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Government of Portugal on 1 August 1979

V Constitutional Government, from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980 · Sources

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PSPSD (with or without CDS-PP)presidential initiative, no party

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Form of governmentPresidential-initiative government

Appointed by the President without a party or coalition behind it; the ministers were mostly independents.

António Ramalho EanesPresident of the RepublicIndependent

President from 14 July 1976 to 9 March 1986.

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Maria de Lourdes PintasilgoPrime MinisterIndependent

In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

After this government

  • Member of the European Parliament · Second European Parliament 14 Sep 1987–24 Jul 1989

Wikidata record

Ministers on this day

  1. Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Internal Administration

    Manuel da Costa BrásAssistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Internal AdministrationIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    No later office with a date on Wikidata.

    Wikidata record

  2. Social Coordination and Social Affairs

    Alfredo Bruto da CostaSocial Coordination and Social AffairsIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    No later office with a date on Wikidata.

    Wikidata record

  3. Cultural Coordination, Culture and Science

    Adérito Sedas NunesCultural Coordination, Culture and ScienceIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    No later office with a date on Wikidata.

    Wikidata record

  4. National Defence

    José Loureiro dos SantosNational DefenceIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    No later office with a date on Wikidata.

    Wikidata record

  5. Foreign Affairs

    João de Freitas CruzForeign AffairsIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    No later office with a date on Wikidata.

    Wikidata record

  6. Justice

    Paulo de Sousa MachadoJusticeIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    No reliable Wikidata record found.

  7. Finance

    António de Sousa FrancoFinanceIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    • Member of the Assembly of the Republic · 2nd Portuguese Assembly 3 Nov 1980–28 May 1981

    Wikidata record

  8. Economic Coordination and Planning

    Carlos Corrêa GagoEconomic Coordination and PlanningIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    • Member of the Assembly of the Republic · 4th Portuguese Assembly 4 Nov 1985–7 Dec 1986
    • Member of the Assembly of the Republic · 5th Portuguese Assembly 13 Aug 1987–3 Nov 1991

    Wikidata record

  9. Agriculture and Fisheries

    Joaquim da Silva LourençoAgriculture and FisheriesIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    No later office with a date on Wikidata.

    Wikidata record

  10. Industry

    Fernando VideiraIndustryIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    No reliable Wikidata record found.

  11. Commerce and Tourism

    Acácio Pereira MagroCommerce and TourismIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    No later office with a date on Wikidata.

    Wikidata record

  12. Labour

    Jorge Sá BorgesLabourIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    No later office with a date on Wikidata.

    Wikidata record

  13. Transports and Communications

    José Marques da CostaTransports and CommunicationsIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    No reliable Wikidata record found.

  14. Housing and Public Works

    Mário de AzevedoHousing and Public WorksIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    No reliable Wikidata record found.

  15. Education

    Luís Veiga da CunhaEducationIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    No later office with a date on Wikidata.

    Wikidata record

  16. Mass Communication

    João FigueiredoMass CommunicationIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    No reliable Wikidata record found.

  17. Minister of the Republic for the Azores

    Henrique Afonso da Silva HortaMinister of the Republic for the AzoresIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    • Minister of the Republic for the Azores, VI Constitutional Government 3 Jan 1980–9 Jan 1981 · source
    • Minister of the Republic for the Azores, VII Constitutional Government 9 Jan 1981–28 Apr 1981 · source

    Wikidata record

  18. Minister of the Republic for Madeira

    Lino MiguelMinister of the Republic for MadeiraIndependent

    In office from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

    After this government

    No reliable Wikidata record found.

Where are they now

For each person who sat in this government’s Council of Ministers: the offices open as of 25 October 2026 (the current government, offices checked by hand against a dated source, and those Wikidata lists with no end date); when none is open, the most recent record, with its dates. Each office shows its source and, where there is one, the date of the source.

