XII Constitutional Government of Portugal

{{Short description|Cabinet of Portugal between 1991 and 1995, led by Aníbal Cavaco Silva}}

{{Infobox government cabinet

| cabinet_name = XII Constitutional Government of Portugal

| cabinet_number =

| jurisdiction = Portugal

| flag = Flag of Portugal.svg

| flag_border = true

| image = Cavaco Silva 1988.png

| caption = Prime Minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva

| date_formed = {{start date|1991|10|31|df=yes}}

| date_dissolved = {{end date|1995|10|28|df=yes}}

| government_head = Aníbal Cavaco Silva

| government_head_history =

| state_head = Mário Soares

| members_number =

| former_members_number =

| total_number =

| political_party ={{ubl|

Social Democratic Party (PSD)

}}

|legislature_status= Majority
135 / 230{{spaces|em}}(60%)

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|partycolor1 = {{party colour|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|Social Democratic Party}}

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| opposition_parties ={{ubl|

Socialist Party (PS) |

Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) |

Democratic and Social Center (CDS)|

Ecologist Party "The Greens" (PEV)|

National Solidarity Party (PSN)

}}

| opposition_leader =

| election =1991 Portuguese legislative election
(6 October 1991)

| last_election =

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| budget =

| advice_and_consent1 =

| advice_and_consent2 =

| incoming_formation =

| outgoing_formation =

| previous = XI Constitutional Government of Portugal

| successor = XIII Constitutional Government of Portugal

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|deputy_government_head=|state_head_title=President of the Republic|government_head_title=Prime Minister|deputy_government_head_title=Vice Prime Minister}}

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.{{Cite book |title=Diário da República |publisher = Conselho de Ministros | volume = 279/91, Series I-A, 1st Supplement | location=Portugal |publication-date=4 December 1991 |language=Portuguese |chapter=Lei Orgânica do XII Governo Constitucional |chapter-url=https://www.historico.portugal.gov.pt/pt/o-governo/arquivo-historico/governos-constitucionais/gc12/lei-organica/lei-organica-do-xii-governo-constitucional.aspx |archive-url=}}

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|+Ministers of the XII Constitutional Government of Portugal{{Cite web |title=XII Governo Constitucional - 1991-1995 - Composição |url=https://www.historico.portugal.gov.pt/pt/o-governo/arquivo-historico/governos-constitucionais/gc12/composicao.aspx |access-date=8 October 2023 |website=historico.portugal.gov.pt |language=Portuguese}}

!Office

! colspan="2" |Minister

! colspan="2" |Party

!Start of term

!End of term

Prime Minister

|120x120px

|Aníbal Cavaco Silva

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|31 October 1991

|28 October 1995

Minister of Presidency

|120x120px

|Fernando Nogueira

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|31 October 1991

|28 October 1995

rowspan="2" |Minister of National Defense

|120x120px

|Fernando Nogueira

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|31 October 1991

|16 March 1995

colspan="2" |António Figueiredo Lopes

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|16 March 1995

|28 October 1995

|Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and of Parliamentary Affairs

| colspan="2" |António Couto dos Santos

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|31 October 1991

|19 March 1992

|Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister

120x120px

|Luís Marques Mendes

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|19 March 1992

|28 October 1995

Minister of Internal Administration

| colspan="2" |Manuel Dias Loureiro

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|31 October 1991

|28 October 1995

rowspan="2" |Minister of Finance

| colspan="2" |Jorge Braga de Macedo

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|31 October 1991

|7 December 1993

colspan="2" |Eduardo Catroga

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|7 December 1993

|28 October 1995

Minister of Plan and Territorial Administration

| colspan="2" |Luís Valente de Oliveira

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|31 October 1991

|28 October 1995

Minister of Justice

| colspan="2" |Álvaro Laborinho Lúcio

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|31 October 1991

|28 October 1995

rowspan="2" |Minister of Foreign Affairs

|120x120px

|João de Deus Pinheiro

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|31 October 1991

|12 November 1992

120x120px

|José Manuel Durão Barroso

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|12 November 1992

|28 October 1995

rowspan="2" |Minister of Agriculture

| colspan="2" |Arlindo da Cunha

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|31 October 1991

|21 May 1994

colspan="2" |António Duarte Silva

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|21 May 1994

|28 October 1995

Minister of Industry and Energy

| colspan="2" |Luís Mira Amaral

| style="background:{{party color|Independent}}" width="2px" |

|Independent

|31 October 1991

|28 October 1995

rowspan="3" |Minister of Education

| colspan="2" |Diamantino Durão

| style="background:{{party color|Independent}}" width="2px" |

|Independent

|31 October 1991

|19 March 1992

colspan="2" |António Couto dos Santos

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|19 March 1992

|7 December 1993

120x120px

|Manuela Ferreira Leite

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|7 December 1993

|28 October 1995

Minister of Public Works, Transports and Communications

| colspan="2" |Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|31 October 1991

|28 October 1995

rowspan="2" |Minister of Health

| colspan="2" |Arlindo de Carvalho

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|31 October 1991

|7 December 1993

colspan="2" |Paulo Mendo

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|7 December 1993

|28 October 1995

rowspan="2" |Minister of Labour and Social Security

|120x120px

|José Silva Peneda

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|31 October 1991

|7 December 1993

colspan="2" |José Falcão e Cunha

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|7 December 1993

|28 October 1995

Minister of Commerce and Tourism

| colspan="2" |Fernando Faria de Oliveira

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|31 October 1991

|28 October 1995

rowspan="2" |Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources

| colspan="2" |Carlos Borrego

| style="background:{{party color|Independent}}" width="2px" |

|Independent

|31 October 1991

|11 June 1993

colspan="2" |Teresa Gouveia

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|11 June 1993

|28 October 1995

rowspan="2" |Minister of the Sea

| colspan="2" |Eduardo Azevedo Soares

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|31 October 1991

|16 March 1995

colspan="2" |António Duarte Silva

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|16 March 1995

|28 October 1995

colspan="7" |

Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Azores

| colspan="2" |Mário Pinto

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width="2px" |

|PSD

|31 October 1991

|28 October 1995

Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira

| colspan="2" |Artur Rodrigues Consolado

| style="background:{{party color|Independent}}" width="2px" |

|Independent

|31 October 1991

|28 October 1995

References

Category:Constitutional Governments of Portugal

Category:Cabinets established in 1991

Category:Cabinets disestablished in 1995

Category:1991 establishments in Portugal

Category:1995 disestablishments in Portugal