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In this Portuguese name, "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Mário Covas Almeida Júnior (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaɾju ˈkɔvɐz ˈʒunjoʁ]; 21 April 1930 – 6 March 2001) was a Brazilian politician.

Mário Covas
Covas in 1997
Governor of São Paulo
In office
1 January 1995 – 6 March 2001
Leave: 22 January 2001 – 6 March 2001
Vice GovernorGeraldo Alckmin
Preceded byLuiz Fleury Filho
Succeeded byGeraldo Alckmin
Senator for São Paulo
In office
1 February 1987 – 1 January 1995
Preceded byAmaral Furlan
Succeeded byRomeu Tuma
Mayor of São Paulo
In office
11 May 1983 – 1 January 1986
Preceded byFrancisco Altino Lima (acting)
Succeeded byJânio Quadros
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 February 1983 – 11 May 1983
ConstituencySão Paulo
In office
1 February 1963 – 16 January 1969
ConstituencySão Paulo
Personal details
Born21 April 1930
Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Died6 March 2001(2001-03-06) (aged 70)
São Paulo, Brazil
Cause of deathBladder cancer
Buried

Paquetá Cemetery, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

Political party
  • PST (1959–1965)
  • MDB (1965–1980)
  • PMDB (1980–1988)
  • PSDB (1988–2001)
    • Spouse

    Lila Almeida

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    (m. 1954)​
    Children
    • Renata Covas (b. 1955)
  • Sílvia Covas (1956–1976)
  • Mário Covas Neto (b. 1959)
    • RelativesBruno Covas (grandson)
    Alma materUniversity of São Paulo (B.E.)
    ProfessionCivil engineer
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    Biography

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    Covas studied engineering at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. He entered politics in his native city of Santos, in the state of São Paulo.

    He was elected federal representative, mayor of São Paulo City (1983–1985), senator and twice Governor of the state of São Paulo. He was governor from 1994 to 1998, defeating Francisco Rossi in the run-off, and from 1998, defeating Paulo Maluf in the run-off, to his death in 2001. He was a founder and member of PMDB (Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement) and later PSDB (Brazilian Social Democracy Party). In 1989, he was the PSDB presidential candidate, receiving 11% of the votes. In the run-off of that election, he supported, like his party, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

    He took a medical leave of absence on 22 January 2001, due to bladder cancer found during an operation to remove a prostate tumor.[1] He died later the same year. His successor was his deputy, Geraldo Alckmin.

    Electoral history

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    1994 São Paulo gubernatorial election
    Party Candidate Round 1 Round 2
    Votes % Votes %
    PSDB Mário Covas 6,574,517 46.84 8,661,960 56.12
    PDT Francisco Rossi 3,119,592 22.23 6,771,454 43.88
    PT José Dirceu 2,085,193 14.86 Eliminated
    PMDB Barros Munhoz 1,584,397 11.29 Eliminated
    PP Luiz Antônio Medeiros 317,593 2.26 Eliminated
    PRONA Álvaro Soares Dutra 144,196 1.03 Eliminated
    PSC Eduardo Resstom 134,064 0.95 Eliminated
    PRN Ciro Moura 75,727 0.54 Eliminated
    Total votes 14,035,279 100.00% 15,433,414 100.00%
    Invalid and blank votes 4,377,969 23.78% 2,315,122 13.04%
    PSDB gain from PMDB
    1998 São Paulo gubernatorial election
    Party Candidate Round 1 Round 2
    Votes % Votes %
    PSDB Mário Covas 3,813,186 22.95 9,800,253 55.37
    PPB Paulo Maluf 5,351,026 32.21 7,900,598 44.63
    PT Marta Suplicy 3,738,750 22.51 Eliminated
    PDT Francisco Rossi 2,843,515 17.18 Eliminated
    PMDB Orestes Quércia 714,097 4.30 Eliminated
    PRONA Constantino Cury 68,906 0.41 Eliminated
    PSTU Antônio Donizete 29,033 0.18 Eliminated
    PSDC João Manuel Batista 24,229 0.15 Eliminated
    PSC Edson Falanga 14,853 0.09 Eliminated
    PRTB Levy Fidelix 14,406 0.08 Eliminated
    Total votes 16,612,001 100.00% 17,700,851 100.00%
    Invalid and blank votes 2,858,536 14.68% 1,473,216 7.68%
    PSDB hold
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    References

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    1. ^ Fuhrmann, Leonardo (2000-10-19). "Covas está com câncer, confirma equipe médica". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
    Party political offices
    New political party PSDB nominee for President of Brazil
    1989     		Succeeded by

    Fernando Henrique Cardoso

    Political offices
    Preceded by

    Francisco Altino Lima (acting)

    		 Mayor of São Paulo
    1983–1985     		Succeeded by

    Jânio Quadros

    Preceded by

    Luiz Antônio Fleury Filho

    		 Governor of São Paulo
    1995–2001     		Succeeded by

    Geraldo Alckmin


      

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