Geraldo Alckmin

Geraldo Alckmin
Alckmin in 2024
26th Vice President of Brazil
Assumed office
1 January 2023
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byHamilton Mourão
Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services
Assumed office
1 January 2023
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byMarcos Jorge de Lima
State offices
1973–2018
Governor of São Paulo
In office
1 January 2011  6 April 2018
LieutenantAfif Domingos (2011–2014)
Márcio França (2015–2018)
Preceded byAlberto Goldman
Succeeded byMárcio França
In office
6 March 2001  30 March 2006
Acting: 22 January 2001 – 6 March 2001
LieutenantNone (2001–2002)
Cláudio Lembo (2003–2006)
Preceded byMário Covas
Succeeded byCláudio Lembo
Secretary of Development of São Paulo
In office
19 January 2009  1 April 2010
GovernorJosé Serra
Preceded byAlberto Goldman
Succeeded byLuciano Almeida
Lieutenant Governor of São Paulo
In office
1 January 1995  6 March 2001
GovernorMário Covas
Preceded byAloysio Nunes
Succeeded byCláudio Lembo
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 February 1987  31 December 1994
ConstituencySão Paulo
State Deputy of São Paulo
In office
15 March 1983  1 February 1987
ConstituencyAt-large
Mayor of Pindamonhangaba
In office
31 January 1977  15 May 1982
DeputyThiers Fernandes Lobo
Preceded byJoão Bosco Nogueira
Succeeded byThiers Fernandes Lobo
Councillor of Pindamonhangaba
In office
1 January 1973  31 December 1976
ConstituencyAt-large
Personal details
Born
Geraldo José Rodrigues Alckmin Filho

(1952-11-07) 7 November 1952
Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPSB (since 2022)
Other political
affiliations
MDB (1972–1980)
PMDB (1980–1988)
PSDB (1988–2021)
Independent (2021–2022)
Spouse
(m. 1979)
Children3
RelativesJosé Maria Alkmin (great-uncle)
José Eduardo Alckmin (cousin)
ResidencePalácio do Jaburu
Alma materUniversity of Taubaté (BM)
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website

Geraldo José Rodrigues Alckmin Filho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒeˈɾawdu ʒoˈzɛ ʁoˈdɾiges ˈawkmĩ ˈfiʎu]; born 7 November 1952) is a Brazilian physician and politician who has served as the 26th vice president of Brazil since 2023. He previously was the Governor of São Paulo for two nonconsecutive terms, the longest serving since democratization, 2001 to 2006 and 2011 to 2018.

Before entering politics, Alckmin attended the Universidade de Taubaté's medical school, specializing in anesthesiology, going on to work in the São Paulo Public Service Hospital. Alckmin was elected mayor of his hometown Pindamonhangaba in 1982, becoming a founder of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) in 1988. Alckmin first became governor of São Paulo in 2001 after the death of Mário Covas.

Alckmin was a candidate for President of Brazil in 2006 for the PSDB, losing to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round. Alckmin again ran for president for the PSDB in 2018, but placed fourth, not advancing to the second round.

Alckmin joined the Brazilian Socialist Party in 2022 to be the running mate of former rival, Lula da Silva in the 2022 Brazilian presidential election. After the ticket's victory, Alckmin became vice-president. Alckmin is usually described by political analysts and supporters as a pro-business centrist, closely associated with the political and financial establishment.