Porto Municipal Chamber
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  1. 283480
Native nameCâmara Municipal do Porto
Term limits3[1]
Foundation1614 (age 412)(?)[2]
PresidentPedro Duarte
Party 1PSD
Election 129 October 2025
Vice PresidentCatarina Araújo
Party 2CDS–PP
Election 229 October 2025
Seats13 (outdated graph)
Structure 1Câmara Municipal do Porto 2021-2025.svg
Structure1 res240px
Political groups 1

Municipal Executive (7)

Opposition (6)

Term lengthFour years
Last election 112 October 2025
Next election 1Sometime between 22 September and 14 October 2029[3]
Session roomAyuntamiento de Oporto, Portugal, 2012-05-09, DD 02.JPG
Meeting placePaços do Concelho do Porto
Websitewww.cm-porto.pt

The Porto Municipal Chamber (Portuguese: Câmara Municipal do Porto) is the administrative authority in the municipality of Porto. It has 7 freguesias in its area of jurisdiction and is based in the city of Porto, on the Porto District. These freguesias are: Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde, Bonfim, Campanhã, Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, Paranhos and Ramalde.

The Porto City Council is the second largest in the country and is made up of 13 councillors,[4] representing 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 Porto

References

  1. ^ "Perguntas Frequentes: Limitação de mandatos | Comissão Nacional de Eleições". www.cne.pt. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  2. ^ "História da Cidade | Câmara Municipal do Porto" (in Portuguese). www.cm-porto.pt. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  3. ^ "Calendário | Comissão Nacional de Eleições". www.cne.pt. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  4. ^ "Lei Eleitoral dos Orgãos das Autarquias Locais". July 2014.
  5. ^ "Presidentes da Câmara 1976 - 2017". Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses (anmp). p. 27. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  6. ^ Lusa, Agência. "Rui Moreira toma posse para último mandato no Porto a 20 de outubro" (in pt-PT). Observador. Retrieved 2025-03-29.