IX Constitutional Government of Portugal

The IX Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: IX Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the ninth government of the Third Portuguese Republic, in office from 9 June 1983 to 6 November 1985. It was formed by a coalition between the Socialist Party (PS) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD), which became known as the Central Bloc (Bloco Central) due to both parties centrist political positioning. It was the third term of Mário Soares, leader of the PS, as Prime Minister.

IX Constitutional Government of Portugal
Cabinet of Portugal
Prime Minister Mário Soares
Date formed	9 June 1983 (1983-06-09)
Date dissolved	6 November 1985 (1985-11-06)
People and organisations
President of the Republic	António Ramalho Eanes
Prime Minister	Mário Soares
Vice Prime Minister	Carlos Mota Pinto (1983–1985) Rui Machete (1985)
Member parties	Socialist Party (PS) Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Status in legislature	Majority coalition government 176 / 250 (70%)
Opposition parties	Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) Democratic and Social Center (CDS) Portuguese Democratic Movement (MDP/CDE)
History
Election	1983 Portuguese legislative election (25 April 1983)
Predecessor	VIII Constitutional Government of Portugal
Successor	X Constitutional Government of Portugal

Composition

The government was composed of the Prime Minister, one Deputy Prime Minister, and 17 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 IX Constitutional Government of Portugal^[2]

Office	Minister		Party		Start of term	End of term
Prime Minister		Mário Soares		PS	9 June 1983	6 November 1985
Deputy Prime Minister	Carlos Mota Pinto			PSD	9 June 1983	15 February 1985
		Rui Machete		PSD	15 February 1985	6 November 1985
Minister of State		António de Almeida Santos		PS	9 June 1983	6 November 1985
Minister of National Defence	Carlos Mota Pinto			PSD	9 June 1983	15 February 1985
		Rui Machete		PSD	15 February 1985	6 November 1985
Minister of Internal Administration	Eduardo Pereira			PS	9 June 1983	6 November 1985
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Jaime Gama		PS	9 June 1983	6 November 1985
Minister of Justice		Rui Machete		PSD	9 June 1983	15 February 1985
	Mário Raposo			PSD	15 February 1985	6 November 1985
Minister of Finance and Planning	Ernâni Lopes			Independent	9 June 1983	6 November 1985
Minister of Education	José Augusto Seabra			PSD	9 June 1983	15 February 1985
		João de Deus Pinheiro		PSD	15 February 1985	6 November 1985
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Amândio de Azevedo			PSD	9 June 1983	6 November 1985
Minister of Health	António Maldonado Gonelha			PS	9 June 1983	6 November 1985
Minister of Agriculture, Forests and Food	Manuel Soares Costa			PSD	9 June 1983	17 October 1984
Minister of Agriculture	Álvaro Barreto			PSD	17 October 1984	6 November 1985
Minister of Industry and Energy	José Veiga Simão			PS	9 June 1983	6 November 1985
Minister of Commerce and Tourism	Álvaro Barreto			PSD	9 June 1983	17 October 1984
	Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral			PSD	17 October 1984	6 November 1985
Minister of Culture	António Coimbra Martins			PS	9 June 1983	6 November 1985
Minister of Social Infrastructure	João Rosado Correia			PS	9 June 1983	15 February 1985
	Carlos Melancia			PS	15 February 1985	6 November 1985
Minister of Sea	Carlos Melancia			PS	9 June 1983	15 February 1985
	José de Almeida Serra			PS	15 February 1985	6 November 1985
Minister of Quality of Life	António Capucho			PSD	9 June 1983	23 June 1984
	Francisco Sousa Tavares			PSD	23 June 1984	11 July 1985
Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Azores	Tomás Conceição Silva			Independent	9 June 1983	11 July 1985
Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira	Lino Miguel			Independent	9 June 1983	11 July 1985