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section_name: Education and local politics
paragraph_text: Education and local politics
  
  Montenegro was born in Porto and raised in Espinho in the Aveiro District. He graduated from the Porto School of Law at the Catholic University of Portugal and became a lawyer, the same profession as his father and grandfather. He was president of the Social Democratic Youth in Espinho from 1994 to 1996. He served on the city's council from 1997 to 2001, and ran for mayor in 2005, losing to José Mota of the Socialist Party (PS) by a 45% to 38% margin.