This article aims to reflect on the main lines that characterized the reform pro-cesses of the Portuguese Public Adminis-tration between 1967 (the date of creation of the first body responsible for it) and 1978 (the date of creation of the first Min-istry of Administrative Reform). To this end, we will analyze parliamentary de-bates, legislation, archival documentation, government programs, and some of the most relevant documents from the early days of Democracy. We argue that the ad-ministrative reform process presented continuities between the two regimes, in institutional and methodological terms, and with regard to its objectives. We de-fend that its assumptions witnessed, be-fore and after the revolution, a continuous process of adaptation to different con-junctures and challenges. Finally, we state that the democratic period allowed for a greater institutional framework for ad-ministrative as the pared for the challenges of the time, such as European integration.
