X 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.

X Constitutional Government of Portugal
Cabinet of Portugal
Prime Minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Date formed	6 November 1985 (1985-11-06)
Date dissolved	17 August 1987 (1987-08-17)
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 88 / 250 (35%)
Opposition parties	Socialist Party (PS) Democratic Renewal Party (PNR) Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) Democratic and Social Center (CDS) Portuguese Democratic Movement (MDP/CDE)
History
Elections	1985 Portuguese legislative election (6 October 1985)
Predecessor	IX Constitutional Government of Portugal
Successor	XI Constitutional Government of Portugal

Composition

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		Party		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