Francisco Pinto Balsemão

His Excellency Francisco Pinto Balsemão GCC GCIH GCL GO
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office 9 January 1981 – 9 June 1983
President	António Ramalho Eanes
Deputy	Diogo Freitas do Amaral
Preceded by	Francisco Sá Carneiro
Succeeded by	Mário Soares
Member of the Council of State
In office 12 January 2016 – 21 October 2025
Appointed by	Assembly of the Republic
President	Aníbal Cavaco Silva Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
President of the Social Democratic Party
In office 7 December 1981 – 25 February 1983
Preceded by	Francisco Sá Carneiro
Succeeded by	Nuno Rodrigues dos Santos
Minister of Social Affairs
In office 3 August 1981 – 4 September 1981
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	João Morais Leitão
Succeeded by	Carlos Macedo
Deputy Minister of the Prime Minister
In office 3 January 1980 – 9 January 1981
Prime Minister	Francisco Sá Carneiro Diogo Freitas do Amaral
Preceded by	Manuel da Costa Brás
Succeeded by	Basílio Horta
Personal details
Born	(1937-09-01)1 September 1937 Lisbon, Portugal
Died	21 October 2025(2025-10-21) (aged 88) Cascais, Portugal
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Maria Mercedes Aliu Presas Maria Isabel de Lacerda Pinto da Costa Lobo (divorced)
Alma mater	University of Lisbon
Occupation	Journalist, newspaper editor, newspaper administrator, Chief Executive Officer of Impresa media group, Chairman of the European Publishers Council
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Francisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku ˈpĩtu baɫsɨˈmɐ̃w̃]; 1 September 1937 – 21 October 2025), was a Portuguese businessman, journalist and politician. He served as Prime Minister of Portugal, from 1981 to 1983.

Pinto Balsemao died on 21 October 2025 in Cascais, Portugal at the age of 88.

Other websites

• Francisco Pinto Balsemao in GeneAll.net