Rui Moreira

This article is about the Portuguese politician. For the Portuguese footballer, see Rui Moreira (footballer).

Rui Moreira
Rui Moreira in 2017
Mayor of Porto
In office
22 October 2013 – 05 November 2025
DeputyGuilhermina Rego (2013–2017)
Rui Loza (2017)
Filipe Almeida Araújo (2017–2025)
Preceded byRui Rio
Succeeded byPedro Duarte
President of the Porto Commercial Association
In office
April 2001 – 28 June 2013
Preceded byVergílio Folhadela Moreira
Succeeded byRui Ferreira Marques
Personal details
BornRui de Carvalho de Araújo Moreira
(1956-08-08) 8 August 1956 (age 69)
Porto, Portugal
PartyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Greenwich
OccupationBusinessman • politician

Rui de Carvalho de Araújo Moreira (born 8 August 1956) is a Portuguese businessman and politician, Mayor of Porto from 2013 to 2025. While officially an independent, he was supported by the CDS – People's Party since 2013 and the Liberal Initiative since 2021.

Biography

Moreira was born in Porto. One of his great-grandfathers was Adolfo Höfle, a wealthy German migrant and employer of João Augusto Ferreira de Almeida, the last man executed by Portugal in 1917.[1] Moreira graduated in Business from London's University of Greenwich, top of his 1978 class.[2] A competitive sailor, he won youth and senior titles and represented Portugal in the sport.[3][4]

From 2001 to 2013, he was president of the Porto Commercial Association ('ACP'), which is headquartered in the Palácio da Bolsa (Stock Exchange Palace).

From 2004, Moreira represented FC Porto on Trio d'Ataque, an RTP programme with pundits from the Big Three of Portuguese football. He was dismissed from the show in October 2010, after walking off stage during a discussion about the Apito Dourado corruption scandal at his club.[5]

In September 2013, running as an independent allied with the CDS – People's Party, he was elected mayor of Porto.[6] He was re-elected four years later, with an absolute majority.[7] In 2021, his list now including the Liberal Initiative (IL) won the elections but lost its majority, having six of 13 councillors.[8]

Moreira was term-limited from the 2025 Porto local election. He did not endorse the candidacy of his deputy mayor, Filipe Araújo.[9] Araújo came fourth and won no seats.[10] With the CDS–PP and IL having endorsed the winning candidacy of Pedro Duarte, Araújo was only endorsed by People Animals Nature.[11]

Honours

References

  1. ^ Silva, Rui (14 September 2017). "Governo quer reabilitação do "último fuzilado português"" [Government wants rehabilitation of "last executed Portuguese"] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. ^ Sarmento, António (1 October 2017). "Rui Moreira: o presidente diplomata e cosmopolita" [Rui Moreira: the diplomatic and cosmopolitan mayor]. Jornal Ecónomico (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Velejador internacional, Rui Moreira volta a ocupar o lugar de timoneiro" [International sailor, Rui Moreira returns to the coxswain position] (in Portuguese). Caras. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  4. ^ fyi.pt. "Rui Moreira | Câmara Municipal do Porto". www.cm-porto.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ^ Cardoso, Nuno (9 October 2010). "RTPN afasta Rui Moreira do 'Trio'" [RTPN removes Rui Moreira from the 'Trio']. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Rui Moreira vence Câmara Municipal do Porto" [Rui Moreira wins Porto City Hall] (in Portuguese). RTP. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  7. ^ Carvalho, Patrícia (2 October 2017). "Rui Moreira ganha no Porto com maioria absoluta, PS aumenta votação" [Rui Moreira wins in Porto with an absolute majority, PS increase vote]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Agora é oficial. Rui Moreira venceu no Porto mas não conseguiu a maioria absoluta" [Now it's official. Rui Moreira won in Porto but didn't get an absolute majority] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Rui Moreira descola do seu vice e não deixa que use o mesmo movimento para concorrer à Câmara do Porto" [Rui Moreira distances himself from his deputy and does not let him use the same movement to run for Porto City Council]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Lusa. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Filipe Araújo assume resultados aquém das suas expectativas" [Filipe Araújo accepts that results are far from his expectations] (in Portuguese). Porto Canal. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  11. ^ Nogueira, João (5 July 2025). "PAN apoia candidatura independente de Filipe Araújo à Câmara do Porto" [PAN supports Filipe Araújo's independent candidacy for Porto City Council] (in Portuguese). Porto Canal. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Estrangeiras" [National Citizens Awarded Foreign Orders]. Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 July 2017.


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