Coat of armsEntroncamentoPortugal · City guide

Presidents of Entroncamento

Ilda Maria Pinto Rodrigues Joaquim

1 February–24 October 2025

Life and public service · Sources & further reading

2 min read11 referencesResearch reviewed: 27 September 2026
Ilda Maria Pinto Rodrigues Joaquim
Câmara Municipal do Entroncamento (CME), via mediotejo.net

Life and public service

Ilda Maria Pinto Rodrigues Joaquim was Entroncamento's first woman mayor, serving from 1 February to 24 October 2025. A law graduate, she had been a Socialist Party councillor since 2013 and had also served as deputy mayor before succeeding Jorge Faria following his resignation. As mayor, her responsibilities included municipal coordination, finance, urban planning, public works, water and sanitation, civil protection and the National Railway Museum.

In May 2025 she signed an agreement with the museum foundation for the use of the restored Bairro do Boneco, supporting plans for railway documentation and museum facilities. In July she marked the start of two major municipal construction projects: redevelopment near the railway museum, including a new library, and a primary school with kindergarten provision. These initiatives had been prepared over several years and were still projects in progress during her presidency.

[1][2][3][4]

Education and professional career

Her professional profile records a law degree in Lisbon in 1985, legal practice until 1999 and subsequent hospital administration, including posts in Torres Novas and Lisbon. She joined the municipal executive in 2013 and held the vice-presidency during parts of the following years. Although the 2025 news profile says “since 2013”, the June 2018 council minutes name Carlos Amaro as vice-president and her as councillor. Her February 2025 succession was within the elected executive, not a new election.

[2][5][6]

The municipality and its public works

On 17 May 2025 she signed the Bairro do Boneco subconcession with the National Railway Museum Foundation. The municipal bulletin identifies railway documentation, collections, museum and science spaces as intended uses. Her 2025 policy interview also addressed housing and the rehabilitation of railway neighbourhoods. These projects had institutional histories predating her presidency; signing an agreement is not the same as completing every planned facility.

[7][3][8]

What the documents establish

Her earlier municipal work is visible in the 18 July 2023 minutes: participation in the intermunicipal digital archive project and, with Jorge Faria, the delivery of school vision-support vouchers. A 2020 photographic and video report also records her presence as deputy mayor at the crematorium inauguration. These dated records broaden the account beyond her brief presidency.

[6][9]

Chronology

  1. 1985

    Completes her law degree at the University of Lisbon.

    [2]
  2. 2013

    Becomes deputy mayor, before succeeding Jorge Faria in 2025.

    [2]
  3. 2025-02-01

    Becomes the first woman to lead the municipality.

    [2][10]
  4. 2025-05-17

    Signs the Bairro do Boneco agreement with the National Railway Museum Foundation.

    [3][7]
  5. 2025-10-24

    Nelson Cunha takes office following the local elections.

    [11]

Photos, documents & recordings

The material below is a selected, documented collection, not a claim that every surviving record has been found. Most originals are in Portuguese.

Preserved research & downloads

This downloadable dossier preserves our biography and citations, not a copy of every cited publication. External articles and videos remain with their publishers unless reuse is authorised. Saved files include their provenance and rights information.

Download biography and sourcesDownload source records (JSON)

Sources & further reading

  1. Câmara Municipal do Entroncamentocm-entroncamento.pt
  2. Ilda Joaquim: sucessão, percurso e áudio — Médio Tejo, fevereiro de 2025mediotejo.net
  3. Acordo do Bairro do Boneco: fotografias — EntroncamentoOnline, 19 de maio de 2025entroncamentoonline.pt
  4. Médio Tejomediotejo.net
  5. Câmara Municipal — ata de 18 de junho de 2018cm-entroncamento.pt
  6. Câmara Municipal — ata de 18 de julho de 2023cm-entroncamento.pt
  7. Boletim municipal Linha 88 — dezembro de 2024 a maio de 2025, p. 12cm-entroncamento.pt
  8. Ilda Joaquim: património ferroviário e habitação — Poder Local, 2025poderlocal.dn.pt
  9. Inauguração do Crematório Municipal — reportagem e galeria, EOL, 27 de julho de 2020entroncamentoonline.pt
  10. Câmara Municipal: renúncia de Jorge Faria — ata de 21 de janeiro de 2025cm-entroncamento.pt
  11. Nelson Cunha — biografia oficial do Municípiocm-entroncamento.pt

Research notes

This is a sourced research dossier. Contemporary records, later historical accounts and personal recollections are distinguished where they differ. An announced project is not treated as a completed achievement. Linked catalogues may describe documents that are not available as digital scans.

  • Birth, education and family details have not all been independently established. Unverified personal details are omitted.
Explore the city’s history