IX Constitutional Government of Portugal
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IX Constitutional Government of Portugal | |
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 Cabinet of Portugal | |
 Prime Minister Mário Soares | |
| Date formed | 9 June 1983 |
| Date dissolved | 6 November 1985 |
| People and organisations | |
| President of the Republic | António Ramalho Eanes |
| Prime Minister | Mário Soares |
| Vice Prime Minister | Carlos Mota Pinto (1983–1985) Rui Machete (1985) |
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| Status in legislature | Majority coalition government |
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| History | |
| Election | 1983 Portuguese legislative election (25 April 1983) |
| Predecessor | VIII Constitutional Government of Portugal |
| Successor | X Constitutional Government of Portugal |
The IX Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: IX Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the ninth government of the Third Portuguese Republic, in office from 9 June 1983 to 6 November 1985. It was formed by a coalition between the Socialist Party (PS) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD), which became known as the Central Bloc (Bloco Central) due to both parties centrist political positioning. It was the third term of Mário Soares, leader of the PS, as Prime Minister.
Composition
[edit]The government was composed of the Prime Minister, one Deputy Prime Minister, and 17 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 | ||
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| Prime Minister |
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Mário Soares | PS | 9 June 1983 | 6 November 1985 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Carlos Mota Pinto | PSD | 9 June 1983 | 15 February 1985 (died in office) | ||
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Rui Machete | PSD | 15 February 1985 | 6 November 1985 | ||
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António de Almeida Santos | PS | 9 June 1983 | 6 November 1985 | |
| Minister of National Defence | Carlos Mota Pinto | PSD | 9 June 1983 | 15 February 1985 (died in office) | ||
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Rui Machete | PSD | 15 February 1985 | 6 November 1985 | ||
| Minister of Internal Administration | Eduardo Pereira | PS | 9 June 1983 | 6 November 1985 | ||
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Jaime Gama | PS | 9 June 1983 | 6 November 1985 | |
| Minister of Justice |
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Rui Machete | PSD | 9 June 1983 | 15 February 1985 | |
| Mário Raposo | PSD | 15 February 1985 | 6 November 1985 | |||
| Minister of Finance and Planning | Ernâni Lopes | Independent | 9 June 1983 | 6 November 1985 | ||
| Minister of Education | José Augusto Seabra | PSD | 9 June 1983 | 15 February 1985 | ||
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João de Deus Pinheiro | PSD | 15 February 1985 | 6 November 1985 | ||
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | Amândio de Azevedo | PSD | 9 June 1983 | 6 November 1985 | ||
| Minister of Health | António Maldonado Gonelha | PS | 9 June 1983 | 6 November 1985 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture, Forests and Food | Manuel Soares Costa | PSD | 9 June 1983 | 17 October 1984 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture | Álvaro Barreto | PSD | 17 October 1984 | 6 November 1985 | ||
| Minister of Industry and Energy | José Veiga Simão | PS | 9 June 1983 | 6 November 1985 | ||
| Minister of Commerce and Tourism | Álvaro Barreto | PSD | 9 June 1983 | 17 October 1984 | ||
| Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral | PSD | 17 October 1984 | 6 November 1985 | |||
| Minister of Culture | António Coimbra Martins | PS | 9 June 1983 | 6 November 1985 | ||
| Minister of Social Infrastructure | João Rosado Correia | PS | 9 June 1983 | 15 February 1985 | ||
| Carlos Melancia | PS | 15 February 1985 | 6 November 1985 | |||
| Minister of Sea | Carlos Melancia | PS | 9 June 1983 | 15 February 1985 | ||
| José de Almeida Serra | PS | 15 February 1985 | 6 November 1985 | |||
| Minister of Quality of Life | António Capucho | PSD | 9 June 1983 | 23 June 1984 | ||
| Francisco Sousa Tavares | PSD | 23 June 1984 | 11 July 1985 | |||
| Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Azores | Tomás Conceição Silva | Independent | 9 June 1983 | 11 July 1985 | ||
| Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira | Lino Miguel | Independent | 9 June 1983 | 11 July 1985 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Lei Orgânica do IX Governo Constitucional". Diário da República. nº: 169/83, Series I, 1st Supplement (in Portuguese). Portugal. 25 July 1983.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "IX Governo Constitucional - 1983-1985 - Composição". historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2023.