The XI Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: XI Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the 11th government of the Third Portuguese Republic, in office from 17 August 1987 to 31 October 1991. It was formed by members of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and had Aníbal Cavaco Silva, leader of the PSD, as Prime Minister. It was the first single-party government with an absolute majority in the Assembly of the Republic since the Carnation Revolution.
XI Constitutional Government of Portugal | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Portugal | |
 Prime Minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva | |
| Date formed | 17 August 1987 |
| Date dissolved | 31 October 1991 |
| People and organisations | |
| President of the Republic | Mário Soares |
| Prime Minister | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Vice Prime Minister | Eurico de Melo |
| Member party |
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| Status in legislature | Majority government |
| Opposition parties | |
| History | |
| Elections | 1987 Portuguese legislative election (19 July 1987) |
| Predecessor | X Constitutional Government of Portugal |
| Successor | XII Constitutional Government of Portugal |
Composition
editThe government was initially composed of the Prime Minister, one Deputry Prime Minister, and 16 ministries comprising ministers, secretaries and under-secretaries of state. On 5 January 1990, the position of Vice Prime Minister was extinguished and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources was created, making a total of 17 ministries. 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 |
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Aníbal Cavaco Silva | PSD | 17 August 1987 | 31 October 1991 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Eurico de Melo | PSD | 17 August 1987 | 5 January 1990 | ||
| Minister of Presidency | 
|
Fernando Nogueira | PSD | 17 August 1987 | 31 October 1991 | |
| Minister of National Defense | Eurico de Melo | PSD | 17 August 1987 | 5 January 1990 | ||
| Carlos Brito | PSD | 5 January 1990 | 5 March 1990 | |||
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Fernando Nogueira | PSD | 5 March 1990 | 31 October 1991 | ||
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | António Capucho | PSD | 17 August 1987 | 24 July 1989 | ||
| Manuel Dias Loureiro | PSD | 24 July 1989 | 31 October 1991 | |||
| Minister of Finance | Miguel Cadilhe | PSD | 17 August 1987 | 5 January 1990 | ||
| Miguel Beleza | PSD | 5 January 1990 | 31 October 1991 | |||
| Minister of Plan and Territorial Administration | Luís Valente de Oliveira | PSD | 17 August 1987 | 31 October 1991 | ||
| Minister of Internal Administration | José Silveira Godinho | PSD | 17 August 1987 | 5 January 1990 | ||
| Manuel Pereira | PSD | 5 January 1990 | 31 October 1991 | |||
| Minister of Justice |
|
Fernando Nogueira | PSD | 5 March 1990 | 5 March 1990 | |
| Álvaro Laborinho Lúcio | PSD | 5 March 1990 | 31 October 1991 | |||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 
|
João de Deus Pinheiro | PSD | 17 August 1987 | 31 October 1991 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Álvaro Barreto | PSD | 17 August 1987 | 5 January 1990 | ||
| Arlindo da Cunha | PSD | 5 January 1990 | 31 October 1991 | |||
| Minister of Industry and Energy | Luís Mira Amaral | PSD | 17 August 1987 | 31 October 1991 | ||
| Minister of Education | Roberto Carneiro | Independent | 17 August 1987 | 31 October 1991 | ||
| Minister of Public Works, Transports and Communications | João Maria Oliveira Martins | PSD | 17 August 1987 | 24 April 1990 | ||
| Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral | PSD | 24 April 1990 | 31 October 1991 | |||
| Minister of Health | Leonor Beleza | PSD | 17 August 1987 | 5 January 1990 | ||
| Arlindo de Carvalho | PSD | 5 January 1990 | 31 October 1991 | |||
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | 
|
José Silva Peneda | PSD | 17 August 1987 | 31 October 1991 | |
| Minister of Commerce and Tourism | Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral | PSD | 17 August 1987 | 24 April 1990 | ||
| Fernando Faria de Oliveira | PSD | 24 April 1990 | 31 October 1991 | |||
| Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and of Youth | António Couto dos Santos | PSD | 17 August 1987 | 31 October 1991 | ||
| Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources | Fernando Real | PSD | 5 January 1990 | 24 April 1991 | ||
| Carlos Borrego | PSD | 24 April 1991 | 31 October 1991 | |||
| Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Azores | 
|
Vasco Rocha Vieira | Independent | 17 August 1987 | 18 April 1991 | |
| Mário Pinto | PSD | 18 April 1991 | 31 October 1991 | |||
| Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira | Lino Miguel | Independent | 17 August 1987 | 31 October 1991 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Lei Orgânica do XI Governo Constitucional". Diário da República (in Portuguese). Vol. 219/87, Series I, 1st Supplement. Portugal: Conselho de Ministros. 23 September 1987.
- ^ "XI Governo Constitucional - 1987-1991 - Composição". historico.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2023.