João Galamba was born in Lisbon in 1976.

He holds a degree in Economics from the Faculty of Economics of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, in 2000.

Completed the teaching part of the PhD in Political Science at the London School of Economics, having taught Political Philosophy in the Department of Government.

He worked at Banco Santander de Negócios, at DiamondCluster International, at the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union and at the Mission Unit for Integrated Long-Term Care.

He arrived at parliament in 2009, being a deputy in the XI, XII and XIII Legislatures. He was coordinator of the Socialist Party deputies in the Budget and Finance Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the Socialist Party.

He was Secretary of State for Energy in the XXI Government, Deputy Secretary of State for Energy in the XXII Government and Secretary of State for the Environment and Energy in the XXIII Government, until January 4, 2023, when he became Minister for Infrastructure.