Adelino da Palma Carlos

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Adelino da Palma Carlos, GCC, GCIH, GOL, pron. IPA: [ɐdɨ'linu dɐ 'paɫmɐ 'kaɾluʃ], (Faro, May 3, 1905– Lisbon, October 27, 1992) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician. He was an opponent of the fascist regime of the Estado Novo (New State) of António de Oliveira Salazar (and later Marcelo Caetano) since his youth, and, being a liberal, rather than a socialist, was chosen by President António de Spínola, as the first prime-minister, after the April 25, 1974 revolution.

As an independent, his 1st Provisional Government, which was in power from May 15 to July 17, 1974, had members of the then center-left Popular Democratic Party, the Socialist Party and even the Portuguese Communist Party, and also Armed Force Movement officers. The ideological diversity of the government seems to be one of the reasons it didn't last, being the main one, the refusal of the anticipated presidential elections, in the same year, before the Constituent Assembly election, 1975. He was replaced by Colonel Vasco Gonçalves, a choice that General Spínola latter would regret. After leaving office, Palma Carlos never involved himself in politics again.

Preceded by: Marcelo Caetano (effective) António de Spínola (interim, as President of the National Salvation Junta)

Prime Minister of Portugal 1974

Succeeded by: Vasco Gonçalves

Prime Ministers of Portugal since the Carnation Revolution (1974)
National Salvation Junta - Palma Carlos - Vasco Gonçalves - Pinheiro de Azevedo - Almeida Costa - Mário Soares - Nobre da Costa - Mota Pinto - Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo - Sá Carneiro - Freitas do Amaral - Pinto Balsemão - Mário Soares - Cavaco Silva - António Guterres - Durão Barroso - Santana Lopes - José Sócrates