40°45′00″N 8°39′02″W / 40.74992°N 8.65063°W
Murtosa Municipal Chamber Câmara Municipal da Murtosa | |
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Coat of arms of the town of Murtosa | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 3[1] |
| History | |
| Founded | 29 October 1926[2] |
| Leadership | |
President | |
Vice President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 5 |
Political groups | Municipal Executive (4)
Opposition (1) |
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 da Murtosa | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Murtosa Municipal Chamber (Portuguese: Câmara Municipal da Murtosa) is the administrative authority in the municipality of Murtosa, Portugal. It has 4 freguesias in its area of jurisdiction and is based in the town of Murtosa, on the Aveiro District. These freguesias are: Bunheiro; Monte; Murtosa and Torreira.
The Murtosa City Council is made up of 5 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.
List of the Presidents of the Municipal Chamber of Murtosa
edit- António Morais da Fonseca – (1976–1985)[5]
- Manuel Cunha da Silva – (1985)[5]
- Manuel Portugal da Fonseca – (1985–1989)[5]
- Augustos dos Santos Leite – (1989–1997)[5]
- António Maria Sousa – (1997–2011)[5]
- Joaquim dos Santos Baptista – (2011–2025)[5][6][7][8]
- Januário Vieira da Cunha – (2025)[8]
(The list is incomplete)
References
edit- ↑ "Perguntas Frequentes: Limitação de mandatos | Comissão Nacional de Eleições". www.cne.pt. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ↑ "História". www.cm-murtosa.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "Calendário | Comissão Nacional de Eleições". www.cne.pt. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ↑ "Lei Eleitoral dos Orgãos das Autarquias Locais" (PDF). July 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Presidentes da Câmara 1976 - 2017". Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses (anmp). pp. 21, 22. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "Autárquicas 2017 - Candidatos". www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt. p. 2. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "Candidatos à Presidência da Câmara - Autárquicas 2021". www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt (in Portuguese). 2021. p. 2. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- 1 2 "Joaquim Baptista deixa Câmara da Murtosa para presidir à AdRA". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 March 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.