PortugalGovernment of Portugal on 9 January 1981
PSPSD (with or without CDS-PP)presidential initiative, no party
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Wikipedia: 1980 Portuguese legislative election (resultados)
António Ramalho EanesPresident of the RepublicIndependent
President from 14 July 1976 to 9 March 1986.
appoints and swears in
Francisco Pinto BalsemãoPrime MinisterPSD
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981.
After this government
- Prime Minister, VIII Constitutional Government 4 Sep 1981–9 Jun 1983 · source
- Member of the European Parliament · Second European Parliament 1 Jan 1986–12 Jan 1986
Ministers on this day
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister
Basílio HortaAssistant Minister to the Prime MinisterCDS-PP
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981.
After this government
- Agriculture, Commerce and Fisheries, VIII Constitutional Government 4 Sep 1981–9 Jun 1983 · source
Internal Administration
Fernando do AmaralInternal AdministrationPSD
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981.
After this government
- Member of the Assembly of the Republic · 3rd Portuguese Assembly 31 May 1983–3 Nov 1985
- President of the Assembly of the Republic 25 Oct 1984–12 Aug 1987 · source
- Substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 25 Jan 1988–3 Feb 1992
- Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 3 Feb 1992–1 Jan 1996
National Defence
Luís de Azevedo CoutinhoNational DefenceCDS-PP
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981.
Foreign Affairs
André Gonçalves PereiraForeign AffairsIndependent
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981.
After this government
- Foreign Affairs, VIII Constitutional Government 4 Sep 1981–9 Jun 1982 · source
Justice
José Menéres PimentelJusticePSD
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981.
After this government
- Justice and Administrative Reform, VIII Constitutional Government 4 Sep 1981–9 Jun 1983 · source
Finance and Planning
João Morais LeitãoFinance and PlanningCDS-PP
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981.
Education and Science
Vítor Pereira CrespoEducation and SciencePSD
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981.
After this government
No reliable Wikidata record found.
Labour
Henrique Nascimento RodriguesLabourPSD
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981.
Social Affairs
Carlos Chaves de MacedoSocial AffairsPSD
In office from 9 January 1981 to 3 August 1981.
Agriculture and Fisheries
António Cardoso e CunhaAgriculture and FisheriesPSD
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981.
Commerce and Tourism
Alexandre Vaz PintoCommerce and TourismPSD
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981.
Industry and Energy
Ricardo Bayão HortaIndustry and EnergyCDS-PP
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981.
After this government
No reliable Wikidata record found.
Housing and Public Works
Luís BarbosaHousing and Public WorksCDS-PP
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981.
After this government
- Social Affairs, VIII Constitutional Government 4 Sep 1981–9 Jun 1983 · source
Transports and Communications
José Carlos Viana BaptistaTransports and CommunicationsPSD
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981.
After this government
No reliable Wikidata record found.
Administrative Reform
Eusébio Marques de CarvalhoAdministrative ReformIndependent
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 June 1981.
Quality of Life
Augusto Ferreira do AmaralQuality of LifePPM
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 June 1981.
European Integration
Álvaro BarretoEuropean IntegrationPSD
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981.
After this government
- Member of the Assembly of the Republic · 2nd Portuguese Assembly 9 Sep 1981–30 May 1983
- Commerce and Tourism, IX Constitutional Government 9 Jun 1983–17 Oct 1984 · source
- Agriculture, IX Constitutional Government 17 Oct 1984–6 Nov 1985 · source
- Member of the Assembly of the Republic · 4th Portuguese Assembly 4 Nov 1985–12 Aug 1987
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, X Constitutional Government 6 Nov 1985–17 Aug 1987 · source
- Member of the Assembly of the Republic · 5th Portuguese Assembly 13 Aug 1987–3 Nov 1991
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, XI Constitutional Government 17 Aug 1987–5 Jan 1990 · source
- State, Economic Activities and Labour, XVI Constitutional Government 17 Jul 2004–12 Mar 2005 · source
Minister of the Republic for the Azores
Henrique Afonso da Silva HortaMinister of the Republic for the AzoresIndependent
In office from 9 January 1981 to 28 April 1981.
