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List of mayors of Lisbon

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This is a list of mayors of Lisbon (, literally: "President of the Municipal Chamber of Lisbon", and also , literally: "President of the Municipality of Lisbon"), the capital city of Portugal, and also the most populated.

This office is considered one of the most important in Portugal's politics, even more sought than the office of minister (following António Costa's resignation from a ministerial position to contest the 2007 elections, which he won). Of the nine elected mayors since 1976, two became Prime Minister of Portugal - Pedro Santana Lopes in 2004 and António Costa in 2015; One became President of the Republic - Jorge Sampaio in 1996.

Graphical timeline (since 1974)

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Mayors of Lisbon

No.PortraitPresident
(Birth–Death)Term of office
Electoral mandatesPolitical partyConstitutional Monarchy – Second Liberalism (1834–1910)1234567891011121315161718192021222324252627282930313233343536First Republic (1910–1926)38394041424345464748495052Ditadura Nacional – Military Dictatorship (1926–1932)Estado Novo – New State (1932–1974)56575859606163Third Republic (1974–present)646566CDS – People's Party}} 60%, 40%); color:white;"68
[[File:1.ºCondeDeMelo.png80px]]Luís Moura
(1801–1865)18401840
Joaquim Bonifácio
(1801–1865)18401840
[[File:José Lourenço da Luz Gomes.png80px]]José Gomes
(1800–1882)18401842
[[File:Joaquim da Costa Bandeira, Barão de Porto Covo (Arquivo de Imagens do Banco de Portugal).png80px]]Joaquim Bandeira
(1XXX–1XXX)18431845
Luís Cabral
(1763–1XXX)18461846
Luís Cabral
(1763–1XXX)18461846
Augusto Silva
(1XXX–1XXX)18471847
Gonçalo Carvalho
(1XXX–1XXX)November
18472 January
1849
Nuno Bastos
(1XXX–1XXX)18501852
Alberto Carvalho
(1XXX–1XXX)18521853
Manuel Monteiro
(1818–1890)18541858
[[File:Julio Maximo de Oliveira Pimentel.png80px]]Júlio Pimentel
(1809–1884)18581859
[[File:João de Saldanha Oliveira e Sousa, 3.º Conde de Rio Maior.png80px]]João Sousa
(1811–1872)18591860
14[[File:BarãoDeSantaEngrácia.png80px]]António Carvalho
(1818–1864)18604 August
1864
Died in office.
Manuel Almeida
(1803–1873)18642 January
1866
[[File:2º marquês de Ficalho.png80px]]António Silva
(1806–1894)2 January
18665 March
1868
[[File:D. Luis Maria de Carvalho Daún e Lorena, 1.º marquês de Pomares.png80px]]Luís Lorena
(1828–1894)5 March
18682 January
1870Progressive
[[File:António José de Saldanha Oliveira e Sousa.png80px]]António Sousa
(1836–1892)2 January
18701871
Francisco Mendonça
(1830–1882)18721875
[[File:Dr. Luiz d'Almeida e Albuquerque - O Occidente (20Ago1904).png80px]]Luís Albuquerque
(1819–1906)18761877
[[File:António José de Saldanha Oliveira e Sousa.png80px]]António Sousa
(1836–1892)23 June
18771 August
1877
[[File:D. Luis Maria de Carvalho Daún e Lorena, 1.º marquês de Pomares.png80px]]Luís Lorena
(1828–1894)1 August
18772 January
1878Progressive
[[File:José Elias Garcia.png80px]]José Garcia
(1830–1891)2 January
187818 August
1878Reformist
Republican
[[File:Rosa Araújo - Emilio Biel & C.ª, Porto (cropped).png80px]]José Araújo
(1840–1893)18 August
18782 January
1886
[[File:Fernando Pereira Palha Osório Cabral.jpg80px]]Fernando Cabral
(1850–1897)2 January
188610 March
1890Regenerator
Progressive
[[File:Francisco Simões Margiochi.png80px]]Simões Margiochi
(1848–1904)11 March
18904 November
1890Regenerator
[[File:Pedro João de Morais Sarmento, 8.º Marquês de Fronteira.png80px]]Pedro Sarmento
(1829–1903)4 November
18908 August
1891
[[File:Manuel Sarmento Ottolini, Conde de Ottolini.png80px]]Manuel Ottolini
(1840–1898)10 August
18912 January
1894
[[File:Conde do Restelo - Pastor (MAR 3094), cropped.png80px]]Pedro Franco
(1833–1902)2 January
189415 February
