Valongo Municipal Chamber

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Valongo Municipal Chamber

Câmara Municipal de Valongo
Coat of arms of the city of Valongo
Coat of arms of the city of Valongo
Type
Type
Term limits
3[1]
History
Founded6 November 1836; 189 years ago (1836-11-06)[2]
Leadership
President
José Manuel Ribeiro, PS
since 20 October 2021
Vice President
Paulo Esteves Ferreira, PS
since 20 October 2021
Structure
Seats9
Political groups
Municipal Executive (6)
  PS (6)

Opposition (3)

  PSD (3)
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 de Valongo
Website
www.cm-valongo.pt

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,[4] 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

The new council under construction, 2024

A new building to replace the previous city council was presented to the public in 2019[5] and started being built in 2021,[6] being halted temporarily until 2024.[7] The previous building was being used temporarily since 1989, and was in need of replacement.[5] Construction of its substitute is set to be finished by early 2026.[8]

List of the Presidents of the Municipal Chamber of Valongo

(The list is incomplete)

References

  1. ^ "Perguntas Frequentes: Limitação de mandatos | Comissão Nacional de Eleições". www.cne.pt. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  2. ^ 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.
  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 "NOVOS PAÇOS DO CONCELHO: IDENTIDADE, TRANSPARÊNCIA E MULTIFUNCIONALIDADE". cm-valongo.pt (in European Portuguese). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Novo edifício da Câmara de Valongo vai custar cerca de 11 milhões de euros aos contribuintes?". Polígrafo (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  7. ^ "Retomada construção da Casa da Democracia Local" (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  8. ^ "Nova Câmara de Valongo fica pronta no início de 2026". Jornal de Notícias (in European Portuguese). 2025-04-22. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Presidentes da Câmara 1976 - 2017". Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses (anmp). p. 35. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Autárquicas 2017 - Candidatos". www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt. p. 19. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  11. ^ "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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