Jaime Lerner
Brazilian politician (1937–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jaime Lerner (17 December 1937 – 27 May 2021) was a Brazilian politician. He was the governor of the state of Paraná, in southern Brazil. He is renowned as an architect and urban planner, having been mayor of Curitiba, capital of Paraná, three times (1971–1974, 1979–1983 and 1989–1992). In 1994, Lerner was elected governor of Paraná, and was re-elected in 1998.[1]
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Jaime Lerner | |
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Governor of Paraná | |
In office 1 January 1995 – 31 December 2002 | |
Preceded by | Mário Pereira |
Succeeded by | Roberto Requião |
Mayor of Curitiba | |
In office 1 January 1989 – 31 December 1992 | |
Preceded by | Edgar Dantas Pimentel |
Succeeded by | Donato Gulin |
In office 15 March 1979 – 15 March 1983 | |
Nominated by | Ney Braga |
Preceded by | Saul Raiz |
Succeeded by | Maurício Fruet |
In office 1971–1974 | |
Nominated by | Haroldo Leon Peres |
Preceded by | Roberto Requião |
Succeeded by | Rafael Greca |
Personal details | |
Born | (1937-12-17)17 December 1937 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
Died | 27 May 2021(2021-05-27) (aged 83) Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
Political party | |
Spouse |
Fani Lerner
(m. 1964; died 2009) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Federal University of Paraná |
Profession | Architect and urbanist |
Website | jaimelerner |
As an urban planner and architect, he was renowned in Brazil as he helped design most of the city walkways, roads, and public transportation of Curitiba such as the Rede Integrada de Transporte. In 1965, he helped create the Instituto de Pesquisa e Planejamento Urbano de Curitiba and designed the Curitiba Master Plan.