Fernando Haddad
Brazilian professor, lawyer and politician, 51st mayor of São Paulo and current Brazilian Finance Minister.
Fernando Haddad (born 25 January 1960) is a Brazilian academic and politician who is the Minister of Finance since 2023. He was Mayor of São Paulo, Brazil's largest city,[1] from 2013 to 2017.[2] He was the Minister of Education from 2005 to 2012 in the cabinets of Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff.[3]
Fernando Haddad | |
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Minister of Finance | |
Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
Preceded by | Paulo Guedes (as Minister of Economics) |
Mayor of São Paulo | |
In office 1 January 2013 – 31 December 2016 | |
Vice Mayor | Nádia Campeão |
Preceded by | Gilberto Kassab |
Succeeded by | João Doria |
Minister of Education | |
In office 29 July 2005 – 24 January 2012 | |
President | |
Preceded by | Tarso Genro |
Succeeded by | Aloizio Mercadante |
Personal details | |
Born | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | 25 January 1963
Political party | PT (1983–present) |
Spouse(s) |
Ana Estela Haddad (m. 1988) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of São Paulo (LL.B., M.Ec, Ph.D.) |
Haddad was the Workers' Party candidate for President in the 2018 elections, replacing former president Lula, whose candidacy was banned by the Superior Electoral Court under the Clean Slate law.[2] He lost the second round of the election on 28 October 2018 to Jair Bolsonaro.
References
change- ↑ "Haddad supera Serra, e PT volta a governar São Paulo após oito anos". UOL (in Portuguese). São Paulo. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Brazil's da Silva Steps Aside, Names Haddad as Replacement Candidate".
- ↑ "In Lula's footsteps: Brazil's presidential campaign". The Economist. Vol. 396, no. 8689. 1 July 2010. p. 50. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
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