Carmona Rodrigues

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Carmona Rodrigues (pron. IPA: [kaɾ'monɐ ʁu'ðɾiɣɨʃ]) (full name: António Pedro de Nobre Carmona Rodrigues) (born 1956 in Lisbon) is a university professor and a Portuguese politician. He is the current mayor of Lisbon, and was the Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Habitation and the Minister of Cities in the 15th Constitutional Government of Portugal.

1 Engineering
2 Entry into politics
- 2.1 15th Constitutional Government
- 2.2 Mayorial Election
3 External links

[edit] Engineering

In 1973, Rodrigues entered the IST but immediately requested a transfer to the Portuguese Military Academy, where in 1978 he obtained a degree in civil engineering.

Between 1981 and 1982, he worked in Delft, Netherlands, specializing in hydraulics.

Upon returning to Portugal, he was invited to be an Assistant of the Department of Sciences and Engineering of the Environment, part of the School of Sciences and Technology of the New University of Lisbon, where he has worked since 1988.

In 1992, Rodrigues became a Doctor of Environmental Engineering through the New University of Lisbon. Since then, he has functioned as an Auxiliary Professor, having been a President of the Pedagogic Commission of the Degree course in Environmental Engineering between 1993 and 1996.

[edit] Entry into politics

[edit] 15th Constitutional Government

In April of 2003 Rodrigues was integrated into the 15th Constitutional Government of Portugal as Minister of the Public Works, Transportation and Habitation. He spent 15 months in the post, during which many advancements were made, such as the creation of metropolitan authorities of transports, a Spanish-Portuguese agreement on the construction of high-speed rail lines, and legislation for the creation of the societies of urbane rehabilitation.

With the commencement of the 16th Constitutional Government of Portugal led by Santana Lopes in July of 2004, he returned to the Municipal Chamber of Lisbon in the capacity of President, an office he held for eight months. In March of 2005, with the fall of the 16th Constitutional Government and the return of Santana Lopes to the Municipal Chamber of Lisbon, Carmona Rodrigues took the vice-presidency of the Chamber over again.

[edit] Mayorial Election

In October of 2005, Rodrigues won the mayorial election over Manuel Maria Carrilho, of the Socialist Party, once again becoming President of the Municipal Chamber of Lisbon, as an independent candidate supported by the Social Democratic Party.