Paredes Municipal Chamber

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Paredes Municipal Chamber

Câmara Municipal de Paredes
Coat of arms of the city of Paredes
Type
Type
Term limits
3[1]
History
Founded1836 (1836)
Leadership
President
Alexandre Almeida, PS
since 20 October 2021
Vice President
Paulo Silva, PS
since 20 October 2021
Structure
Seats9
Political groups
Municipal Executive (7)
  PS (7)

Opposition (2)

  PSD (2)
Length of term
Four years
Elections
Last election
26 September 2021
Next election
Sometime between 22 September and 14 October 2025[2]
Meeting place
Paços do Concelho de Paredes
Website
www.cm-paredes.pt

The Paredes Municipal Chamber (Portuguese: Câmara Municipal de Paredes) is the administrative authority in the municipality of Paredes. It has 18 freguesias in its area of jurisdiction and is based in the city of Paredes, on the Porto District. These freguesias are: Aguiar de Sousa, Astromil, Baltar, Beire, Cete, Cristelo, Duas Igrejas, Gandra, Lordelo, Louredo, Parada de Todeia, Paredes, Rebordosa, Recarei, Sobreira, Sobrosa, Vandoma and Vilela.

The Paredes City Council is made up of 9 councillors,[3] 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 Paredes

  • Francisco Ribeiro da Mato – (1976–1977)[4]
  • Jorge Maria Malheiro – (1977-1993)[4]
  • José Granja da Fonseca – (1993–2005)[4]
  • Celso Gomes Ferreira – (2005–2017)[4]
  • Alexandre Almeida – (2017–2025)[5]

References

  1. ^ "Perguntas Frequentes: Limitação de mandatos | Comissão Nacional de Eleições". www.cne.pt. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  2. ^ "Calendário | Comissão Nacional de Eleições". www.cne.pt. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  3. ^ "Lei Eleitoral dos Orgãos das Autarquias Locais" (PDF). July 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d "Presidentes da Câmara 1976 - 2017". Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses (anmp). p. 24. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Alexandre Almeida | Alexandre Almeida" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-03-29.
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