Adelino da Palma Carlos

Adelino da Palma Carlos
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office
16 May 1974  18 July 1974
PresidentAntónio de Spínola
Preceded byNational Salvation Junta
Succeeded byVasco Gonçalves
Head of the Portuguese Bar Association
In office
1 January 1951  31 December 1956
Preceded byArtur de Morais de Carvalho
Succeeded byPedro Goes Pitta
Personal details
Born(1905-03-03)3 March 1905
Faro, Portugal
Died25 October 1992(1992-10-25) (aged 87)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyIndependent

Adelino da Palma Carlos, GCC, GCIH, GOL (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐðɨˈlinu ðɐ ˈpalmɐ ˈkaɾluʃ]; Faro, 3 March 1905 – Lisbon, 25 October 1992), was a Portuguese lawyer, scholar, politician and a freemason who was the first Prime Minister of Portugal after the 25 April 1974 revolution.