Ana Sofia Pestana Takes Over as Coordinator of ISSM's Legal Office on an Acting Basis
Technical officer Ana Sofia Freitas Pestana has been appointed, on an acting basis, to coordinate the Legal Office of the Madeira Social Security Institute, effective 2 November 2026. The same Official Gazette also published the dismissal of a division head at the Regional Directorate for the Environment and Sea.
The Official Gazette of the Autonomous Region of Madeira of 29 October 2026 publishes Dispatch No. 433/2026, from the Regional Secretariat for Inclusion, Labour and Youth, which appoints law graduate Ana Sofia Freitas Pestana as Coordinator of the Legal Office of the Madeira Social Security Institute, IP-RAM.
The appointment is made on an acting basis, starting 2 November 2026. For all legal purposes, the post is equated to a second-level intermediate management position. The technical officer belongs to the staff establishment of the Funchal City Council.
Context of the appointment#
- The service commission of the previous holder of the post is suspended, as he works at the Funchal City Council, first as a councillor from 1 February 2024, and then as head of the Office of Support to the Mayor from 27 October 2025.
- The post was held on an acting basis between 29 March 2024 and 11 October 2026.
- Since 12 October 2026, the post has been without effective holder, after the manager who was covering it was appointed Director of the Human Resources Management Department of ISSM, IP-RAM.
According to the dispatch, the appointment aims to ensure the regular functioning of the Legal Office and the proper continuation of the Institute's duties. The expense is covered by the separate budget of ISSM, IP-RAM.
Training and experience#
The curriculum summary, attached to the dispatch, lists a law degree from the Portuguese Catholic University, Lisbon School, completed in 2016, and postgraduate qualifications in Tax Law and Family Conflict Mediation. It also records professional experience at the Funchal City Council, where she worked as a legal technician in the Legal and Inspection Department and, since August 2025, as head of the Environmental Inspection Division. She also served at the Funchal Prison.
Other change published#
In the same Official Gazette, Notice No. 563/2026, from the Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Environment and Culture, makes public the dismissal, at his own request, of Rolando José de Gouveia Moreira from the post of Head of the Coastal Water Resources Division, on an acting basis, of the Regional Directorate for the Environment and Sea, effective 1 November 2026.
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