# V Constitutional Government of Portugal

The V Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: V Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the fifth government of the Third Portuguese Republic. It had Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo as the Prime Minister and lasted for 5 months and 2 days, from 1 August 1979 to 3 January 1980.

## Composition

The government was composed of the Prime Minister, one Assistant Minister to the 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.
Ministers of the V Constitutional Government of Portugal :
| Office | Minister | Minister | Party | Start of term | End of term |
| Prime Minister | | Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Internal Administration | Manuel da Costa Brás | Manuel da Costa Brás | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Minister of Social Coordination and Social Affairs | Alfredo Bruto da Costa | Alfredo Bruto da Costa | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Minister of Cultural Coordination, Culture and Science | Adérito Sedas Nunes | Adérito Sedas Nunes | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Minister of National Defence | José Loureiro dos Santos | José Loureiro dos Santos | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | João de Freitas Cruz | João de Freitas Cruz | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Minister of Justice | Paulo de Sousa Machado | Paulo de Sousa Machado | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Minister of Finance | António de Sousa Franco | António de Sousa Franco | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Minister of Economic Coordination and Planning | Carlos Corrêa Gago | Carlos Corrêa Gago | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Joaquim da Silva Lourenço | Joaquim da Silva Lourenço | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Minister of Industry | Fernando Videira | Fernando Videira | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Minister of Commerce and Tourism | Acácio Pereira Magro | Acácio Pereira Magro | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Minister of Labour | Jorge Sá Borges | Jorge Sá Borges | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Minister of Transports and Communications | José Marques da Costa | José Marques da Costa | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Minister of Housing and Public Works | Mário de Azevedo | Mário de Azevedo | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Minister of Education | | Luís Veiga da Cunha | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Minister of Mass Communication | João Figueiredo | João Figueiredo | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Azores | Henrique Afonso da Silva Horta | Henrique Afonso da Silva Horta | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |
| Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira | Lino Miguel | Lino Miguel | Independent | 1 August 1979 | 3 January 1980 |