II Constitutional Government of Portugal

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

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

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]
Office Minister Party Start of term End of term
Prime Minister 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 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
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

  1. ^ "Lei Orgânica do II Governo Constitucional". Diário da República (in Portuguese). Vol. 55/78. Portugal: Conselho de Ministros. 7 March 1978.
  2. ^ "II Governo Constitucional - 1978 - Composição". portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 June 2023.