Change of Commander for GNR Faro Territorial District

I was privileged this week to be able to meet both with Coronel Carlos Almeida the current Commander of the GNR Faro Territorial Command (pictured right) and his successor Coronel Marco Henriques (pictured left) just ahead of his swearing in as the new commander, on 5th September 2024.

Coronel Almeida, has held the command position for 3 years and is now transferring as Police Liaison Officer at the Portuguese Embassy in East Timor. This is the number three position at the Embassy. I thanked Carlos Almeida for all his work over this period, where he has faced many challenges and helped to maintain the Algarve as a safe place to live and visit.

I have known and worked closely with his successor Coronel Marco Henriques since Safe Communities was formed in 2011. At that time he was the Captain of Albufeira Division and has risen through the ranks holding positions such as chief of operations for Faro District and until recently second in Command of the District. It has been my great pleasure to work closely with him over the years and his promotion and appointment as Commander, is very well deserved.