Tarso Genro

Tarso Genro
37th Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
In office
January 1, 2011  January 1, 2015
Vice Governor Beto Grill
Preceded by Yeda Crusius
Succeeded by José Ivo Sartori
Minister of Justice
In office
16 March 2007  10 February 2010
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by Márcio Thomaz Bastos
Succeeded by Luiz Paulo Barreto
Chief Minister of the Department of Institutional Relations
In office
3 April 2006  16 March 2007
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by Jaques Wagner
Succeeded by Walfrido dos Mares Guia
Minister of Education
In office
27 January 2004  29 July 2005
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by Cristovam Buarque
Succeeded by Fernando Haddad
38th and 40th Mayor of Porto Alegre
In office
1 January 1993  1 January 1997
Preceded by Olívio Dutra
Succeeded by Raul Pont
In office
1 January 2001  4 April 2002
Preceded by Raul Pont
Succeeded by João Verle
Personal details
Born March 6, 1947
São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul
Political party Workers' Party
Spouse(s) Sandra Krebs Genro
Alma mater Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Profession Lawyer

Tarso Fernando Herz Genro (born March 6, 1947 in São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian politician, and a member of the Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores PT). As a result of the Mensalão scandal, Genro served the remainder of José Genoíno's term as party president in 2005. Ricardo Berzoini was elected to the post later that year.

Following his service as interim president, Genro was a top political adviser to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former President of Brazil (2006–2010), during the contentious, but quite successful, 2006 Presidential campaign.[1] On 16 March 2007, he became the new Minister of Justice in Lula's cabinet.

Genro is the former mayor of Porto Alegre, the capital city of Rio Grande do Sul, and was a candidate for the state's governorship in 2010. Since January 1, 2011, he is the Governor of Rio Grande do Sul.

References

  1. Da Silva faces a runoff vote in Brazil - International Herald Tribune
Political offices
Preceded by
Yeda Crusius
Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
20112014
Succeeded by
José Ivo Sartori
Preceded by
Márcio Thomaz Bastos
Minister of Justice
20072010
Succeeded by
Luiz Paulo Barreto
Preceded by
Cristovam Buarque
Minister of Education
20042005
Succeeded by
Fernando Haddad
Preceded by
Raul Pont
Mayor of Porto Alegre
20002001
Succeeded by
João Verle
Preceded by
Olivio Dutra
Mayor of Porto Alegre
19931997
Succeeded by
Raul Pont


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