Pacific Portfolios

/s/ DAVID R. CARMICHAEL

July 13, 2005

David R. Carmichael
as attorney-in-fact

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 13, 2005
Registration Nos.



REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933		x
Pre-Effective Amendment No		o

Post-Effective Amendment No. 33		x

700 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, California 92660
(Address of Depositor’s Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(949) 219-3743
(Depositor’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Diane N. Ledger
Vice President
Pacific Life Insurance Company
700 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, California 92660
(Name and address of agent for service)


Diane N. Ledger		Ruth Epstein, Esq
Pacific Life Insurance Company		Dechert LLP
P.O. Box 9000		1775 Eye Street, N.W
Newport Beach, CA 92658-9030		Washington, D.C. 20006-2401

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
o immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485



x		this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. Such effective date will be August 1, 2005.

Title of Securities Being Registered: Interests in the Separate Account under Pacific Portfolios and Pacific Portfolios for Chase Variable Annuity individual flexible premium variable annuity contracts.

This Post-Effective Amendment is being filed pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 for the sole purpose of delaying the effective date of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registration Statement No. 033-88460 filed pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 on June 15, 2005. The contents of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 are incorporated by reference herein.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485 (b) for effectiveness of this Registration Statement and has caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized in the City of Newport Beach, and the State of California on this 13^th day of July, 2005.


		SEPARATE ACCOUNT A
				(Registrant)

		By:		PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

		By:

				Thomas C. Sutton*
				Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

		By:		PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Depositor)

		By:

				Thomas C. Sutton*
				Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:



Signature	Title	Date

Thomas C. Sutton*	Director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer	July 13, 2005
Glenn S. Schafer*	Director and President	July 13, 2005
Khanh T. Tran*	Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	July 13, 2005
David R. Carmichael*	Director, Senior Vice President and General Counsel	July 13, 2005
Audrey L. Milfs*	Director, Vice President and Corporate Secretary	July 13, 2005
Edward R. Byrd*	Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer	July 13, 2005
Brian D. Klemens*	Vice President and Treasurer	July 13, 2005
Gerald W. Robinson*	Executive Vice President	July 13, 2005

(Powers of Attorney are contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the Registration Statement filed on April 30, 2002, on Form N-4/B for Separate Account A, File No. 33-88460, Accession No. 0001017062-02-000783, as Exhibit 15.)



REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940		x

Amendment No. 141		x