VIII Constitutional Government of Portugal

The VIII Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: VIII Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the eighth government of the Third Portuguese Republic, in office from 4 September 1981 to 9 June 1983. It was formed by the centre-right coalition Democratic Alliance (AD), which was composed of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the Democratic and Social Center (CDS) and the People's Monarchist Party (PPM). Francisco Pinto Balsemão, leader of the PSD, was the Prime Minister. Diogo Freitas do Amaral, leader of the CDS, was Vice Prime Minister.

VIII Constitutional Government of Portugal
Cabinet of Portugal
Prime Minister Francisco Pinto Balsemão
Date formed	4 September 1981 (1981-09-04)
Date dissolved	9 June 1983 (1983-06-09)
People and organisations
President of the Republic	António Ramalho Eanes
Prime Minister	Francisco Pinto Balsemão
Vice Prime Minister	Diogo Freitas do Amaral
Member parties	Social Democratic Party (PSD) Democratic and Social Center (CDS) People's Monarchist Party (PPM)
Status in legislature	Majority coalition government 134 / 250 (54%)
Opposition parties	Socialist Party (PS) Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) Popular Democratic Union (UDP)
History
Predecessor	VII Constitutional Government of Portugal
Successor	IX Constitutional Government of Portugal

Composition

The government was composed of the Prime Minister, one Deputy Prime Minister, and 15 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 VIII Constitutional Government of Portugal^[2]

Office	Minister		Party		Start of term	End of term
Prime Minister		Francisco Pinto Balsemão		PSD	4 September 1981	9 June 1983
Deputy Prime Minister		Diogo Freitas do Amaral		CDS	4 September 1981	9 June 1983
Minister of State and Quality of Life		Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles		PPM	4 September 1981	9 June 1983
Minister of State, Finance and Planning	João Salgueiro			PSD	4 September 1981	9 June 1983
Minister of National Defence		Diogo Freitas do Amaral		CDS	4 September 1981	9 June 1983
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and of Parliamentary Affairs (Ministro Adjunto do Primeiro Ministro e dos Assuntos Parlamentares)	Fernando Amaral			PSD	4 September 1981	12 June 1982
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs		Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa		PSD	12 June 1982	9 June 1983
Minister of Internal Administration	Ângelo Correia			PSD	4 September 1981	9 June 1983
Minister of Foreign Affairs	André Gonçalves Pereira			Independent	4 September 1981	9 June 1982
	Vasco Futscher Pereira			Independent	9 June 1982	9 June 1983
Minister of Justice and Administrative Reform	José Menéres Pimentel			PSD	4 September 1981	9 June 1983
Minister of Education and Universities	Vítor Crespo			PSD	4 September 1981	9 June 1983
	João Fraústo da Silva			Independent	4 September 1981	9 June 1983
Minister of Labour	António Queirós Martins			PSD	4 September 1981	12 June 1982
	Luís Morales			PSD	12 June 1982	9 June 1983
Minister of Social Affairs	Luís Barbosa			CDS	4 September 1981	9 June 1983
Minister of Agriculture, Commerce and Fisheries	Basílio Horta			CDS	4 September 1981	9 June 1983
Minister of Industry, Energy and Exportation	Ricardo Bayão Horta			CDS	4 September 1981	9 June 1983
Minister of Culture and Scientific Coordenation	Francisco Lucas Pires			CDS	4 September 1981	9 June 1983
Minister of Housing, Public Works and Transports	José Carlos Viana Baptista			PSD	4 September 1981	9 June 1983
Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Azores	Tomás George da Conceição Silva			Independent	4 September 1981	9 June 1983
Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira	Lino Miguel			Independent	4 September 1981	9 June 1983