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DeutschII Constitutional Government of Portugal
II Constitutional Government of Portugal | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Portugal | |
.jpg) Prime Minister Mário Soares | |
| Date formed | 23 January 1978 |
| Date dissolved | 29 August 1978 |
| People and organisations | |
| President of the Republic | António Ramalho Eanes |
| Prime Minister | Mário Soares |
| Member parties |
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| Opposition parties | |
| History | |
| Predecessor | I Constitutional Government of Portugal |
| Successor | III Constitutional Government of Portugal |
The II Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: II Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the second government of the Third Portuguese Republic. It had Mário Soares as the Prime Minister and lasted from 23 January 1978 to 29 August 1978.
Composition[edit]
The government was composed of the Prime Minister, one Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, and 14 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | .jpg) | Mário Soares | PS | 23 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | |
| Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister |  | António de Almeida Santos | PS | 23 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | |
| Minister of National Defence | Mário Firmino Miguel | Independent | 23 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | ||
| Minister of Finance and Planning | .jpg) | Vitor Constâncio | PS | 23 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | |
| Minister of Justice | José Santos Pais | Independent | 23 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | ||
| Minister of the Internal Administration | Alberto Oliveira e Silva | PS | 23 January 1978 | 27 February 1978 | ||
.jpeg) | Jaime Gama | PS | 27 February 1978 | 29 August 1978 | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Victor Sá Machado | CDS | 23 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | ||
| Minister of Administrative Reform | Rui Pena | CDS | 23 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Luís Saias | PS | 23 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | ||
| Minister of Industry and Technology | Carlos Melancia | PS | 23 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | ||
| Minister of Commerce and Tourism | Basílio Horta | CDS | 23 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | ||
| Minister of Labour | António Maldonado Gonelha | PS | 23 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | ||
| Minister of Education and Culture | Mário Sottomayor Cardia | PS | 23 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | ||
| Minister of Social Affairs |  | António Arnaut | PS | 23 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | |
| Minister of Transports and Communications | Manuel Ferreira Lima | PS | 23 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | ||
| Minister of Housing and Public Works | António Sousa Gomes | PS | 23 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | ||
| Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Azores | Octávio Galvão de Figueiredo | Independent | 23 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | ||
| Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira | Lino Miguel | Independent | 23 January 1978 | 29 August 1978 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Lei Orgânica do II Governo Constitucional". Diário da República. nº: 55/78 (in Portuguese). Portugal. 7 March 1978.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "II Governo Constitucional - 1978 - Composição". portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 June 2023.