José Ribau Esteves

MAYOR OF AVEIRO AND PRESIDENT OF CIRA

He graduated in Zootechnical Engineering at UTAD / Vila Real in the year 1985/1990, having served as Commercial Director of Purina Portugal between 1991 and 1997.

He was Councillor of the Municipality of Ílhavo from 1990 to 1993, and assumed the presidency of the municipality from 1998 to 2013, elected by the Social Democratic Party (in which he was Secretary General from October 2007 to June 2008).

He was also President of the Association Oceano XXI (managing entity of the Cluster of Knowledge and Economy of the Sea).

He presides over the Municipal Council of Aveiro and the Intermunicipal Council of the Inter-municipal community of the Region of Aveiro – CIRA and also plays the role of Vice-President of the Board of Directors of ANMP, Member of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union.

Testimonny of the intervention – Opening Session

Testimonny of the intervention – Closing Session