Ranolfo Vieira Júnior

Ranolfo Vieira Júnior
Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
In office
31 March 2022  31 December 2022
Vice GovernorNone
Preceded byEduardo Leite
Succeeded byEduardo Leite
Vice Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
In office
1 January 2019  31 March 2022
GovernorEduardo Leite
Preceded byJosé Paulo Cairoli
Succeeded byGabriel Souza
State Secretary of Public Security of Rio Grande do Sul
In office
1 January 2019  31 March 2022
GovernorEduardo Leite
Preceded byCezar Schirmer
Personal details
Born (1966-04-07) 7 April 1966
Esteio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political partyPSDB (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
PTB (2013–21)
Alma materUniversity of Sinos River Valley (LL.B.)
ProfessionPolice officer and politician

Ranolfo Vieira Júnior (Esteio, 7 April 1966) is a Brazilian civil police officer and politician, member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He was elect Vice Governor of Rio Grande do Sul in the 2018 state elections. Under Eduardo Leite governorship, Vieira also was nominated State Secretary of Public Security. After Leite's resignation in March 2022, Vieira became the Governor of Rio Grande do Sul.