Marco Maciel

vice president of Brazil from 1995 to 2002

Marco Antônio de Oliveira Maciel (21 July 1940 – 12 June 2021)[3] is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and law school professor. He was the 22nd Vice President of Brazil from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2002.[4] He worked alongside President Fernando Henrique Cardoso in the 1994 and 1998 general elections.


Marco Maciel
22nd Vice President of Brazil
In office
January 1, 1995 – December 31, 2002
PresidentFernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded byItamar Franco
Succeeded byJosé Alencar
Other political positions
Senator for Pernambuco
In office
February 1, 2003 – February 1, 2011
In office
February 1, 1983 – December 15, 1994
Chief of Staff of the Presidency
In office
February 14, 1986 – April 30, 1987
PresidentJosé Sarney
Preceded byJosé Hugo Castelo Branco
Succeeded byRonaldo Costa Couto
Minister of Education
In office
March 15, 1985 – February 14, 1986
PresidentJosé Sarney
Preceded byEsther de Figueiredo Ferraz
Succeeded byJorge Bornhausen
45th Governor of Pernambuco
In office
March 15, 1979 – May 15, 1982
Vice GovernorRoberto Magalhães
Preceded byMoura Cavalcanti
Succeeded byJosé Muniz Ramos
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
February 28, 1977 – February 2, 1979
Preceded byCélio Borja
Succeeded byFlávio Marcílio
Federal Deputy for Pernambuco
In office
February 1, 1971 – February 1, 1979
State Deputy of Pernambuco
In office
February 1, 1967 – February 1, 1971
Personal details
Born(1940-07-21)21 July 1940
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Died12 June 2021(2021-06-12) (aged 80)[1]
Brasília, Brazil
Political partyARENA (1966–1979)
PDS (1980–1984)
PFL (1985–2007)
DEM (2007–present)
Spouse(s)
Anna Maria Ferreira (m. 1966)
[2]
ParentsJosé do Rego Maciel
Carmen Sílvia Cavalcanti
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He was a founder of the conservative PFL party, former ARENA. Marco Maciel was married to Ana Maria Maciel and had three sons. He was also a practising Roman Catholic.[5]

Maciel died on 12 June 2021 from multiple organ failure caused by COVID-19 in Brasília at the age of 80.[3]

References change

  1. "Brazilian Politician Marco Maciel Has Passed Away". Archived from the original on 2022-08-08.
  2. "Esposa de Marco Maciel comanda "rede de cuidado"" (in Portuguese). NE10. June 26, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Aos 80 anos, morre o ex-vice-presidente Marco Maciel (in Portuguese)
  4. "Brazil's new Embraer 70-seat jet rivals small Boeing, Airbus planes". Waterloo Region Record. October 30, 2001. p. C8. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
  5. Carneiro, Cláudia. "O discreto poder de Marco Macial" (in Portuguese). Terra. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.