Murça Municipal Chamber

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Murça Municipal Chamber

Câmara Municipal de Murça
Coat of arms of the town of Murça
Coat of arms of the town of Murça
Type
Type
Term limits
3[1]
History
Founded8 May 1224 (1224-05-08)[2]
Leadership
President
Mário Artur Lopes, PSD
since 20 October 2021
Vice President
Avelino José Marques dos Santos, PSD
since 20 October 2021
Structure
Seats5
Political groups
Municipal Executive (3)
  PSD (3)

Opposition (2)

  PS (2)
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 Murça
Website
www.cm-murca.pt

The Murça Municipal Chamber (Portuguese: Câmara Municipal de Murça) is the administrative authority in the municipality of Murça. It has 7 freguesias in its area of jurisdiction and is based in the town of Murça, on the Vila Real District. These freguesias are: Candedo; Carva e Vilares; Fiolhoso; Jou; Murça; Noura e Palheiros and Valongo de Milhais.

The Murça 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 Murça

  • Joaquim Ferreira Torres – (1971–1974)[5]
  • ??? – (1974–1976)
  • Cândido Abel Borges – (1976–1979)[6]
  • António Constantino Pereira – (1979–1981)[6]
  • Alexandre Teixeira – (1981–1982)[6]
  • Belmiro Morais Vilela – (1982–1993)[6]
  • José Gomes – (1993–2001)[6]
  • João Teixeira Fernandes – (2001–2013)[6]
  • José Maria Garcia Lopes – (2013–2017)[6]
  • Mário Artur Lopes – (2017–2025)[7][8]

(The list is incomplete)

References

  1. ^ "Perguntas Frequentes: Limitação de mandatos | Comissão Nacional de Eleições". www.cne.pt. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  2. ^ "800 anos: "desta história todos fazemos parte"" (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2024-06-06. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  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. ^ "TORRES, Joaquim Ferreira". Noticias do Douro (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Presidentes da Câmara 1976 - 2017". Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses (anmp). p. 21. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Autárquicas 2017 - Candidatos". www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt. p. 24. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Candidatos à Presidência da Câmara - Autárquicas 2021". www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt (in Portuguese). 2021. p. 28. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
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