Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo

Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo
Pintasilgo in 1986
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office
1 August 1979 – 3 January 1980
PresidentAntónio Ramalho Eanes
Preceded byCarlos Mota Pinto
Succeeded byFrancisco Sá Carneiro
Minister of Social Affairs
In office
17 July 1974 – 26 March 1975
Prime MinisterVasco Gonçalves
Preceded byMário Murteira
Succeeded byJorge Sá Borges
Secretary of State for Social Security
In office
15 May 1974 – 17 July 1974
Prime MinisterAdelino da Palma Carlos
Preceded byJoaquim Dias da Silva Pinto
Succeeded byHenrique Santa Clara Gomes
Member of the European Parliament
In office
14 September 1987 – 24 July 1989
ConstituencyPortugal
Member of the Corporative Chamber
In office
25 November 1969 – 25 April 1974
SectionAdministrative interests
Personal details
Born(1930-01-18)18 January 1930
Abrantes, Portugal
Died10 July 2004(2004-07-10) (aged 74)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partySocialist Party
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Renewal Party
Alma materInstituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon
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Maria de Lourdes Ruivo da Silva de Matos Pintasilgo GCC GCIH GCL (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈɾiɐ ðɨ ˈluɾðɨʃ pĩtɐˈsilɣu]; 18 January 1930 – 10 July 2004) was a Portuguese chemical engineer and politician. She was the first and to date only woman to serve as Prime Minister of Portugal, and the second woman to serve as prime minister in Western Europe, after Margaret Thatcher.