II 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.

II Constitutional Government of Portugal

Cabinet of Portugal
Prime Minister Mário Soares
Date formed23 January 1978 (1978-01-23)
Date dissolved29 August 1978 (1978-08-29)
People and organisations
President of the RepublicAntónio Ramalho Eanes
Prime MinisterMário Soares
Member parties
Opposition parties
History
PredecessorI Constitutional Government of Portugal
SuccessorIII Constitutional Government of Portugal

Composition

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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]

Ministers of the II Constitutional Government of Portugal[2]
OfficeMinisterPartyStart of termEnd of term
Prime Minister Mário SoaresPS23 January 197829 August 1978
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister António de Almeida SantosPS23 January 197829 August 1978
Minister of National DefenceMário Firmino MiguelIndependent23 January 197829 August 1978
Minister of Finance and Planning Vitor ConstâncioPS23 January 197829 August 1978
Minister of JusticeJosé Santos PaisIndependent23 January 197829 August 1978
Minister of the Internal AdministrationAlberto Oliveira e SilvaPS23 January 197827 February 1978
Jaime GamaPS27 February 197829 August 1978
Minister of Foreign AffairsVictor Sá MachadoCDS23 January 197829 August 1978
Minister of Administrative ReformRui PenaCDS23 January 197829 August 1978
Minister of Agriculture and FisheriesLuís SaiasPS23 January 197829 August 1978
Minister of Industry and TechnologyCarlos MelanciaPS23 January 197829 August 1978
Minister of Commerce and TourismBasílio HortaCDS23 January 197829 August 1978
Minister of LabourAntónio Maldonado GonelhaPS23 January 197829 August 1978
Minister of Education and CultureMário Sottomayor CardiaPS23 January 197829 August 1978
Minister of Social Affairs António ArnautPS23 January 197829 August 1978
Minister of Transports and CommunicationsManuel Ferreira LimaPS23 January 197829 August 1978
Minister of Housing and Public WorksAntónio Sousa GomesPS23 January 197829 August 1978
Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of AzoresOctávio Galvão de FigueiredoIndependent23 January 197829 August 1978
Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of MadeiraLino MiguelIndependent23 January 197829 August 1978

References

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  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ "II Governo Constitucional - 1978 - Composição". portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 June 2023.