III Constitutional Government of Portugal

The III Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: III Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the third government of the Third Portuguese Republic. It had Alfredo Nobre da Costa as the Prime Minister and lasted from 29 August 1978 to 22 November 1978.

III Constitutional Government of Portugal

Cabinet of Portugal
Date formed29 August 1978 (1978-08-29)
Date dissolved22 November 1978 (1978-11-22)
People and organisations
President of the RepublicAntónio Ramalho Eanes
Prime MinisterAlfredo Nobre da Costa
Member partiesNone (support from Democratic People's Party (PPD))
Opposition parties
History
PredecessorII Constitutional Government of Portugal
SuccessorIV 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 13 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 III Constitutional Government of Portugal[2]
Office Minister Party Start of term End of term
Prime Minister Alfredo Nobre da Costa Independent 29 August 1978 22 November 1978
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Carlos Costa Freitas Independent 29 August 1978 22 November 1978
Minister of National Defence Mário Firmino Miguel Independent 29 August 1978 22 November 1978
Minister of Finance and Plan José da Silva Lopes Independent 29 August 1978 22 November 1978
Minister of the Internal Administration António Gonçalves Ribeiro Independent 29 August 1978 22 November 1978
Minister of Justice Mário Raposo Independent 29 August 1978 22 November 1978
Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Corrêa Gago Independent 29 August 1978 22 November 1978
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Apolinário Vaz Portugal Independent 29 August 1978 22 November 1978
Minister of Industry and Technology Fernando Santos Martins Independent 29 August 1978 22 November 1978
Minister of Commerce and Tourism Pedro Pires de Miranda Independent 29 August 1978 22 November 1978
Minister of Labour António da Costa Leal Independent 29 August 1978 22 November 1978
Minister of Education and Culture Carlos Lloyd Braga Independent 29 August 1978 22 November 1978
Minister of Social Affairs Acácio Pereira Magro Independent 29 August 1978 22 November 1978
Minister of Transports and Communications Amílcar Marques Independent 29 August 1978 22 November 1978
Minister of Housing and Public Works João Almeida Pina Independent 29 August 1978 22 November 1978
Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Azores Octávio Galvão de Figueiredo Independent 29 August 1978 25 September 1978
Henrique Afonso da Silva Horta Independent 25 September 1978 22 November 1978
Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira Lino Miguel Independent 29 August 1978 22 November 1978

References

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  1. ^ "Lei Orgânica do III Governo Constitucional". Diário da República (in Portuguese). Vol. 226/78. Portugal: Conselho de Ministros. 30 September 1978.
  2. ^ "III Governo Constitucional - 1978 - Composição". portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2023.