XVI Constitutional Government of Portugal

XVI Constitutional Government of Portugal
Cabinet of Portugal
Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes
Date formed	17 July 2004 (2004-07-17)
Date dissolved	12 March 2005 (2005-03-12)
People and organisations
President of the Republic	Jorge Sampaio
Prime Minister	Pedro Santana Lopes
Member parties	Social Democratic Party (PSD) CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP)
Status in legislature	Majority coalition government
Opposition parties	Socialist Party (PS) Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) Left Bloc (BE) Ecologist Party "The Greens" (PEV)
History
Predecessor	XV Constitutional Government of Portugal
Successor	XVII Constitutional Government of Portugal

The XVI Constitutional Government of Portugal (Portuguese: XVI Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the 16th government of the Third Portuguese Republic, under the Portuguese Constitution of 1976. It was in office from 17 July 2004 to 12 March 2005, and was formed by the centre-right coalition between the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) that was started in the previous government. Pedro Santana Lopes, leader of the PSD, served as Prime Minister.