Valongo Municipal Chamber
41°11′27″N 8°29′46″W / 41.19090°N 8.49603°W
Valongo Municipal Chamber Câmara Municipal de Valongo | |
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 Coat of arms of the city of Valongo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 3 |
| History | |
| Founded | 6 November 1836 |
| Leadership | |
President | |
Vice President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 9 |
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Political groups | Municipal Executive (6)
Opposition (3) |
Length of term | Four years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 26 September 2021 |
Next election | Sometime between 22 September and 14 October 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Paços do Concelho de Valongo | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Valongo Municipal Chamber (Portuguese: Câmara Municipal de Valongo) is the administrative authority in the municipality of Valongo. It has 4 freguesias in its area of jurisdiction and is based in the city of Valongo, on the Porto District. These freguesias are: Alfena; Ermesinde; Campo e Sobrado and Valongo.
The Valongo City Council is made up of 9 councillors, 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.
City Hall building
A new building to replace the previous city council was presented to the public in 2019 and started being built in 2021, being halted temporarily until 2024. The previous building was being used temporarily since 1989, and was in need of replacement. Construction of its substitute is set to be finished by early 2026.
List of the Presidents of the Municipal Chamber of Valongo
- João Moreira Dias – (1976–1979)
- Aires Fernando Martins – (1979–1982)
- João Moreira Dias – (1982–1993)
- Fernando Moreira de Melo – (1993–2012)
- João Paulo Baltazar – (2012–2013)
- José Manuel Ribeiro – (2013–2025)
(The list is incomplete)
References
- ↑ "Perguntas Frequentes: Limitação de mandatos | Comissão Nacional de Eleições". www.cne.pt. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ↑ Valério, Nuno; Tomás, Ana. "O Decreto de 6 de Novembro de 1836" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Universidade de Lisboa. p. 47 (48th digital). ISSN 2183-1785.
- ↑ "Calendário | Comissão Nacional de Eleições". www.cne.pt. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ↑ "Lei Eleitoral dos Orgãos das Autarquias Locais" (PDF). July 2014.
- 1 2 "NOVOS PAÇOS DO CONCELHO: IDENTIDADE, TRANSPARÊNCIA E MULTIFUNCIONALIDADE". cm-valongo.pt (in European Portuguese). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ↑ "Novo edifício da Câmara de Valongo vai custar cerca de 11 milhões de euros aos contribuintes?". Polígrafo (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ↑ "Retomada construção da Casa da Democracia Local" (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ↑ "Nova Câmara de Valongo fica pronta no início de 2026". Jornal de Notícias (in European Portuguese). 2025-04-22. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Presidentes da Câmara 1976 - 2017". Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses (anmp). p. 35. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ↑ "Autárquicas 2017 - Candidatos". www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt. p. 19. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ↑ "Candidatos à Presidência da Câmara - Autárquicas 2021". www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt (in Portuguese). 2021. p. 22. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
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