X Constitutional Government of Portugal

X Constitutional Government of Portugal
X Constitutional Government of Portugal
; Cabinet of Portugal
	Prime Minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Date formed	6 November 1985
Date dissolved	17 August 1987
People and organisations
President of the Republic	António Ramalho Eanes ; Mário Soares
Prime Minister	Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Member party	Social Democratic Party (PSD);
Status in legislature	Minority government
Opposition parties	Socialist Party (PS); Democratic Renewal Party (PNR); Portuguese Communist Party (PCP); Democratic and Social Center (CDS); Portuguese Democratic Movement (MDP/CDE);
History
Election(s)	1985 Portuguese legislative election ; (6 October 1985)
Predecessor	IX Constitutional Government of Portugal
Successor	XI Constitutional Government of Portugal

The X Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: X Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the tenth government of the Third Portuguese Republic, in office from 6 November 1985 to 17 August 1987. It was formed by members of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and had Aníbal Cavaco Silva, leader of the PSD, as Prime Minister.

Composition[edit]

The government was composed of the Prime Minister, one Minister of State, and 14 ministries comprising ministers, secretaries and under-secretaries of state. The government also included the Ministers of the Republic for the Autonomous Regions of Azores and Madeira.^[1]

Ministers of the X Constitutional Government of Portugal^[2]
Office	Minister			Start of term	End of term
Prime Minister		Aníbal Cavaco Silva	PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of State	Eurico de Melo		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and of Parliamentary Affairs (Ministro Adjunto e dos Assuntos Parlamentares)		Fernando Nogueira	PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Internal Administration	Eurico de Melo		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of National Defense	Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Pedro Pires de Miranda		Independent	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Finance	Miguel Cadilhe		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Justice	Mário Raposo		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Plan and Territorial Administration	Luís Valente de Oliveira		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Álvaro Barreto		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Industry and Commerce	Fernando Santos Martins		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Education and Culture		João de Deus Pinheiro	PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Public Works, Transports and Communications	João Maria Oliveira Martins		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Health	Leonor Beleza		PSD	6 November 1985	17 August 1987
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Luís Mira Amaral		Independent	6 November 1985	17 August 1987

Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Azores	Tomás Conceição Silva		Independent	6 November 1985	10 July 1986
		Vasco Rocha Vieira	Independent	10 July 1986	17 August 1987
Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira	Lino Miguel		Independent	6 November 1985	17 August 1987

References[edit]

^ "Lei Orgânica do X Governo Constitucional". Diário da República. nº: 290/85, Series I (in Portuguese). Portugal. 17 December 1985.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "X Governo Constitucional - 1985-1987 - Composição". historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2023.

[1] "Lei Orgânica do X Governo Constitucional". Diário da República. nº: 290/85, Series I (in Portuguese). Portugal. 17 December 1985.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[:0-2] "X Governo Constitucional - 1985-1987 - Composição". historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2023.

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