X Constitutional Government of Portugal

X Constitutional Government of Portugal
X Constitutional Government of Portugal
; Cabinet of Portugal
	Prime Minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Date formed	6 November 1985
Date dissolved	17 August 1987
People and organisations
President of the Republic	António Ramalho Eanes ; Mário Soares
Prime Minister	Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Member party	Social Democratic Party (PSD);
Status in legislature	Minority government
Opposition parties	Socialist Party (PS); Democratic Renewal Party (PNR); Portuguese Communist Party (PCP); Democratic and Social Center (CDS); Portuguese Democratic Movement (MDP/CDE);
History
Elections	1985 Portuguese legislative election ; (6 October 1985)
Predecessor	IX Constitutional Government of Portugal
Successor	XI Constitutional Government of Portugal

The X Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: X Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the tenth government of the Third Portuguese Republic, in office from 6 November 1985 to 17 August 1987. It was formed by members of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and had Aníbal Cavaco Silva, leader of the PSD, as prime minister.

Composition

The government was composed of the Prime Minister, one Minister of State, and 14 ministries comprising ministers, secretaries and under-secretaries of state. The government also included the Ministers of the Republic for the Autonomous Regions of Azores and Madeira.^[1]

Ministers of the X Constitutional Government of Portugal^[2]
Office	Minister			Start of term	End of term
Prime Minister		Aníbal Cavaco Silva	PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of State	Eurico de Melo		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and of Parliamentary Affairs (Ministro Adjunto e dos Assuntos Parlamentares)		Fernando Nogueira	PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Internal Administration	Eurico de Melo		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of National Defense	Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Pedro Pires de Miranda		Independent	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Finance	Miguel Cadilhe		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Justice	Mário Raposo		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Plan and Territorial Administration	Luís Valente de Oliveira		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Álvaro Barreto		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Industry and Commerce	Fernando Santos Martins		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Education and Culture		João de Deus Pinheiro	PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Public Works, Transports and Communications	João Maria Oliveira Martins		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Health	Leonor Beleza		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Luís Mira Amaral		Independent	6 November 1985	17 August 1987

Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Azores	Tomás Conceição Silva		Independent	6 November 1985	10 July 1986
		Vasco Rocha Vieira	Independent	10 July 1986	17 August 1987
Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira	Lino Miguel		Independent	6 November 1985	17 August 1987

References

^ "Lei Orgânica do X Governo Constitucional". Diário da República (in Portuguese). Vol. 290/85, Series I. Portugal: Conselho de Ministros. 17 December 1985.
^ "X Governo Constitucional - 1985-1987 - Composição". historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2023.

[1] "Lei Orgânica do X Governo Constitucional". Diário da República (in Portuguese). Vol. 290/85, Series I. Portugal: Conselho de Ministros. 17 December 1985.

[:0-2] "X Governo Constitucional - 1985-1987 - Composição". historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2023.

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