CDS – People's Party

President: Diogo Freitas do Amaral (19 July 1974 – 20 February 1983), Francisco Lucas Pires (20 February 1983 – 24 February 1985), Adriano Moreira (24 February 1985 – 31 January 1988), Diogo Freitas do Amaral (31 January 1988 – 22 March 1992), Manuel Monteiro (22 March 1992 – 22 March 1998), Paulo Portas (22 March 1998 – 24 April 2005), José Ribeiro e Castro (24 April 2005 – 21 April 2007), Paulo Portas (21 April 2007 – 12 March 2016), Assunção Cristas (13 March 2016 – 26 January 2020), Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos (26 January 2020 – 3 April 2022), Nuno Melo (since 3 April 2022)