Luísa SALGUEIRO

Mayor of Matosinhos City Hall. Matosinhos, Portugal.

Born in Matosinhos. I hold a degree in Law and a postgraduate degree in environmental law. Before being elected as Mayor, I worked as a lawyer for 8 years, was Councilor in Matosinhos Municipality for three mandates, National Deputy for four mandates and have been President of the Municipality of Matosinhos since 2017. Some of the positions held: President of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities (ANMP) since 2021; Vice-president of RETE – Association of Ports and Port Cities since 2020; President of the Assembly of Eixo Atlântico Association; Vice-president of European Second Chance; Justice advisor to the Porto Football Association; Administrator of the Agency for Metropolitan Development PRIMUS; Vice-president of the NATO Energy and Environmental Security Commission; Vice-President of the Regional Executive Committee of ICLEI (RexCom)– Local Governments for Sustainability; Member of UCLG Executive Council and Member of the European Political Board of the Covenant of Mayors.