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DeutschVII Constitutional Government of Portugal
VII Constitutional Government of Portugal | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Portugal | |
_(cropped).jpg) Prime Minister Francisco Pinto Balsemão | |
| Date formed | 9 January 1981 |
| Date dissolved | 4 September 1981 |
| People and organisations | |
| President of the Republic | António Ramalho Eanes |
| Prime Minister | Francisco Pinto Balsemão |
| Member parties | |
| Status in legislature | Majority coalition government |
| Opposition parties |
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| History | |
| Predecessor | VI Constitutional Government of Portugal |
| Successor | VIII Constitutional Government of Portugal |
The VII Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: VII Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the seventh government of the Third Portuguese Republic, in office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981. It was formed by a centre-right coalition between the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the Democratic and Social Center (CDS) and the People's Monarchist Party (PPM), which ran together in the 1980 legislative election as the Democratic Alliance (AD). Francisco Pinto Balsemão was the Prime Minister.
Composition
[edit]The government was composed of the Prime Minister, one Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, and 16 ministries comprising ministers, secretaries and sub-secretaries of state. The government also included the Ministers of the Republic for the Autonomous Regions of Azores and Madeira.[1]
| Office | Minister | Party | Start of term | End of term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | | Francisco Pinto Balsemão | PSD | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 | |
| Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister (Ministro Adjunto do Primeiro Ministro) | Basílio Horta | CDS | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Minister of Internal Administration | Fernando do Amaral | PSD | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Minister of National Defence | Luís de Azevedo Coutinho | CDS | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | André Gonçalves Pereira | Independent | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Minister of Justice | José Menéres Pimentel | PDS | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Minister of Finance and Planning | João Morais Leitão | CDS | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Minister of Education and Science | Vítor Pereira Crespo | PDS | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Minister of Labour | Henrique Nascimento Rodrigues | PSD | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Minister of Social Affairs | Carlos Chaves de Macedo | PSD | 9 January 1981 | 3 August 1981 | ||
| | Francisco Pinto Balsemão | PSD | 3 August 1981 | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | António Cardoso e Cunha | PSD | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Minister of Commerce and Tourism | Alexandre Vaz Pinto | PSD | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Minister of Industry and Energy | Ricardo Bayão Horta | CDS | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Minister of Housing and Public Works | Luís Barbosa | CDS | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Minister of Transports and Communications | José Carlos Viana Baptista | PSD | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Minister of Administrative Reform | Eusébio Marques de Carvalho | Independent | 9 January 1981 | 4 June 1981 | ||
| Minister of Quality of Life | Augusto Ferreira do Amaral | PPM | 9 January 1981 | 4 June 1981 | ||
| João Vaz Serra de Moura | PPM | 4 June 1981 | 4 September 1981 | |||
| Minister of European Integration | Álvaro Barreto | PSD | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Azores | Henrique Afonso da Silva Horta | Independent | 9 January 1981 | 28 April 1981 | ||
| Tomás George da Conceição Silva | Independent | 28 April 1981 | 4 September 1981 | |||
| Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira | Lino Miguel | Independent | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Lei Orgânica do VII Governo Constitucional". Diário da República (in Portuguese). Vol. 217/79. Portugal: Conselho de Ministros. 12 February 1981.
- ^ "VII Governo Constitucional - 1981 - Composição". historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 August 2023.