Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo

Maria de Lourdes Ruivo da Silva de Matos Pintasilgo, GCC GCIH GCL (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈɾiɐ dɨ ˈluɾdɨʃ pĩtɐˈsiɫɡu]); (Abrantes, São João Baptista, 18 January 1930 – Lisbon, 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.

Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo GCC GCIH GCL
108th Prime Minister of Portugal
In office 1 August 1979 – 3 January 1980
President	António Ramalho Eanes
Preceded by	Carlos Mota Pinto
Succeeded by	Francisco de Sá Carneiro
Minister of Social Affairs
In office 17 July 1974 – 26 March 1975
Prime Minister	Vasco Gonçalves
Preceded by	Mário Murteira
Succeeded by	Jorge Sá Borges
Personal details
Born	(1930-01-18)18 January 1930 Abrantes, Portugal
Died	10 July 2004(2004-07-10) (aged 74) Lisbon, Portugal
Cause of death	Cardiac arrest
Political party	Socialist Party
Alma mater	University of Lisbon
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Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo died of cardiac arrest at her home in Lisbon on 10 July 2004, aged 74.