Minister of the Republic for Madeira
Lino MiguelMinister of the Republic for MadeiraIndependent
In office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981.
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.
| Who | In this government | Now, or the latest record |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Pinto Balsemão Wikidata record | Prime Minister | Died in 2025 |
| Basílio Horta Wikidata record | Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister |
|
| Fernando do Amaral Wikidata record | Internal Administration | Died in 2009 |
| Luís de Azevedo Coutinho Wikidata record | National Defence | Died in 2016 |
| André Gonçalves Pereira Wikidata record | Foreign Affairs | Died in 2019 |
| José Menéres Pimentel Wikidata record | Justice | Died in 2014 |
| João Morais Leitão Wikidata record | Finance and Planning | Died in 2006 |
| Vítor Pereira Crespo | Education and Science | No reliable Wikidata record found. |
| Henrique Nascimento Rodrigues Wikidata record | Labour | Died in 2010 |
| Carlos Chaves de Macedo Wikidata record | Social Affairs | Died in 2017 |
| António Cardoso e Cunha Wikidata record | Agriculture and Fisheries | Died in 2021 |
| Alexandre Vaz Pinto Wikidata record | Commerce and Tourism |
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| Ricardo Bayão Horta | Industry and Energy | No reliable Wikidata record found. |
| Luís Barbosa Wikidata record | Housing and Public Works |
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| José Carlos Viana Baptista | Transports and Communications | No reliable Wikidata record found. |
| Eusébio Marques de Carvalho Wikidata record | Administrative Reform | Died in 2026 |
| Augusto Ferreira do Amaral Wikidata record | Quality of Life |
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| João Vaz Serra de Moura Wikidata record | Quality of Life | Died in 2016 |
| Álvaro Barreto Wikidata record | European Integration | Died in 2020 |
| Henrique Afonso da Silva Horta Wikidata record | Minister of the Republic for the Azores | Died in 2012 |
| Tomás George da Conceição Silva | Minister of the Republic for the Azores | No reliable Wikidata record found. |
| Lino Miguel | Minister of the Republic for Madeira | No 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.
| Ministry | Who | From … to |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Francisco Pinto Balsemão | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister | Basílio Horta | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| Internal Administration | Fernando do Amaral | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| National Defence | Luís de Azevedo Coutinho | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| Foreign Affairs | André Gonçalves Pereira | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| Justice | José Menéres Pimentel | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| Finance and Planning | João Morais Leitão | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| Education and Science | Vítor Pereira Crespo | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| Labour | Henrique Nascimento Rodrigues | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| Social Affairs | Carlos Chaves de Macedo | 9 Jan 1981 – 3 Aug 1981 |
| Social Affairs | Francisco Pinto Balsemão | 3 Aug 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| Agriculture and Fisheries | António Cardoso e Cunha | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| Commerce and Tourism | Alexandre Vaz Pinto | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| Industry and Energy | Ricardo Bayão Horta | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| Housing and Public Works | Luís Barbosa | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| Transports and Communications | José Carlos Viana Baptista | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| Administrative Reform | Eusébio Marques de Carvalho | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Jun 1981 |
| Quality of Life | Augusto Ferreira do Amaral | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Jun 1981 |
| Quality of Life | João Vaz Serra de Moura | 4 Jun 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| European Integration | Álvaro Barreto | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| Minister of the Republic for the Azores | Henrique Afonso da Silva Horta | 9 Jan 1981 – 28 Apr 1981 |
| Minister of the Republic for the Azores | Tomás George da Conceição Silva | 28 Apr 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
| Minister of the Republic for Madeira | Lino Miguel | 9 Jan 1981 – 4 Sep 1981 |
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.
Sources
- Wikipedia: 7th Constitutional Government of Portugal (table of ministers, sourced to the government portal’s historical archive)
- Wikipedia: List of presidents of Portugal
- Wikidata: offices and employers of each person (record linked next to the name)
- Wikipedia: 1980 Portuguese legislative election (resultados)
Photographs
- Ramalho Eanes: Filipe Silva (recorte e fundo da miniatura retirado) (CC BY-SA 2.0)