1897Progressive
[[File:Dr. Consiglieri Pedroso - Illustração Portugueza (26Abr1909).png80px]]Zófimo Pedroso
(1851–1910)15 February
18971 January
1899Republican
[[File:Conde do Restelo - Pastor (MAR 3094), cropped.png80px]]Pedro Franco
(1833–1902)1 January
189911 September
1901Progressive
[[File:Duque de Ávila.png80px]]António de Ávila
(1842–1917)11 September
19011902
[[File:António de Azevedo Castelo Branco.png80px]]António Castelo Branco
(1842–1916)19041907
[[File:Teodoro Ferreira Pinto Basto.png80px]]Teodoro Basto
(1839–1920)3 January
19076 June
1907
[[File:José Adolfo de Melo e Sousa (cropped).png80px]]José Sousa
(1858–1925)8 June
190717 February
1908Regenerator
[[File:António de Azevedo Castelo Branco.png80px]]António Castelo Branco
(1842–1916)19081908
37[[File:Anselmo Braamcamp Freire, c. 1911.png80px]]Anselmo Freire
(1849–1921)27 October
19101 February
1913
Served as Deputy Mayor from 1908 to 1910.
[[File:Antonio Xavier Correia Barreto (As Constituintes de 1911 e os seus Deputados, Livr. Ferreira, 1911).png80px]]António Barreto
(1853–1939)6 February
19132 January
1914
João Menezes
(1854–1942)2 January
191418 April
1914
Eduardo Basto
(1875–1942)18 April
191412 December
1914
[[File:Henrique Jardim de Vilhena.png80px]]Henrique Vilhena
(1879–1958)2 January
19151 November
1915
[[File:João Carlos Alberto da Costa Gomes.png80px]]João Gomes
(1868–1929)1 November
19152 January
1918
[[File:Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar (Arquivo Histórico Parlamentar).png80px]]Alfredo Gaspar
(1865–1938)2 January
191814 January
1918
44[[File:JoséCarlosDaMaia.png80px]]José Maia
(1878–1921)14 January
19189 March
1918
Resigned after appointment as Ministry of Maritime Affairs.
[[File:ZeferinoFalcão.png80px]]Zeferino Pacheco
(1856–1924)15 March
191827 June
1918
José Castro
(1870–1954)June
1918February
1919
Alberto Vidal
(1871–1967)7 March
191916 June
1919
[[File:Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar (As Constituintes de 1911 e os seus Deputados, Livr. Ferreira, 1911).png80px]]Alfredo Gaspar
(1865–1938)16 June
19192 January
1920
Agostinho Estrela
(1867–1952)2 January
19203 April
1923
[[File:AlbanoAPD1876.jpg80px]]Albano Durão
(1871–1925)5 April
192313 November
1925Republican
51Sebastião Santos
(1881–1939)23 November
192531 December
1925
Served as Deputy Mayor from 1924 to 1925.
João Menezes
(1854–1942)2 January
19262 July
1926
53[[File:José Vicente de Freitas.JPG80px]]José Freitas
(1869–1952)2 July
192631 December
1934
Appointed by the Government of the Ditadura Nacional.
54Eugénio Ferreira
(1867–1947)26 August
192715 August
1929
Appointed by the Government of the Estado Novo.
55Adriano Macedo
(1870–1933)17 February
193219 May 1932
1932
Appointed by the Government of the Estado Novo.
Henrique Lima
(1876–1953)18 February
193431 December
1934
Daniel Sousa
(1867–1958)31 December
193431 December
1937
[[File:Duarte Pacheco (cropped).jpg80px]]Duarte Pacheco
(1900–1943)3 January
193816 November
1943
Eduardo Carvalho
(1891–1970)25 March
19384 March
1944
Álvaro Barreto
(1890–1975)6 March
194428 March
1959
António Borges
(1901–1986)30 March
195928 February
1970
62Fernando Castro
(1922–1983)11 March
197020 October
1972
Resigned after appointment as Governor of Angola.
António Sebastião
(1919–2005)27 October
19727 May
1974
João Conceição
(1927–)7 May
19742 September
1974
Joaquim Rodrigues
(1925–2004)2 September
197419 November
1975
Lino Ferreira
(1936–)18 December
197530 December
1976
Socialist Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"67Aquilino Machado
(1930–2012)4 January
19778 January
1980Socialist
1976
First democratically elected Mayor of Lisbon after the Carnation Revolution.
[[File:Nuno Krus Abecasis - cartão de filiado no CDS-PP (cropped).png80px]]Nuno Krus Abecasis
(1929–1999)8 January
198022 January
