VII Constitutional Government of Portugal

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VII Constitutional Government of Portugal
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Cabinet of Portugal
Dries van Agt en Francisco Jose Pereira Pinto Balsemao (1982) (cropped).jpg
Date formed9 January 1981 (1981-01-09)
Date dissolved4 September 1981 (1981-09-04)
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
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

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]

Ministers of the VII Constitutional Government of Portugal [2]
OfficeMinisterPartyStart of termEnd of term
Prime Minister Dries van Agt en Francisco Jose Pereira Pinto Balsemao (1982) (cropped).jpg Francisco Pinto Balsemão PSD 9 January 19814 September 1981
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister

(Ministro Adjunto do Primeiro Ministro)

Basílio Horta CDS 9 January 19814 September 1981
Minister of Internal Administration Fernando do Amaral PSD9 January 19814 September 1981
Minister of National Defence Luís de Azevedo CoutinhoCDS9 January 19814 September 1981
Minister of Foreign Affairs André Gonçalves PereiraIndependent9 January 19814 September 1981
Minister of Justice José Menéres PimentelPDS9 January 19814 September 1981
Minister of Finance and Planning João Morais LeitãoCDS9 January 19814 September 1981
Minister of Education and Science Vítor Pereira Crespo PDS9 January 19814 September 1981
Minister of Labour Henrique Nascimento RodriguesPSD9 January 19814 September 1981
Minister of Social AffairsCarlos Chaves de MacedoPSD9 January 19813 August 1981
Dries van Agt en Francisco Jose Pereira Pinto Balsemao (1982) (cropped).jpg Francisco Pinto Balsemão PSD3 August 19814 September 1981
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries António Cardoso e Cunha PSD9 January 19814 September 1981
Minister of Commerce and TourismAlexandre Vaz PintoPSD9 January 19814 September 1981
Minister of Industry and EnergyRicardo Bayão HortaCDS9 January 19814 September 1981
Minister of Housing and Public WorksLuís BarbosaCDS9 January 19814 September 1981
Minister of Transports and CommunicationsJosé Carlos Viana BaptistaPSD9 January 19814 September 1981
Minister of Administrative ReformEusébio Marques de CarvalhoIndependent9 January 19814 June 1981
Minister of Quality of LifeAugusto Ferreira do Amaral PPM 9 January 19814 June 1981
João Vaz Serra de MouraPPM4 June 19814 September 1981
Minister of European Integration Álvaro Barreto PSD9 January 19814 September 1981
Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Azores Henrique Afonso da Silva Horta Independent9 January 198128 April 1981
Tomás George da Conceição SilvaIndependent28 April 19814 September 1981
Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of MadeiraLino MiguelIndependent9 January 19814 September 1981

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References

  1. "Lei Orgânica do VII Governo Constitucional". Diário da República. nº: 217/79 (in Portuguese). Portugal. 12 February 1981.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. "VII Governo Constitucional - 1981 - Composição". historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 August 2023.