Ricardo Rio
Ricardo Bruno Antunes Machado Rio (born 21 November 1972) is a Portuguese economist and politician, currently serving as mayor of Braga.
Ricardo Rio | |
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| Mayor of Braga | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2013 | |
| Deputy | Firmino Marques |
| Preceded by | Mesquita Machado |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ricardo Bruno Antunes Machado Rio 21 November 1972 Braga, Portugal |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Alma mater | University of Porto |
| Profession | Economist |
A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), he became mayor in the 2013 local elections in coalition with the CDS – People's Party and People's Monarchist Party. Since the first democratic elections in 1976, the city had been presided over by Mesquita Machado of the Socialist Party, who did not run in 2013 due to term limits.[1]
In April 2017, the PSD voted unanimously for him to be their mayoral candidate for the elections in October. One of his policies was to convert Braga into a smart city.[2] He won a second term, with his right-wing coalition getting 53% of the votes.[3]
Rio's coalition, now including the Alliance, won a third absolute majority in 2021. He called this victory one in a "very different scenario" due to the arrival of rival right-wing parties in Chega and the Liberal Initiative.[4]
References
- "Ricardo Rio acaba com 37 anos de governação socialista em Braga" [Ricardo Rio ends 37 years of Socialist government in Braga]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 30 September 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- "Ricardo Rio recandidata-se a Braga para "criar uma smart city"" [Ricardo Rio puts himself forward again for Braga to "create a smart city"]. Público (in Portuguese). 8 April 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- Silva, Samuel (2 October 2017). "Braga: Vitória histórica no antigo bastião socialista" [Braga: Historic victory in the former Socialist bastion]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- "Ricardo Rio destaca terceira maioria absoluta em Braga" [Ricardo Rio highlights third absolute majority in Braga]. Observador (in Portuguese). 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.