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Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo Wikipedia

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Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo (Pronunciation|pron. International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA /IPA|m??.'??i.?? d?? 'lu??.d(??)?? p??.t??.'si??.gu/; January 18, 1930-July 10, 2004) was the first woman (and the only to date) to serve as Prime Minister of Portugal.

A left-wing Catholic, she was close to the Socialist Party (Portugal)|Socialist Party and was Minister of Social Affairs and then Ambassador to UNESCO before briefly serving as Prime Minister in 1979-1980. Afterward she Portuguese presidential election, 1986|ran for President in 1986 and served in the European Parliament from 1987 to 1989.

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before = Carlos Mota Pinto |
title = Prime Minister of Portugal |
years = 1979–1980 |
after = Francisco S?? Carneiro

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