jorge Sampaio José Veiga Simão [pt] Jaime Gama Júlio Castro Caldas Rui Pena [pt] Luís Amado Nuno Severiano Teixeira Augusto Santos Silva Aníbal Cavaco Silva José Pedro Aguiar-Branco José Alberto Azeredo Lopes Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa João Gomes Cravinho Helena Carreiras Nuno Melo