# VII Constitutional Government of Portugal

The VII Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: VII Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the seventh government of the Third Portuguese Republic, in office from 9 January 1981 to 4 September 1981. It was formed by a centre-right coalition between the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the Democratic and Social Center (CDS) and the People's Monarchist Party (PPM), which ran together in the 1980 legislative election as the Democratic Alliance (AD). Francisco Pinto Balsemão was the Prime Minister.

## Composition

The government was composed of the Prime Minister, one Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, and 16 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 VII Constitutional Government of Portugal :
| Office | Minister | Minister | Party | Start of term | End of term |
| Prime Minister | | Francisco Pinto Balsemão | PSD | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister (Ministro Adjunto do Primeiro Ministro) | Basílio Horta | Basílio Horta | CDS | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Minister of Internal Administration | Fernando do Amaral | Fernando do Amaral | PSD | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Minister of National Defence | Luís de Azevedo Coutinho | Luís de Azevedo Coutinho | CDS | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | André Gonçalves Pereira | André Gonçalves Pereira | Independent | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Minister of Justice | José Menéres Pimentel | José Menéres Pimentel | PDS | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Minister of Finance and Planning | João Morais Leitão | João Morais Leitão | CDS | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Minister of Education and Science | Vítor Pereira Crespo | Vítor Pereira Crespo | PDS | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Minister of Labour | Henrique Nascimento Rodrigues | Henrique Nascimento Rodrigues | PSD | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Carlos Chaves de Macedo | Carlos Chaves de Macedo | PSD | 9 January 1981 | 3 August 1981 |
| Minister of Social Affairs | | Francisco Pinto Balsemão | PSD | 3 August 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | António Cardoso e Cunha | António Cardoso e Cunha | PSD | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Minister of Commerce and Tourism | Alexandre Vaz Pinto | Alexandre Vaz Pinto | PSD | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Minister of Industry and Energy | Ricardo Bayão Horta | Ricardo Bayão Horta | CDS | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Minister of Housing and Public Works | Luís Barbosa | Luís Barbosa | CDS | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Minister of Transports and Communications | José Carlos Viana Baptista | José Carlos Viana Baptista | PSD | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Minister of Administrative Reform | Eusébio Marques de Carvalho | Eusébio Marques de Carvalho | Independent | 9 January 1981 | 4 June 1981 |
| Minister of Quality of Life | Augusto Ferreira do Amaral | Augusto Ferreira do Amaral | PPM | 9 January 1981 | 4 June 1981 |
| Minister of Quality of Life | João Vaz Serra de Moura | João Vaz Serra de Moura | PPM | 4 June 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Minister of European Integration | Álvaro Barreto | Álvaro Barreto | PSD | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Azores | Henrique Afonso da Silva Horta | Henrique Afonso da Silva Horta | Independent | 9 January 1981 | 28 April 1981 |
| Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Azores | Tomás George da Conceição Silva | Tomás George da Conceição Silva | Independent | 28 April 1981 | 4 September 1981 |
| Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira | Lino Miguel | Lino Miguel | Independent | 9 January 1981 | 4 September 1981 |