IX Constitutional Government of Portugal

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IX Constitutional Government of Portugal
Flag of Portugal.svg
Cabinet of Portugal
Mario Soares par Claude Truong-Ngoc 1978.png
Prime Minister Mário Soares
Date formed9 June 1983 (1983-06-09)
Date dissolved6 November 1985 (1985-11-06)
People and organisations
President of the Republic António Ramalho Eanes
Prime Minister Mário Soares
Vice Prime Minister Carlos Mota Pinto (1983–1985)
Rui Machete (1985)
Member parties
Status in legislature Majority coalition government
Opposition parties
History
Election 1983 Portuguese legislative election (25 April 1983)
Predecessor VIII Constitutional Government of Portugal
Successor X Constitutional Government of Portugal

The IX Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: IX Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the ninth government of the Third Portuguese Republic, in office from 9 June 1983 to 6 November 1985. It was formed by a coalition between the Socialist Party (PS) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD), which became known as the Central Bloc (Bloco Central) due to both parties centrist political positioning. It was the third term of Mário Soares, leader of the PS, as Prime Minister.

Composition

The government was composed of the Prime Minister, one Deputy Prime Minister, and 17 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]

Ministers of the IX Constitutional Government of Portugal [2]
OfficeMinisterPartyStart of termEnd of term
Prime Minister Mario Soares par Claude Truong-Ngoc 1978.png Mário Soares PS 9 June 19836 November 1985
Deputy Prime Minister Carlos Mota Pinto
PSD 9 June 198315 February 1985
Rui Machete Minister.jpg Rui Machete PSD15 February 19856 November 1985
Minister of State Almeida Santos (cropped).png António de Almeida Santos PS9 June 19836 November 1985
Minister of National Defence Carlos Mota Pinto PSD9 June 198315 February 1985
Rui Machete Minister.jpg Rui MachetePSD15 February 19856 November 1985
Minister of Internal Administration Eduardo PereiraPS9 June 19836 November 1985
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaime Gama, Portugese Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2001 (square).jpeg Jaime Gama PS9 June 19836 November 1985
Minister of Justice Rui Machete Minister.jpg Rui MachetePSD9 June 198315 February 1985
Mário RaposoPSD15 February 19856 November 1985
Minister of Finance and Planning Ernâni Lopes Independent9 June 19836 November 1985
Minister of Education José Augusto SeabraPSD9 June 198315 February 1985
Joao de Deus Pinheiro, Member of the EC (1997) (cropped).tif João de Deus Pinheiro PSD15 February 19856 November 1985
Minister of Labour and Social Security Amândio de AzevedoPSD9 June 19836 November 1985
Minister of Health António Maldonado GonelhaPS9 June 19836 November 1985
Minister of Agriculture, Forests and Food Manuel Soares Costa PSD9 June 198317 October 1984
Minister of Agriculture Álvaro Barreto PSD17 October 19846 November 1985
Minister of Industry and EnergyJosé Veiga SimãoPS9 June 19836 November 1985
Minister of Commerce and Tourism Álvaro Barreto PSD9 June 198317 October 1984
Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral PSD17 October 19846 November 1985
Minister of CultureAntónio Coimbra MartinsPS9 June 19836 November 1985
Minister of Social InfrastructureJoão Rosado CorreiaPS9 June 198315 February 1985
Carlos Melancia PS15 February 19856 November 1985
Minister of Sea Carlos Melancia PS9 June 198315 February 1985
José de Almeida SerraPS15 February 19856 November 1985
Minister of Quality of LifeAntónio CapuchoPSD9 June 198323 June 1984
Francisco Sousa Tavares PSD23 June 198411 July 1985
Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of AzoresTomás Conceição SilvaIndependent9 June 198311 July 1985
Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of MadeiraLino MiguelIndependent9 June 198311 July 1985

References

  1. ↑ "Lei Orgânica do IX Governo Constitucional". Diário da República (in Portuguese). Vol. 169/83, Series I, 1st Supplement. Portugal: Conselho de Ministros. 25 July 1983.
  2. ↑ "IX Governo Constitucional - 1983-1985 - Composição". historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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