V Constitutional Government of Portugal

V Constitutional Government of Portugal

Cabinet of Portugal
Date formed1 August 1979 (1979-08-01)
Date dissolved3 January 1980 (1980-01-03)
People and organisations
President of the RepublicAntónio Ramalho Eanes
Prime MinisterMaria de Lourdes Pintasilgo
History
PredecessorIV Constitutional Government of Portugal
SuccessorVI Constitutional Government of Portugal

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.

Composition

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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]

Ministers of the V Constitutional Government of Portugal[2]
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 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

References

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  1. ^ "Lei Orgânica do V Governo Constitucional". Diário da República. nº: 217/79 (in Portuguese). Portugal. 19 September 1979.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "V Governo Constitucional - 1979-1980 - Composição". portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2023.