Tarcísio de Freitas
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Freitas.
Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas (born 19 June 1975) is a Brazilian engineer and politician who has served as Governor of São Paulo since 1 January 2023. A member of the Republicanos party, Freitas served Minister of Infrastructure under President Jair Bolsonaro from 1 January 2019 to 31 March 2022.[1][2]
Quick Facts Governor of São Paulo, Vice Governor ...
Tarcísio de Freitas | |
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Governor of São Paulo | |
Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
Vice Governor | Felicio Ramuth |
Preceded by | Rodrigo Garcia |
Minister of Infrastructure | |
In office 1 January 2019 – 31 March 2022 | |
President | Jair Bolsonaro |
Preceded by | Valter Casimiro |
Succeeded by | Marcelo Sampaio |
Director General of the National Department of Transport Infrastructure | |
In office 22 September 2014 – 16 January 2015 | |
President | Dilma Rousseff |
Preceded by | Jorge Fraxe |
Succeeded by | Adailton Dias |
Personal details | |
Born | Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas (1975-06-19) 19 June 1975 (age 48) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Political party | Republicanos (2022–present) |
Spouse | Cristiane Ferreira da Silva |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Brazil |
Branch/service | Brazilian Army |
Rank | Captain |
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Freitas resigned from office in order to run for Governor of São Paulo in the 2022 election.[3] In the October 2022 run-off Tarcísio defeated PT candidate Fernando Haddad, becoming the first elected governor of São Paulo in 28 years to not be a PSDB member.[4][lower-alpha 1]