Mogadouro Municipal Chamber

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Mogadouro Municipal Chamber

Câmara Municipal do Mogadouro
Coat of arms of the city of Mogadouro
Type
Type
Term limits
3[1]
History
Founded18 November 1273 (1273-11-18)[2]
Leadership
President
António Joaquim Pimentel, PSD
since 20 October 2021
Vice President
António Francisco Sebastião, PSD
since 20 October 2021
Structure
Seats5
Political groups
Municipal Executive (3)
  PSD (3)

Opposition (2)

  PS (2)
Length of term
Four years
Elections
Last election
26 September 2021
Next election
Sometime between 22 September and 14 October 2025[3]
Meeting place
Paços do Concelho do Mogadouro
Website
www.mogadouro.pt

The Mogadouro Municipal Chamber (Portuguese: Câmara Municipal do Mogadouro) is the administrative authority in the municipality of Mogadouro. It has 21 freguesias in its area of jurisdiction and is based in the city of Mogadouro, on the Bragança District. These freguesias are: Azinhoso; Bemposta; Bruçó; Brunhoso; Brunhozinho, Castanheira e Sanhoane; Castelo Branco; Castro Vicente; Meirinhos; Mogadouro, Valverde, Vale de Porco e Vilar de Rei; Paradela; Penas Roias; Peredo da Bemposta; Remondes e Soutelo; Saldanha; São Martinho do Peso; Tó; Travanca; Urrós; Vale da Madre; Vila de Ala and Vilarinho dos Galegos e Ventozelo.

The Mogadouro City Council is made up of 5 councillors,[4] having 7 until the 2021 local elections,[5] with them representing, currently, two different political forces. The first candidate on the list with the most votes in a municipal election or, in the event of a vacancy, the next candidate on the list, takes office as President of the Municipal Chamber.

List of the Presidents of the Municipal Chamber of Mogadouro

  • António Abílio Costa – (1976–1987)[6]
  • Armando Venâncio Salomé – (1987–1993)[6]
  • Francisco Castro Pires – (1993–2001)[6]
  • António Morais Machado – (2001–2013)[6]
  • Francisco Guimarães – (2013–2021)[6][5]
  • António Joaquim Pimentel – (2021–2025)[7]

(The list is incomplete)

References

  1. ^ "Perguntas Frequentes: Limitação de mandatos | Comissão Nacional de Eleições". www.cne.pt. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  2. ^ "Pelourinho de Mogadouro". www.rotaterrafria.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  3. ^ "Calendário | Comissão Nacional de Eleições". www.cne.pt. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  4. ^ "Lei Eleitoral dos Orgãos das Autarquias Locais" (PDF). July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Autárquicas 2017 - Candidatos". www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt. p. 5. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Presidentes da Câmara 1976 - 2017". Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses (anmp). pp. 12, 13. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Candidatos à Presidência da Câmara - Autárquicas 2021". www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt (in Portuguese). 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
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