The first board of directors was constituted by Pedro José da Cunha (President), Victor Hugo Duarte Lemos (Vice President), António Aniceto Monteiro (General Secretary), Manuel Zaluar Nunes (Treasurer), Maria Pilar Baptista Ribeiro and Augusto Sá da Costa (1st and 2nd Secretaries).
Ruy Luís Gomes and Bento de Jesus Caraga were also key pieces in the development of the Society, which has gathered a considerable number of members from the beginning.
The Portuguese Mathematical Society was prevented from holding its normal meetings because gatherings of many people displeased the political authorities.
Although some magazines have remained - such as Portugaliæ Mathematica, thanks to Zaluar Nunes efforts, and Gazeta de Matemática, thanks to Gaspar Teixeira - Mathematics in Portugal entered a numbness period.
The 2022-2024 governing body is composed of:[2] Other voting members: The past presidents of the Portuguese Mathematical Society are:[3] From 1947 to 10 October 1977, the SPM was an illegal organisation in Portugal.