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Aécio Neves

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Aécio Neves
Neves in 2014
Senator for Minas Gerais
In office
1 February 2011 – 1 February 2019
National President of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party
In office
18 May 2013 – 18 May 2017
Preceded bySérgio Guerra
Succeeded byTasso Jereissati (Acting)
Governor of Minas Gerais
In office
1 January 2003 – 31 March 2010
Vice GovernorClésio Andrade (2003–07)
Antônio Anastasia (2007–10)
Preceded byItamar Franco
Succeeded byAntônio Anastasia
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
14 February 2001 – 17 December 2002
Preceded byMichel Temer
Succeeded byJoão Paulo Cunha
Federal Deputy for Minas Gerais
Assumed office
1 February 2019
In office
1 February 1987 – 17 December 2002
Chair of the Chamber Foreign Affairs and National Defence Committee
Assumed office
12 March 2021
Preceded byEduardo Bolsonaro
Personal details
Born
Aécio Neves da Cunha

(1960-03-10) 10 March 1960 (age 64)
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Political partyPSDB (1988–present)
Other political
affiliations
PMDB (1980–88)
Spouse(s)
Andréa Falcão
(m. 1991; div. 1998)
Letícia Weber
(m. 2013)
Children
  • Gabriela (b. 1991)
  • Bernardo (b. 2014)
  • Júlia (b. 2014)
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (B.Ec.)

Aécio Neves da Cunha (Brazilian Portuguese: [aˈɛsiw ˈnɛvis dä ˈkũɲɐ]; born 10 March 1960) is a Brazilian economist, politician and former president of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB).[1] He was the 17th Governor of Minas Gerais from 1 January 2003 to 31 March 2010. He is a member of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies. He lost in the runoff presidential election against Dilma Rousseff in 2014.[2]

References

  1. Quem é Quem Archived 6 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine, PSDB Website, retrieved 7. October 2014
  2. "Dilma Rousseff re-elected Brazilian president". BBC News. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.