The Beja Municipal Chamber () 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 The Beja District (; ) is located in southern Portugal. The district capital is the city of Beja. It is the largest district of the country by area, comprising around 11% of Portuguese territory. It borders Spain. Municipalities The district i ...

. These freguesias are: Albernoa e Trindade, Baleizão, Beja (Salvador e Santa Maria da Feira), Beja (Santiago Maior e São João Baptista), Beringel,

Cabeça Gorda Cabeça Gorda is a Freguesia, parish of the Municipalities of Portugal, municipality of Beja (Portugal), Beja, southeast Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,386, in an area of 78.16 km2. References

Freguesias of Beja, Portuga ...

, Nossa Senhora das Neves, Salvada e Quintos, Santa Clara de Louredo, Santa Vitória e Mombeja, São Matias and

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. The Beja City Council is made up of 7 councillors, 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) * José Carreira Marques – (1982–2005) * Francisco Cruz Santos – (2005–2009) * Jorge Pulido Valente – (2009–2013) * João Manuel Rocha da Silva – (2013–2017) * Paulo Arsénio – (2017–2025) ''(The list is incomplete)''

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{{Municipal Chambers of Portugal

Municipal Chamber A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the gov ...

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