City Council | Municipality | Municipal Government

Areas of responsibility:

Economic development; Sustainability; Parishes; Finances; International relations; Regional Cooperation; Local Business Sector; Culture, Heritage and Tourism.

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Graduated in Psychology by University of Minho, with a major in Sports and Physical Activity Psychology, she is the renowned athletics coach of the city's sports club "Sporting Clube de Braga" since 1975. She won dozens of national and international titles. Currently she also holds a position as President of the Portuguese Athletic Coaches Association of Portugal and as Vice President of Alfacoop – Educational Cooperative CRL.

Areas of responsibility:

Sport; Youth; Health and wellness; Associativism; Citizenship and Participation; Municipal Administration; Human Resources; Interculturality and Integration.

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Graduated in Engenharia Municipal Company Florestal by the Superior School of Agriculture of Castelo Branco. Coordinator of CDS-PP (political party) committee for environment, urban planning and local government. Braga District President of CDS/PP and National Advisor of CDS/PP.

Areas of responsibility:

Environment and Climate Change; Civil Protection and Municipal Firefighters; Animal Policy; Energy; Rural Development.

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Law degree from Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Centro Regional do Porto (1999). Postgraduate in Public Law, "The New Administrative Litigation", by Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Centro Regional do Porto, in 2003/2004.
Master in "Administration and Public Policies" from the Higher Institute of Labor and Enterprise Sciences - ISCTE, in 2009.
Her professional experience went through the law practice until 2004. She was a senior legal technician in the staff of the Regional Health Administration of the North, until 2012. In 2013 she was responsible for the Management Support Unit of the Group of Health Centers Cavado I - Braga, until he took on the role of Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Braga, a position he held until 28 October 2019.

Areas of responsibility:

Municipal Works; Mobility; Management and Conservation of Municipal Equipment; Management and Conservation of Public Space; Municipal Police; Relationship with Higher Education.

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João Rodrigues was born in Braga, in the parish of São José de São Lázaro, on October 12, 1987.

He practiced law, with a law degree from the Law School of the Catholic University of Portugal and a master's degree in Business and Company Law from the same university, he was president of the General Assembly of Students of this Institution.

Since 2013 he is a member of the Braga Municipal Assembly and, since 2016, he has been vice-president of the national JSD and national advisor to the PSD. On October 1, he was elected Alderman of the Braga City Council by the coalition “Juntos por Braga”.

Areas of responsibility:

Planning and Ordering; Urban Management; Urban Regeneration; Housing; Urban Intelligence and Technological Innovation.

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Carla Sepúlveda was born in Braga on March 16, 1971. Businesswoman and business administrator in Portugal and Guinea-Bissau, she's an international business consultant in the PALOP’S and CPLP countries. Holds a Master's degree in Education in the field of Training, Work and Human Resources, from the University of Minho and holder of an international certification in Coaching, by the International Coaching Community. Has a degree in International Relations and Cooperation from the University Fernando Pessoa, Porto.

Project manager, which includes the preparation and development of professional training projects, investment projects, entrepreneurship, business plans and market studies.

Areas of responsibility:

Education; Innovation and Social Cohesion.

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