Fernando Haddad
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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.jpg.webp) Haddad in 2021 | |
| 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 | 25 January 1963 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| 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
- "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.
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/brazils-da-silva-to-step-aside-name-haddad-as-replacement-candidate-1536686437
- "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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