Carlos Mota Pinto

Carlos Alberto da Mota Pinto, GCC, GCIP, (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾluʃ aɫˈbɛɾtu dɐ ˈmɔtɐ ˈpĩtu]; Pombal, 25 July 1936 – Coimbra, 7 May 1985) was a Portuguese professor and politician.^[1]

Carlos Mota Pinto
107th Prime Minister of Portugal
In office 22 November 1978 – 1 August 1979 (8 months and 10 days)
President	António Ramalho Eanes
Deputy	Manuel Jacinto Nunes
Preceded by	Alfredo Nobre da Costa
Succeeded by	Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo
President of the Social Democratic Party
In office 23 March 1984 – 15 February 1985
Preceded by	Nuno Rodrigues dos Santos
Succeeded by	Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Deputy Prime Minister of Portugal Minister of National Defence
In office 9 June 1983 – 15 February 1985
Prime Minister	Mário Soares
Preceded by	Diogo Freitas do Amaral
Succeeded by	Rui Machete
Minister of Commerce
In office 25 March 1977 – 30 January 1978
Prime Minister	Mário Soares
Preceded by	António Barreto
Succeeded by	Basílio Horta
Personal details
Born	(1936-07-25)25 July 1936 Pombal, Portugal
Died	7 May 1985(1985-05-07) (aged 48) Coimbra, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic
Spouse(s)	Maria Fernanda Correia
Alma mater	University of Coimbra
Occupation	Jurist, professor