Beja Municipal Chamber
Legislative body of Beja
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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[2] |
| Leadership | |
President | |
Vice President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 7 |
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Political groups | Municipal Executive (4)
Opposition (3) |
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 | |
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)
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