Geraldo Júnior
Brazilian lawyer and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geraldo Alves Ferreira Júnior (born 7 May 1969) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician who has been the vice-governor of the state of Bahia since 2023.[1] A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement, he was previously a councilor for Salvador from 2013 to 2023.[2] Geraldo Júnior and Jerônimo Rodrigues were elected in 2022 with 4,480,464 votes, or 52.79% percent of the vote.[3]
Geraldo Júnior | |
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Vice-governor of Bahia | |
Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
Governor | Jerônimo Rodrigues |
Preceded by | João Felipe de Souza Leão |
Councilman of Salvador | |
In office 1 January 2013 – 1 January 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Geraldo Alves Ferreira Júnior (1969-05-07) 7 May 1969 (age 54) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
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Occupation | Lawyer |
His father, Geraldo Alves Ferreira, had also been a councilman in Salvador during the 1990s. Geraldo Júnior graduated with a law degree from the Catholic University of Salvador, as well as a post-graduate degree in civil processes.[4] He had worked for the city of Salvador from 1993 to 2000. He later became the Municipal Secretary of Work, Sport and Leisure in 2017, and was seen as a confidante of then-mayor ACM Neto.[4] He became a councilman in his own right in Salvador from 2013 to 2023, having also served as council president.[5][6][7][8]