1. Carmona Rodrigues is the son of Antonio Oscar Carmona Rodrigues, a maternal nephew of his namesake Antonio Oscar Fragoso Carmona, and wife Diogilda Nobre de Carvalho.
12 Facts About Carmona Rodrigues
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In 1978, Carmona Rodrigues obtained a degree in Civil Engineering at the Military Academy, in Lisbon.
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Carmona Rodrigues started his professional career at Hidroprojecto, a large consulting firm in Portugal.
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In 1992, Carmona Rodrigues became a Doctor of Environmental Engineering through the NOVA University of Lisbon.
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Carmona Rodrigues has participated and was responsible for several research projects, namely in the areas of water resources and water quality modelling.
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Carmona Rodrigues was involved in several important projects in Portugal and some abroad, including water resources planning, mathematical modelling studies, hydraulic works, river training and environmental impact studies.
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Carmona Rodrigues is a member of the Portuguese Academy of Engineering, the National Water Council, the Portuguese Commission of Large Dams, the Portuguese Order of Engineers, and was the President of the Portuguese Association of Water Resources.
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Carmona Rodrigues spent 15 months in the post, during which many advancements were made, such as the creation of metropolitan authorities of transports, a Spanish-Portuguese agreement on the construction of high-speed rail lines, and legislation for the creation of the societies of urbane rehabilitation.
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In March 2005, with the fall of the 16th Constitutional Government and the return of Santana Lopes to the municipal government, Carmona Rodrigues took the vice-presidency of the city government over again.
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In October 2005, Carmona Rodrigues won the mayoral election, becoming Mayor of Lisbon, as an independent candidate supported by the Partido Social Democrata.
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Carmona Rodrigues married Maria Isabel Gimenez-Salinas Moreira Ribeiro, daughter of Fernando Moreira Ribeiro and wife Spanish Maria de la Concepcion Gimenez-Salinas y Martin, by whom he has three daughters:.
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Carmona Rodrigues divorced and later married Ana Margarida Salina Ferro de Beca, by whom he has one son:.