5th Constitutional Government of Portugal
Cabinet of Portugal between 1979 and 1980, led by Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo
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The V Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: V Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the fifth government of the Third Portuguese Republic. It had Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo as the Prime Minister and lasted for 5 months and 2 days, from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.
V Constitutional Government of Portugal | |
|---|---|
Cabinet of Portugal | |
_(cropped).jpg) Prime Minister Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo | |
| Date formed | 1 August 1979 |
| Date dissolved | 3 January 1980 |
| People and organisations | |
President of the Republic | António Ramalho Eanes |
Prime Minister | Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo |
| History | |
| Predecessor | IV Constitutional Government of Portugal |
| Successor | VI Constitutional Government of Portugal |
Party breakdown
Party breakdown of cabinet ministers by the end of the government's time in office: (Prime Minister not included)
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Composition
The government was composed of the Prime Minister, one Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, and 15 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 | |
Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | |
| Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Internal Administration | Manuel da Costa Brás | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | ||
| Minister of Social Coordination and Social Affairs | Alfredo Bruto da Costa | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | ||
| Minister of Cultural Coordination, Culture and Science | Adérito Sedas Nunes | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | ||
| Minister of National Defence | José Loureiro dos Santos | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | João de Freitas Cruz | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | ||
| Minister of Justice | Paulo de Sousa Machado | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | ||
| Minister of Finance | .jpg) |
António de Sousa Franco | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | |
| Minister of Economic Coordination and Planning | Carlos Corrêa Gago | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Joaquim da Silva Lourenço | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | ||
| Minister of Industry | Fernando Videira | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | ||
| Minister of Commerce and Tourism | Acácio Pereira Magro | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | ||
| Minister of Labour | Jorge Sá Borges | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | ||
| Minister of Transports and Communications | José Marques da Costa | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | ||
| Minister of Housing and Public Works | Mário de Azevedo | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | ||
| Minister of Education |  |
Luís Veiga da Cunha | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | |
| Minister of Mass Communication | João Figueiredo | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | ||
| Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Azores | Henrique Afonso da Silva Horta | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | ||
| Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira | Lino Miguel | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 | ||