Raul Pont

Raul Pont
Mayor of Porto Alegre
In office
January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2001
DeputyJosé Fortunati
Preceded byTarso Genro
Succeeded byTarso Genro
Deputy Mayor of Porto Alegre
In office
January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1997
DeputyTarso Genro
Preceded byTarso Genro
Succeeded byJosé Fortunati
Federal Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul
In office
February 1, 1991 – April 1, 1992
State Deputy of Rio Grande do Sul
In office
February 1, 2003 – January 31, 2015
Personal details
Born(1944-05-14)14 May 1944
Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul
Political partyPT (1980–present)
OccupationHistorian and university professor

Raul Jorge Anglada Pont (May 14, 1944) is a Brazilian historian and politician, founder of the Workers' Party (PT). He was a student leader, union activist, university professor, state and federal deputy, as well as the 39th mayor of Porto Alegre, between 1997 and 2001.