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Beja Municipal Chamber Câmara Municipal de Beja | |
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 Coat of arms of the city of Beja | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 3[1] |
| History | |
| Founded | 1524 (1524)[2] |
| Leadership | |
President | Nuno Palma Ferro, PSD since 31 October 2025 |
Vice President | Liliana Cabecinha, PSD since 31 October 2025 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 7 |
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Political groups | Municipal Executive (4)
PSD (2)
PCP(2)
Opposition (3) PS (2)
CH (1) |
Length of term | Four years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 12 October 2025 |
Next election | Sometime between 22 September and 14 October 2029[3] |
| Meeting place | |
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| Paços do Concelho de Beja | |
| Website | |
| cm-beja.pt/pt/Default.aspx | |
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The Beja Municipal Chamber (Portuguese: Câmara Municipal de Beja) is the administrative authority in the municipality of Beja. It has 12 freguesias in its area of jurisdiction and is based in the city of Beja, on the Beja District. These freguesias are: Albernoa e Trindade, Baleizão, Beja (Salvador e Santa Maria da Feira), Beja (Santiago Maior e São João Baptista), Beringel, Cabeça Gorda, Nossa Senhora das Neves, Salvada e Quintos, Santa Clara de Louredo, Santa Vitória e Mombeja, São Matias and Trigaches e São Brissos.
The Beja City Council is made up of 7 councillors,[4] representing, currently, three 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 Beja
- Anselmo de Andrade – (18??–18??)
- Fernando Nunes Ribeiro – (19??–19??)
- José Reis Colaço – (1974–1982)[5][6]
- José Carreira Marques – (1982–2005)[5]
- Francisco Cruz Santos – (2005–2009)[5]
- Jorge Pulido Valente – (2009–2013)[5]
- João Manuel Rocha da Silva – (2013–2017)[5]
- Paulo Arsénio – (2017–2025)[7][8]
- Nuno Palma Ferro – (2025–...)
(The list is incomplete)
References
- ^ "Perguntas Frequentes: Limitação de mandatos | Comissão Nacional de Eleições". www.cne.pt. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ "Beja irá comemorar a atribuição do seu Foral?". maisbeja.sapo (in Portuguese). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ "Calendário | Comissão Nacional de Eleições". www.cne.pt. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ "Lei Eleitoral dos Orgãos das Autarquias Locais" (PDF). July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Presidentes da Câmara 1976 - 2017". Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses (anmp). p. 6. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "PRESIDENTES DAS CÂMARAS MUNICIPAIS DO DISTRITO DE BEJA PÓS 25 DE ABRIL". alvitrando.blogs.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ "Autárquicas 2017 - Candidatos". www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ "Candidatos à Presidência da Câmara - Autárquicas 2021". www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt (in Portuguese). 2021. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
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