Moreira Franco
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Minister of Mines and Energy | |
In office 10 April 2018 – 31 December 2018 | |
President | Michel Temer |
Preceded by | Fernando Coelho Filho |
Succeeded by | Bento Costa Lima |
General Secretary of the Presidency | |
In office 3 February 2017 – 10 April 2018 | |
President | Michel Temer |
Preceded by | Miguel Rossetto |
Succeeded by | Joaquim de Oliveira |
Secretary of the Investment and Partnership Program | |
In office 12 May 2016 – 3 February 2017 | |
President | Michel Temer |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Minister of Civil Aviation | |
In office 16 March 2013 – 31 December 2014 | |
President | Dilma Rousseff |
Preceded by | Wagner Bittencourt |
Succeeded by | Eliseu Padilha |
Minister of Strategic Affairs | |
In office 1 January 2011 – 15 March 2013 | |
President | Dilma Rousseff |
Preceded by | Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães |
Succeeded by | Marcelo Neri |
Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro | |
In office 1 February 2003 – 1 February 2007 | |
In office 1 February 1995 – 1 February 1999 | |
In office 1 February 1975 – 31 January 1977 | |
Governor of Rio de Janeiro | |
In office 15 March 1987 – 15 March 1991 | |
Vice Governor | Francisco Amaral |
Preceded by | Leonel Brizola |
Succeeded by | Leonel Brizola |
MayorofNiterói | |
In office 31 January 1977 – 15 April 1982 | |
Vice Mayor | Armando Barcelos |
Preceded by | Ronaldo Fabrício |
Succeeded by | Armando Barcelos |
Personal details | |
Born | Wellington Moreira Franco (1944-10-19) 19 October 1944 (age 79) Teresina, Piauí, Brazil |
Political party | MDB (2017–present) |
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Spouses | Celina Vargas do Amaral Peixoto
(m. 1969; div. 1989)Clara Maria Vasconcelos Torres
(m. 1993) |
Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro |
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Wellington Moreira Franco (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈwɛlĩɡtõ moˈɾejɾɐ ˈfɾɐ̃ku]; born October 19, 1944) is a Brazilian politician who served as the 54th Governor of Rio de Janeiro from 1987 to 1991 and Minister of Mines and Energy in 2018.[1] He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB).
A native of Teresina, Piauí, Franco taught SociologyatFluminense Federal University. Installed as the 48th Mayor of Niterói in 1977, he retained the office until 1982. Franco served as a Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro, Minister of Strategic Affairs, Minister for Civil Aviation, Secretary of the Investment and Partnership Program and Secretary-General of the Presidency. On March 21, 2019, he was arrested on corruption charges alongside former President Michel Temer.[2]
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Preceded by Ronaldo Fabrício |
Mayor of Niterói 1977–1983 |
Succeeded by Armando Barcelos |
Preceded by | Governor of Rio de Janeiro 1987–1991 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães |
Minister of Strategic Affairs 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by Marcelo Neri |
Preceded by Wagner Bittencourt |
Minister of Civil Aviation 2013–2015 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by Miguel Rossetto |
Secretary-General of the Presidency 2017–2018 |
Succeeded by Joaquim de Oliveira |
Preceded by | Minister of Mines and Energy 2018–2019 |
Succeeded by |
Governors of Rio de Janeiro (1889–present)
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