5th 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.

Party breakdown Party breakdown of cabinet ministers by the end of the government's time in office: (Prime Minister not included) Independents 18

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. +Ministers of the V Constitutional Government of PortugalOfficeMinisterPartyStart of termEnd of termPrime MinisterMaria de Lourdes PintasilgoIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Internal AdministrationManuel da Costa BrásIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Minister of Social Coordination and Social AffairsAlfredo Bruto da CostaIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Minister of Cultural Coordination, Culture and ScienceAdérito Sedas NunesIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Minister of National DefenceJosé Loureiro dos SantosIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Minister of Foreign AffairsJoão de Freitas CruzIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Minister of JusticePaulo de Sousa MachadoIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Minister of Finance António de Sousa FrancoIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Minister of Economic Coordination and PlanningCarlos Corrêa GagoIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Minister of Agriculture and FisheriesJoaquim da Silva LourençoIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Minister of IndustryFernando VideiraIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Minister of Commerce and TourismAcácio Pereira MagroIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Minister of LabourJorge Sá BorgesIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Minister of Transports and CommunicationsJosé Marques da CostaIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Minister of Housing and Public WorksMário de AzevedoIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Minister of EducationLuís Veiga da CunhaIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Minister of Mass CommunicationJoão FigueiredoIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of AzoresHenrique Afonso da Silva HortaIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of MadeiraLino MiguelIndependent1 August 19793 January 1980

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