Pedro Duarte

Mayor of Porto and President of Porto Metropolitan Area

Porto, Porto, Portugal

About

Passionate and purpose-driven, been working on tech industry for +10 years. Focused on driving change and making impact, leading with vision and strategy. Recognized for building human-centric and values-based relationships, thought leadership, and inspirational content & storytelling. Embraced in economic, social and political topics driven by a societal mission, based on a solid political background.

Experience

  • Mayor of Porto at Câmara Municipal do Porto
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

  • President at Área Metropolitana do Porto
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    President of Metropolitan Area of Porto (17 Municipalities)

  • PSD - Partido Social Democrata (4 yrs)
    • President of the PSD Porto District
      Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

    • President of CEN - Conselho Estratégico Nacional (National Strategic Council)
      Jul 2022 - Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      PSD Think Tank / Policy Lab

  • Minister of Parliamentary Affairs at República Portuguesa - XXIV Governo
    Apr 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • CIP - Confederação Empresarial de Portugal (6 yrs 4 mos)
    • Executive Vice President
      Apr 2023 - Apr 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Member of the Executive Board with main focus on digital/tech industry

    • President of the «Strategic Council for Digital Economy»
      Jan 2018 - Apr 2024 · 6 yrs 4 mos

      A group of 45 business leaders, entrepreneurs, academics, influencers aimed to create a more innovative and digital transformational environment in Portugal.