Moreira Franco

Moreira Franco
Minister of Mines and Energy
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 April 2018
President	Michel Temer
Preceded by	Fernando Coelho Filho
Other positions Secretary-General 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 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 54th 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 48th Mayor of Niterói In office 31 January 1977 – 15 April 1982 Preceded by Ronaldo Fabrício Succeeded by Armando Barcelos
Personal details
Born	Wellington Moreira Franco (1944-10-19) 19 October 1944 Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
Political party	MDB (1972–1981) PMDB (1981–2017) MDB (2017–present)
Spouse(s)	Celina Vargas do Amaral Peixoto (m. 1969; div. 1989) Clara Maria Vasconcelos Torres (m. 1993)
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Wellington Moreira Franco (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈwɛlĩɡtõ moˈɾejrɐ ˈfrɐ̃ku], Teresina, October 19, 1944) is a Brazilian politician. He was governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro from 1987 to 1991 and also the mayor of Niterói city from 1977 to 1982.^[1] He taught Sociology at Fluminense Federal University.

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