Maria das Dores Meira

Maria das Dores Marques Banheiro Meira (born 13 September 1956) is a Portuguese politician, who was Mayor of Setúbal between 2006 and 2021.^[1]

Maria das Dores Meira
Mayor of Setúbal
In office 7 September 2006 – 26 September 2021
Preceded by	Carlos Sousa
Succeeded by	André Martins
Deputy Mayor of Setúbal
In office 16 December 2001 – 7 September 2006
Mayor	Carlos Sousa
Member of the Almada City Council
In office 26 September 2021 – 29 April 2024
Personal details
Born	Maria das Dores Marques Banheiro Meira (1956-09-13) 13 September 1956 (age 68) Lisbon, Portugal
Political party	Independent (2024–present)
Other political affiliations	MDP/CDE (1973–1976) PCP (1976–2024)
Children	1
Alma mater	Internacional University
Occupation	Lawyer • Politician
Awards	Order of Merit (2014)

Biography

Maria das Dores Meira won the local elections for the Setúbal Mayorship on the CDU lists in 2009, 2013 and 2017, despite having taken office in 2006, after the resignation of the then mayor, Carlos de Sousa.^[2]

In 2021, after reaching the term limit provided by law in Setúbal, she ran for Mayor of Almada, having been defeated, with 29.7% of the votes, by the PS candidate, Inês de Medeiros. She was, however, elected councilor of the Almada City Council for the 2021–2025 term, having resigned from her term as councilor in April 2024.^[3]

In August 2024, her departure from the PCP, a party in which she had been active for more than 40 years, was announced.^[4] In September 2024, Dores Meira announced that she would re-run for the Mayorship of Setúbal, as an independent in the 2025 elections.^[5]