Eduardo Leite
Eduardo Leite | |
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Leite in March 2019 | |
| Governor of Rio Grande do Sul | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
| Vice Governor | Gabriel Souza |
| Preceded by | Ranolfo Vieira Júnior |
| In office 1 January 2019 – 31 March 2022 | |
| Vice Governor | Ranolfo Vieira Júnior |
| Preceded by | José Ivo Sartori |
| Succeeded by | Ranolfo Vieira Júnior |
| National President of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party | |
| In office 26 January 2023 – 30 November 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Bruno Araújo |
| Succeeded by | Marconi Perillo |
| Mayor of Pelotas | |
| In office 1 January 2013 – 1 January 2017 | |
| Vice Mayor | Paula Mascarenhas |
| Preceded by | Adolfo Antônio Fetter Júnior |
| Succeeded by | Paula Mascarenhas |
| President of the Municipal Chamber of Pelotas | |
| In office 1 January 2011 – 1 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Milton Rodrigues Martins |
| Succeeded by | Luiz Eduardo Nogueira |
| Councillor of Pelotas | |
| In office 1 January 2009 – 1 January 2013 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eduardo Figueiredo Cavalheiro Leite 10 March 1985 Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Political party | PSD (2025–present) |
| Other political affiliations | PSDB (2001–2025) |
| Spouse |
Thalis Bolzan (m. 2024) |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Pelotas (LL.B) |
Eduardo Figueiredo Cavalheiro Leite (born 10 March 1985) is a Brazilian politician and governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. During the state's 2018 election, he won with 53.62% of the vote. Leite was elected governor at 33 years old, becoming the youngest governor in Brazil. In July 2021, Leite came out as gay during an interview for the Brazilian talk show Conversa com Bial, becoming the first openly gay governor in Brazil's history, and one of the first two openly LGBT governors in Brazil (alongside Fátima Bezerra).
He was elected governor of Rio Grande do Sul for the second time in the second round of the 2022 gubernatorial election. Alongside his position as governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Leite was the president of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party from January to November 2023.