# XII Constitutional Government of Portugal

The XII Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: XII Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the 12th government of the Third Portuguese Republic, in office from 31 October 1991 to 28 October 1995. It was formed by members of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and had Aníbal Cavaco Silva, leader of the PSD, as Prime Minister.

## Composition

The government was composed of the Prime Minister and 17 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.
Ministers of the XII Constitutional Government of Portugal :
| Office | Minister | Minister | Party | Start of term | End of term |
| Prime Minister | | Aníbal Cavaco Silva | PSD | 31 October 1991 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of Presidency | | Fernando Nogueira | PSD | 31 October 1991 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of National Defense | | Fernando Nogueira | PSD | 31 October 1991 | 16 March 1995 |
| Minister of National Defense | António Figueiredo Lopes | António Figueiredo Lopes | PSD | 16 March 1995 | 28 October 1995 |
| Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and of Parliamentary Affairs | António Couto dos Santos | António Couto dos Santos | PSD | 31 October 1991 | 19 March 1992 |
| Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister | | Luís Marques Mendes | PSD | 19 March 1992 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of Internal Administration | Manuel Dias Loureiro | Manuel Dias Loureiro | PSD | 31 October 1991 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of Finance | Jorge Braga de Macedo | Jorge Braga de Macedo | PSD | 31 October 1991 | 7 December 1993 |
| Minister of Finance | Eduardo Catroga | Eduardo Catroga | PSD | 7 December 1993 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of Plan and Territorial Administration | Luís Valente de Oliveira | Luís Valente de Oliveira | PSD | 31 October 1991 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of Justice | Álvaro Laborinho Lúcio | Álvaro Laborinho Lúcio | PSD | 31 October 1991 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | | João de Deus Pinheiro | PSD | 31 October 1991 | 12 November 1992 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | | José Manuel Durão Barroso | PSD | 12 November 1992 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of Agriculture | Arlindo da Cunha | Arlindo da Cunha | PSD | 31 October 1991 | 21 May 1994 |
| Minister of Agriculture | António Duarte Silva | António Duarte Silva | PSD | 21 May 1994 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of Industry and Energy | Luís Mira Amaral | Luís Mira Amaral | Independent | 31 October 1991 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of Education | Diamantino Durão | Diamantino Durão | Independent | 31 October 1991 | 19 March 1992 |
| Minister of Education | António Couto dos Santos | António Couto dos Santos | PSD | 19 March 1992 | 7 December 1993 |
| Minister of Education | | Manuela Ferreira Leite | PSD | 7 December 1993 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of Public Works, Transports and Communications | Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral | Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral | PSD | 31 October 1991 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of Health | Arlindo de Carvalho | Arlindo de Carvalho | PSD | 31 October 1991 | 7 December 1993 |
| Minister of Health | Paulo Mendo | Paulo Mendo | PSD | 7 December 1993 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | | José Silva Peneda | PSD | 31 October 1991 | 7 December 1993 |
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | José Falcão e Cunha | José Falcão e Cunha | PSD | 7 December 1993 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of Commerce and Tourism | Fernando Faria de Oliveira | Fernando Faria de Oliveira | PSD | 31 October 1991 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources | Carlos Borrego | Carlos Borrego | Independent | 31 October 1991 | 11 June 1993 |
| Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources | Teresa Gouveia | Teresa Gouveia | PSD | 11 June 1993 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of the Sea | Eduardo Azevedo Soares | Eduardo Azevedo Soares | PSD | 31 October 1991 | 16 March 1995 |
| Minister of the Sea | António Duarte Silva | António Duarte Silva | PSD | 16 March 1995 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Azores | Mário Pinto | Mário Pinto | PSD | 31 October 1991 | 28 October 1995 |
| Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira | Artur Rodrigues Consolado | Artur Rodrigues Consolado | Independent | 31 October 1991 | 28 October 1995 |