1990Democratic Social Center
Social Democratic
1979, 1982, 1985
Won re-election in 1982 as a member of the Democratic Alliance, running as a CDS candidate, but after the alliance was disbanded in 1983, Abecasis became a member of PSD and won re-election in 1985. 1988 Chiado fire. Chose to retire and did not contest the 1989 election.
Socialist Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"69[[File:Jorge Sampaio 3.jpg80px]]Jorge Sampaio
(1939–2021)22 January
199015 November
1995Socialist
1989, 1993
Re-elected in 1993. Lisbon as European Capital of Culture in 1994. Resigned after being elected President of the Republic.
Socialist Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"70[[File:João Soares Senate of Poland.JPG80px]]João Soares
(1949–)15 November
199523 January
2002Socialist
1997
Re-elected in 1997. Expo '98. Lost re-election bid in 2001 and conceded defeat to Pedro Santana Lopes.
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"71[[File:Pedro Santana Lopes 01.jpg80px]]Pedro Santana Lopes
(1956–)23 January
200217 July
2004Social Democratic
2001
Resigned in order to become Prime Minister, following Durão Barroso's resignation to become president of the European Commission.
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"72[[File:António Carmona Rodrigues.png80px]]Carmona Rodrigues
(1956–)17 July
200414 March
2005Social Democratic
Formerly deputy mayor, replaced Santana Lopes when he became Prime Minister. Then became deputy mayor again as PSD lost the legislative election and Santana failed to remain in office as Prime Minister.
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"73[[File:Pedro Santana Lopes 01.jpg80px]]Pedro Santana Lopes
(1956–)14 March
200528 October
2005Social Democratic
Returned after having lost the legislative elections. Didn't run again (2005). Became Mayor of Figueira da Foz upon the 2021 local election.
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"74[[File:António Carmona Rodrigues.png80px]]Carmona Rodrigues
(1956–)28 October
200517 May
2007Social Democratic
2005
Replaced Pedro Santana Lopes as PSD candidate and won 2005 local election. Removed from office following an investigation being conducted into allegations of corruption surrounding himself and his cabinet. Disputed the mid-term election on 15 July 2007 without any party's support, but lost.
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"75Marina Ferreira
(1959–)18 May
200731 July
2007Social Democratic
Appointed Mayor as a result of Carmona Rodrigues' departure.
Socialist Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"76[[File:António Costa img 6495.jpg107x107px]]António Costa
(1961–)1 August
20076 April
2015Socialist
2007, 2009, 2013
Elected in mid-term elections, for the 2-year remainder. Reelected twice (in 2009 and 2013). Resigned in 2015, following his election as General Secretary of the Socialist Party, in order to focus on the campaign for the legislative elections. Became Prime Minister in November 2015.
Socialist Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"77[[File:(Fernando Medina) Web Summit 2018 - Media PMM 9339 (30136649707) (cropped).jpg107x107px]]Fernando Medina
(1973–)6 April
201518 October
2021Socialist
2017
Formerly deputy mayor (2013–15), replaced António Costa. Reelected in 2017. Lost re-election bid in 2021 and conceded defeat to Carlos Moedas. Became Minister of Finance in March 2022.
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"78[[File:Carlos Moedas Web Summit 2021 - Opening night.jpg104x104px]]Carlos Moedas
(1970–)18 October
2021IncumbentSocial Democratic
2021, 2025
Former European Commissioner (2014–19). Elected in 2021. World Youth Day 2023. 2025 Ascensor da Glória derailment. Reelected in 2025.

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