Setúbal Municipal Chamber
Legislative body of Setúbal
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Setúbal Municipal Chamber Câmara Municipal de Setúbal | |
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Coat of arms of the city of Setúbal | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 3[1] |
| History | |
| Founded | 1249 |
| Leadership | |
President | |
Vice President | Maria do Carmo Tiago, Setúbal Back since 30 October 2025 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 11 |
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Political groups | Municipal Executive (4)
Setúbal Back (4)
Opposition (7) |
Length of term | Four years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 12 October 2025 |
Next election | Sometime between 22 September and 14 October 2029[2] |
| Meeting place | |
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| Paços do Concelho de Setúbal | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Setúbal Municipal Chamber (Portuguese: Câmara Municipal de Setúbal) is the administrative authority in the municipality of Setúbal. It has 5 freguesias in its area of jurisdiction and is based in the city of Setúbal, on the Setúbal District. These freguesias are: Azeitão, Gâmbia – Pontes – Alto da Guerra, Sado, Setúbal and São Sebastião.
The Setúbal City Council is made up of 11 councillors,[3] 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 Setúbal
- Jacomo Maria Ferro – (1848–1849)[4]
- António Rodrigues Manito – (1866–1868)[4][5]
- António Rodrigues Manito – (1870–1880)[4][5]
- António José Baptista – (1892–1899)[5]
- Mariano de Carvalho – (1901–1906)[6]
- António José Baptista – (1906–1910)[7]
- Carlos Botelho Moniz – (1926–1929)[8]
- António Joaquim de Melo – (1931–1932)[5]
- António Joaquim de Melo – (1932–1933)[5]
- Luís Teixeira de Macedo e Castro – (1935–1937)[9]
- António Nunes Correia – (1937–1938)[9]
- Alfredo Augusto Xavier Perestrelo da Conceição – (1938–1940)[9]
- António Pedrosa Pires de Lima – (1940–1944)[9]
- José Mascarenhas de Novais e Ataíde – (1944–1946)[9]
- Miguel Bastos – (1946–19??)[9][10]
- Jorge Carlos Girão Calheiros Botelho Moniz – (1955–1957)[9]
- Manuel Filipe Pereira da Silva de Magalhães Mexia – (1957–1963)[9]
- Manuel José Constantino de Góis – (1963–1974)[9]
- Júlio Severino Marques dos Santos – (1974–1975)[9]
- Vítor Zacarias da Piedade Sousa – (1975)[9]
- Ernesto Vitorino – (1976–1977)[11]
- Orlando Curto – (1977–1979)[11]
- Francisco Lobo – (1979–1985)[11]
- Manuel Mata Cáceres – (1985–2001)[11]
- Carlos Sousa – (2001–2006)[12][13][11]
- Maria das Dores Meira – (2006–2021)[14][11]
- André Martins – (2021–2025)[15]
- Maria das Dores Meira – (2025–present)[16]
(The list is incomplete)