Aluízio Alves

Aluízio Alves
Governor of Rio Grande do Norte
In office
31 January 1961  31 January 1966
Preceded byDinarte Mariz
Succeeded byWalfredo Gurgel
Vice Governor
  • Walfredo Gurgel (1961–1962)
  • Theodorico Bezerra (1962–1966)
Minister of State Extraordinary for Administration Affairs
In office
15 March 1985  4 September 1986
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of Regional Integration
In office
8 April 1994  1 January 1995
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Federal deputy of Rio Grande do Norte
In office
5 February 1946  31 January 1961
In office
1 February 1967  21 October 1969
In office
1 February 1991  1 February 1995
Personal details
Born(1921-08-11)11 August 1921
Angicos, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Died6 May 2006(2006-05-06) (aged 84)
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Political partyUDN (1945–1957)
PSD (1957–1965)
MDB (2011–2020)
ARENA (1965–1969)
PP (1979–1980)
PMDB (1980–2006)
SpouseIvone Lira Alves
ChildrenAna Catarina Alves, Henrique Eduardo Alves
RelativesAgnelo Alves (brother)
Garibaldi Alves (brother)
Garibaldi Alves Filho (nephew)
Carlos Eduardo Alves (nephew)
Walter Alves (great-nephew)

Aluízio Alves (11 August 1921 – 6 May 2006) was a Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician. He was the governor of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, from 1961 to 1966, later being arrested by the Brazilian military dictatorship through Institutional Act Number Five (AI-5) in 1969. He was a member of the politically prominent Alves family, which has competed with the Maia family for dominance in the political scene for decades. His son is former federal deputy and minister Henrique Eduardo Alves. His other brothers Agnelo and Garibaldi, and their sons, including Carlos Eduardo and Garibaldi Filho, were and are major politicians in their own right.