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.
Party breakdown Party breakdown of cabinet ministers by the end of the government's time in office: (Prime Minister not included) Social Democratic Party 8 Democratic Social Center 5 People's Monarchist Party 1 Independents 4
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. +Ministers of the VII Constitutional Government of PortugalOfficeMinisterPartyStart of termEnd of termPrime MinisterFrancisco Pinto BalsemãoPSD9 January 19814 September 1981Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister (Ministro Adjunto do Primeiro Ministro)Basílio HortaCDS9 January 19814 September 1981Minister of Internal AdministrationFernando do AmaralPSD9 January 19814 September 1981Minister of National DefenceLuís de Azevedo CoutinhoCDS9 January 19814 September 1981Minister of Foreign AffairsAndré Gonçalves PereiraIndependent9 January 19814 September 1981Minister of JusticeJosé Menéres PimentelPSD9 January 19814 September 1981Minister of Finance and PlanningJoão Morais LeitãoCDS9 January 19814 September 1981Minister of Education and ScienceVítor Pereira CrespoPSD9 January 19814 September 1981Minister of LabourHenrique Nascimento RodriguesPSD9 January 19814 September 1981Minister of Social AffairsCarlos Chaves de MacedoPSD9 January 19813 August 1981Francisco Pinto BalsemãoPSD3 August 19814 September 1981Minister of Agriculture and FisheriesAntónio Cardoso e CunhaPSD9 January 19814 September 1981Minister of Commerce and TourismAlexandre Vaz PintoPSD9 January 19814 September 1981Minister of Industry and EnergyRicardo Bayão HortaCDS9 January 19814 September 1981Minister of Housing and Public WorksLuís BarbosaCDS9 January 19814 September 1981Minister of Transports and CommunicationsJosé Carlos Viana BaptistaPSD9 January 19814 September 1981Minister of Administrative ReformEusébio Marques de CarvalhoIndependent9 January 19814 June 1981Minister of Quality of LifeAugusto Ferreira do AmaralPPM9 January 19814 June 1981João Vaz Serra de MouraPPM4 June 19814 September 1981Minister of European IntegrationÁlvaro BarretoPSD9 January 19814 September 1981Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of AzoresHenrique Afonso da Silva HortaIndependent9 January 198128 April 1981Tomás George da Conceição SilvaIndependent28 April 19814 September 1981Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of MadeiraLino MiguelIndependent9 January 19814 September 1981
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