WhoIn this governmentNow, or the latest record
Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo
Wikidata record		Prime Minister

Died in 2004

Manuel da Costa Brás
Wikidata record		Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Internal Administration

Died in 2019

Alfredo Bruto da Costa
Wikidata record		Social Coordination and Social Affairs

Died in 2016

Adérito Sedas Nunes
Wikidata record		Cultural Coordination, Culture and Science

Died in 1991

José Loureiro dos Santos
Wikidata record		National Defence

Died in 2018

João de Freitas Cruz
Wikidata record		Foreign Affairs

Died in 1984

Paulo de Sousa MachadoJusticeNo reliable Wikidata record found.
António de Sousa Franco
Wikidata record		Finance

Died in 2004

Carlos Corrêa Gago
Wikidata record		Economic Coordination and Planning

Died in 2015

Joaquim da Silva Lourenço
Wikidata record		Agriculture and Fisheries
  • Agriculture and Fisheries, V Constitutional Government 1 Aug 1979–3 Jan 1980 · source
Fernando VideiraIndustryNo reliable Wikidata record found.
Acácio Pereira Magro
Wikidata record		Commerce and Tourism

Died in 2018

Jorge Sá Borges
Wikidata record		Labour

Died in 2009

José Marques da CostaTransports and CommunicationsNo reliable Wikidata record found.
Mário de AzevedoHousing and Public WorksNo reliable Wikidata record found.
Luís Veiga da Cunha
Wikidata record		Education
  • Education, V Constitutional Government 1 Aug 1979–3 Jan 1980 · source
João FigueiredoMass CommunicationNo reliable Wikidata record found.
Henrique Afonso da Silva Horta
Wikidata record		Minister of the Republic for the Azores

Died in 2012

Lino MiguelMinister of the Republic for MadeiraNo reliable Wikidata record found.

Everyone who sat in this government’s Council of Ministers

With start and end dates. Reshuffles show as two lines for the same ministry.

MinistryWhoFrom … to
Prime MinisterMaria de Lourdes Pintasilgo1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Internal AdministrationManuel da Costa Brás1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
Social Coordination and Social AffairsAlfredo Bruto da Costa1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
Cultural Coordination, Culture and ScienceAdérito Sedas Nunes1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
National DefenceJosé Loureiro dos Santos1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
Foreign AffairsJoão de Freitas Cruz1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
JusticePaulo de Sousa Machado1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
FinanceAntónio de Sousa Franco1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
Economic Coordination and PlanningCarlos Corrêa Gago1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
Agriculture and FisheriesJoaquim da Silva Lourenço1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
IndustryFernando Videira1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
Commerce and TourismAcácio Pereira Magro1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
LabourJorge Sá Borges1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
Transports and CommunicationsJosé Marques da Costa1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
Housing and Public WorksMário de Azevedo1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
EducationLuís Veiga da Cunha1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
Mass CommunicationJoão Figueiredo1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
Minister of the Republic for the AzoresHenrique Afonso da Silva Horta1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980
Minister of the Republic for MadeiraLino Miguel1 Aug 1979 – 3 Jan 1980

How this page is made

Past governments show the Council of Ministers (prime minister and ministers) with each person’s dates, taken from the English Wikipedia tables, which cite the historical archive of the government portal. Ministry names are translated. Secretaries of state and news only appear for the government in office. Photos only appear when a portrait has a confirmed licence; everyone else is shown with initials.

Where the career paths come from

Later offices come from Wikidata (properties «position held», P39, and «employer», P108), only lines with a start date. Ministerial posts come from the government tables, not from Wikidata. For members of parliament, the dates are those of the legislature they were elected to. Many lines on Wikidata have no reference of their own; when they do, it is linked. The most recent offices of ministers from 2015 onwards were checked by hand against dated sources (Parliament, European Parliament, RTP, Observador, ECO). Veramundi adds no labels or judgements: it shows the offices and the dates, and readers draw their own conclusions. Data collected on 25 October 2026; corrections are welcome at info@veramundi.com.

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