Moreira Franco
Moreira Franco | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Mines and Energy | |
| In office 10 April 2018 – 31 December 2018 | |
| President | Michel Temer |
| Preceded by | Fernando Coelho Filho |
| Succeeded by | Bento Costa Lima |
| General Secretary of the Presidency | |
| In office 3 February 2017 – 10 April 2018 | |
| President | Michel Temer |
| Preceded by | Miguel Rossetto |
| Succeeded by | Joaquim de Oliveira |
| Secretary of the Investment and Partnership Program | |
| In office 12 May 2016 – 3 February 2017 | |
| President | Michel Temer |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of Civil Aviation | |
| In office 16 March 2013 – 31 December 2014 | |
| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | Wagner Bittencourt |
| Succeeded by | Eliseu Padilha |
| Minister of Strategic Affairs | |
| In office 1 January 2011 – 15 March 2013 | |
| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães |
| Succeeded by | Marcelo Neri |
| Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office 1 February 2003 – 1 February 2007 | |
| In office 1 February 1995 – 1 February 1999 | |
| In office 1 February 1975 – 31 January 1977 | |
| Governor of Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office 15 March 1987 – 15 March 1991 | |
| Vice Governor | Francisco Amaral |
| Preceded by | Leonel Brizola |
| Succeeded by | Leonel Brizola |
| Mayor of Niterói | |
| In office 31 January 1977 – 15 April 1982 | |
| Vice Mayor | Armando Barcelos |
| Preceded by | Ronaldo Fabrício |
| Succeeded by | Armando Barcelos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wellington Moreira Franco 19 October 1944 Teresina, Piauí, Brazil |
| Political party | MDB (2017–present) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Spouses | Celina Vargas do Amaral Peixoto
(m. 1969; div. 1989)Clara Maria Vasconcelos Torres
(m. 1993) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro |
Wellington Moreira Franco (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈwɛlĩɡtõ moˈɾejɾɐ ˈfɾɐ̃ku]; born October 19, 1944) is a Brazilian politician who served as the 54th Governor of Rio de Janeiro from 1987 to 1991 and Minister of Mines and Energy in 2018. He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB).
A native of Teresina, Piauí, Franco taught Sociology at Fluminense Federal University. Installed as the 48th Mayor of Niterói in 1977, he retained the office until 1982. Franco served as a Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro, Minister of Strategic Affairs, Minister for Civil Aviation, Secretary of the Investment and Partnership Program and Secretary-General of the Presidency. On March 21, 2019, he was arrested on corruption charges alongside former President Michel Temer.