Gilberto Kassab

Gilberto Kassab


Minister of Cities of Brazil
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2015
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Gilberto Occhi
60th Mayor of São Paulo
In office 31 March 2006 – 1 January 2013
Vice Mayor	Alda Marco Antônio
Preceded by	José Serra
Succeeded by	Fernando Haddad
Vice Mayor of São Paulo
In office 1 January 2005 – 31 March 2006
Mayor	José Serra
Preceded by	Hélio Bicudo
Succeeded by	Alda Marco Antônio
Federal Deputy of Brazil
In office 1 February 1999 – 31 December 2004
Constituency	São Paulo
Personal details
Born	(1960-08-12) 12 August 1960 São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	Partido Social Democrático

Gilberto Kassab (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒiwˈbɛɾtʊ kaˈsab(ɪ)] or [ʒiwˈbɛʁtu kaˈsab(i)]; born 12 August 1960 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian politician, former mayor of São Paulo. His term ended in 2013. A civil engineer and economist, one of the most famous Brazilians of Lebanese descent, Kassab took over from José Serra, after Serra decided to run for governor of São Paulo.

He belongs to the Lebanese community of São Paulo, and is a member of the Partido Social Democrático (PSD).

Political career

1993-1994: São Paulo City councilman
1995-1998: São Paulo State deputy
1998-2004: Congressman (resigned to run as vice-mayor of São Paulo alongside José Serra)
2004-2006: Vice Mayor of São Paulo
2006-2012: São Paulo Mayor (re-elected on Oct 26th, 2008 for a four-year term (2009-2012))

Administration

The advertising industry criticized the city of São Paulo administration for the Cidade Limpa law, which prohibits all forms of external media and visual pollution such as billboards. Ad companies tried to keep the billboards in the streets with injunctions, but the supreme court determined the law to be constitutional. At any rate, support for the initiative from the public continues to be widespread.

Appearance in The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

Mayor Kassab appeared at length in the Morgan Spurlock 2011 documentary The Greatest Movie Ever Sold talking about the decision of the City Council to ban advertising in the city.

Preceded by José Serra	Mayor of São Paulo 2006–2013	Succeeded by Fernando Haddad

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Mayors of São Paulo

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