André de Paula
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| Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Helder Barbalho |
| Second Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 3 February 2021 – 2 January 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Luciano Bivar |
| Succeeded by | Sóstenes Cavalcante |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 2 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | Pernambuco |
| State Deputy of Pernambuco | |
| In office 1 February 1991 – 1 February 1999 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | André Carlos Alves de Paula Filho (1961-07-22) 22 July 1961 (age 62) Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Political party | PSD (2011–present) |
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| Awards |
 Santos-Dumont Merit Medal |
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André Carlos Alves de Paula Filho (born 22 July 1961 in Recife) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He is regional chairman of the Social Democratic Party, a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Pernambuco, and Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture.[1]
Son of André Carlos Alves de Paula and Maria Cândida Moura, André became Bachelor of Laws at the Federal University of Pernambuco in 1986.
He began his political life as a student, when he joined the Democratic Social Party in 1982 until 1988, when he switched to the Liberal Front Party. In this party, he was elected for the first time as a constituent city councillor and as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco in 1991. In 1999, he took a seat as member of the Chamber of Deputies, being reelected in 2002, 2006 and 2010.
In state level, André de Paula headed the Secretariats of Labour and Social Action and Rural Production and Agrarian Reform of Pernambuco.
He was reelected for the Chamber in 2014 for the 55th Legislature. He voted for the impeachment of president Dilma Rousseff.[2] During Michel Temer presidency, he voted for the Constitutional Amendment of the Public Expenditure Cap.[2] In April 2017, he was favorable to the Labour Reform.[2][3] In August 2017, André de Paula was favorable to the investigation process against president Michel Temer.[2][4]
In December 2014, André was nominated for the Secretariat of Cities by governor Paulo Câmara, being replaced in the Chamber by Carlos Eduardo Cadoca.[5] However, on 23 August 2016, he was replaced by Francisco Antônio Souza Papaléo, due to his intention to run for a new term in 2018, which was successful.[6]
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| Preceded by | Second Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies 2021–2023 |
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| Preceded by | Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture 2023–present |
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