The Lisbon Municipal Chamber () is the administrative authority in the municipality of Lisbon. It has 24 freguesias in its area of jurisdiction and is based in the city of Lisbon, on the Lisbon District. These freguesias are: Ajuda; Alcântara; Alvalade; Areeiro; Arroios; Avenidas Novas; Beato; Belém; Benfica; Campo de Ourique; Campolide; Carnide; Estrela; Lumiar; Marvila; Misericórdia; Olivais; Parque das Nações; Penha de França; Santa Clara; Santa Maria Maior; Santo António; São Domingos de Benfica and São Vicente.
The Lisbon City Council is the largest in the country and is made up of 17 councillors, representing, currently, four 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.
City Hall building
Lisbon City Hall is housed in the Lisbon City Hall building, located in Praça do Município. The building follows the neoclassical style and its interior includes rich decoration, a main staircase, several rooms and a noble hall. It was on the balcony of the Lisbon Town Hall that the First Portuguese Republic was proclaimed on 5 October 1910.
List of the Presidents of the Municipal Chamber of Lisbon
Members of the City Council This is a list of members of the Lisbon City Council for the 2025–2029 term. City CouncillorPartyCarlos MoedasPSDGonçalo ReisPSDJoana BaptistaPSDRodrigo Mello GonçalvesILDiogo MouraCDS–PPMaria Luísa AldimCDS–PPVasco Moreira RatoPSDVasco AnjosILAlexandra LeitãoPSSérgio CintraPSCarla MadeiraPSPedro AnastácioPSCarlos TeixeiraLIVRECarolina SerrãoBEBruno MascarenhasCHAna Simões SilvaCH (until 2026)Ind. (since 2026)João FerreiraPCP
Previous compositions ElectionMayorExecutiveOpposition1976Aquilino Ribeiro Machado PS (7) PCP (4) CDS (3) PPD (3)1979Nuno Krus Abecasis CDS (5) PSD (4) PCP (4) PS (4)1982Nuno Krus Abecasis CDS (4) PSD (3) PS (5) PCP (5)1985Nuno Krus Abecasis PSD (8) PPM (1) PCP (5) PS (3)1989Jorge Sampaio PS (5) PCP (4) PPM (1) PSD (4) CDS (3)1993Jorge Sampaio (1993–1995)João Soares (1995–1997) PS (6) PCP (5) PSD (5) CDS–PP (1)1997João Soares PS (5) PCP (5) PSD (6) CDS–PP (1)2001Pedro Santana Lopes (2001–2004)Carmona Rodrigues (2004–2005)Pedro Santana Lopes (2005) PSD (8) PS (4) PCP (4) CDS–PP (1)2005Carmona Rodrigues PSD (8) CDS–PP (1) PS (5) PCP (2) BE (1)2007António Costa PS (6) CPL (2) BE (1) LCC (3) PSD (3) PCP (1)2009António Costa PS (9) PSD (6) CDS–PP (1) PCP (1)2013António Costa (2013–2015)Fernando Medina (2015–2017) PS (11) PSD (3) PCP (2) CDS–PP (1)2017Fernando Medina PS (8) BE (1) CDS–PP (4) PSD (2) PCP (2)2021Carlos Moedas PSD (4) CDS–PP (3) PS (6) PCP (2) L (1) BE (1)2025Carlos Moedas PSD (4) CDS–PP (2) IL (2) PS (4) CH (2) L (1) BE (1) PCP (1)
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