Gonçalo Lopes
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23 November 1975
Gonçalo Lopes | |
|---|---|
 Gonçalo Lopes in 2021 | |
| Mayor of Leiria | |
| Assumed office 26 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Raul Miguel de Castro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gonçalo Nuno Bértolo Gordalina Lopes 23 November 1975 |
| Party | Socialist Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Gonçalo Nuno Bértolo Gordalina Lopes (born 23 November 1975) is a Portuguese politician and economist who has been serving as Mayor of Leiria since 2019.[1]
He was first elected as Deputy Mayor of Leiria in the 2009 local election.[2] After incumbent Mayor Raul Castro was chosen to be the main candidate in the Socialist Party's list in Leiria for the 2019 legislative elections, he became the Mayor.[3]
In the 2021 local election, Gonçalo Lopes was elected for a first full term, with 52.5% of the votes.[4]
In 2023, he was the campaign chair for Pedro Nuno Santos' campaign for the PS leadership.[5] In 2024, he was elected as the Chair of the Leiria Federation of the Socialist Party, with 58.5% of the votes.[6]
He won reelection for a second term in 2025, winning 54.1% of the votes and defeating the Social Democratic MP Sofia Carreira.[7]
After the impact of Storm Kristin, he led the efforts to overcome the damages caused by the storm.[8]
