Carlos Mota Pinto
Carlos Mota Pinto | |
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| Prime Minister of Portugal | |
| In office 22 November 1978 – 1 August 1979 | |
| President | António Ramalho Eanes |
| Deputy | Manuel Jacinto Nunes |
| Preceded by | Alfredo Nobre da Costa |
| Succeeded by | Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo |
| President of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 25 March 1984 – 10 February 1985 | |
| Secretary-General | Francisco Antunes da Silva |
| Preceded by | Nuno Rodrigues dos Santos |
| Succeeded by | Rui Machete |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Portugal | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 15 February 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Mário Soares |
| Preceded by | Diogo Freitas do Amaral |
| Succeeded by | Rui Machete |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 15 February 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Mário Soares |
| Preceded by | Diogo Freitas do Amaral |
| Succeeded by | Rui Machete |
| Minister of Commerce | |
| In office 25 March 1977 – 30 January 1978 | |
| Prime Minister | Mário Soares |
| Preceded by | António Barreto |
| Succeeded by | Basílio Horta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1936 Pombal, Portugal |
| Died | 7 May 1985 (aged 48) Coimbra, Portugal |
| Political party | Social Democratic (1974–1975; 1979–1985) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (1975–1979) |
| Spouse | Maria Fernanda Correia |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
| Occupation | Jurist, professor |
Carlos Alberto da Mota Pinto GCC GCIP (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾluz alˈβɛɾtu ðɐ ˈmɔtɐ ˈpĩtu]; 25 July 1936 – 7 May 1985) was a Portuguese professor and politician who served as the prime minister of Portugal between November 1978 and August 1979.
Mota Pinto was one of the first members of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in 1974. As an independent, he was minister of Commerce and Tourism in the first Constitutional Government of Portugal, between 1977 and 1978. In November 1978, also as an independent, he was appointed by President António Ramalho Eanes to be the prime minister in the IV Constitutional Government. In the following year, he resigned from the position and was succeeded by Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo in August.
As a member of the PSD, he ran for prime minister in the 1983 legislative election, finishing second to Mário Soares, from the Socialist Party (PS). The two parties agreed on a coalition that became known as the Central Bloc, and Mota Pinto served as deputy prime minister and minister of National Defence in the IX Constitutional Government, between 1983 and 1985. A few months after leaving office, he died suddenly of an aneurysm at the age of 48.