Alexandre Silveira
Alexandre Silveira | |
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Minister of Mines and Energy | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
Preceded by | Adolfo Sachsida |
Senator for Minas Gerais | |
In office 3 February 2022 – 1 January 2023 | |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Minas Gerais | |
In office 1 February 2007 – 1 February 2015 | |
Constituency | At-large |
Personal details | |
Born | (1970-07-15) 15 July 1970 (age 54) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Political party | PSD (2011–present) |
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Alexandre Silveira de Oliveira (born 15 July 1970) is a former police chief, businessman and Brazilian politician, affiliated with the Social Democratic Party (PSD). He was a senator for Minas Gerais.[1]
Political career
In 2003, Alexandre Silveira was invited by the then vice president of Brazil, José Alencar, to occupy the position of general coordinator of the 6th Terrestrial Infrastructure Unit (Unit), a body linked to the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT). In 2004, he assumed the general directorate of DNIT, remaining in that position until December 2005.
He was a federal deputy in the Legislature from 2007 to 2011, elected by the Popular Socialist Party (PPS).[2] He was re-elected federal deputy by the PSD for the 2011–2014 term. In January 2011, Alexandre Silveira took over the Extraordinary Secretariat for Metropolitan Management in Minas Gerais. He was also Secretary of State for Health in 2014.
Also in 2014, he was elected first substitute for former governor Antonio Anastasia. He became a senator in 2022, with the resignation of Anastasia to assume the post of minister of the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU).[3][4][5][6] He ran for an election in his own right in 2022, but lost to Cleitinho Azevedo.
References
- ^ "Senador Alexandre Silveira - Senado Federal". www25.senado.leg.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ "Deputado Federal Alexandre Silveira". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ Minas', 'Estado de (2021-12-15). "Saiba quem é Alexandre Silveira, novo senador por Minas". Política (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ "Alexandre Silveira toma posse e pede união contra a fome". Senado Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ "Alexandre Silveira assume vaga no Senado e ataca política de Guedes no governo - Política". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ Minas, Estado de (2022-02-02). "Silveira é empossado senador por Minas: 'Fome e miséria não têm partido'". Estado de Minas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-27.
External links
- Media related to Alexandre Silveira at Wikimedia Commons
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Preceded by Adolfo Sachsida | Minister of Mines and Energy 2023–present | Incumbent |
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