Onyx Lorenzoni
Onyx Lorenzoni | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1 February 2003 – 31 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | |
| In office 26 July 2021 – 31 March 2022 | |
| President | Jair Bolsonaro |
| Preceded by | Caio Vieira de Mello |
| Succeeded by | José Carlos Oliveira |
| General Secretary of the Presidency | |
| In office 12 February 2021 – 26 July 2021 | |
| President | Jair Bolsonaro |
| Preceded by | Jorge Oliveira |
| Succeeded by | Luiz Eduardo Ramos |
| Minister of Citizenship | |
| In office 18 February 2020 – 12 February 2021 | |
| President | Jair Bolsonaro |
| Preceded by | Osmar Terra |
| Succeeded by | João Roma |
| Chief of Staff of the Presidency | |
| In office 1 January 2019 – 18 February 2020 | |
| President | Jair Bolsonaro |
| Preceded by | Eliseu Padilha |
| Succeeded by | Walter Braga Netto |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul | |
| In office 1 January 1995 – 1 January 2003 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Onyx Dornelles Lorenzoni 3 October 1954 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Political party | PL (2022–present) |
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| Education | Federal University of Santa Maria (BA) |
Onyx Dornelles Lorenzoni (born 3 October 1954) is a Brazilian politician, businessman, and veterinarian. A member of the Liberal Party (PL), he served as a federal deputy from Rio Grande do Sul for five terms. After the 2018 Brazilian general election, the president-elect Jair Bolsonaro invited Lorenzoni to be his Chief of Staff. He was also designated leader of the transition team.
In 2022, he ran to become Rio Grande do Sul's governor. In the 2022 gubernatorial elections, he came in 1st place with 37.5% of the vote in the 1st round. However, he failed to get elected in the second round, receiving 42.88% of the vote against Eduardo Leite.