Renan Calheiros
Renan Calheiros | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Senator for Alagoas | |
| Assumed office 1 February 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Divaldo Suruagy |
| President of the Federal Senate | |
| In office 1 February 2013 – 1 February 2017 | |
| Preceded by | José Sarney |
| Succeeded by | Eunício Oliveira |
| In office 14 February 2005 – 4 December 2007 Leave: 11 October 2007 – 4 December 2007 | |
| Preceded by | José Sarney |
| Succeeded by | Garibaldi Alves Filho |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 7 April 1998 – 1 July 1999 | |
| President | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
| Preceded by | Iris Rezende |
| Succeeded by | José Carlos Dias |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1 February 1983 – 1 February 1991 | |
| Constituency | Alagoas |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alagoas | |
| In office 1 February 1979 – 1 February 1983 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1955 Murici, Alagoas, Brazil |
| Political party | MDB (since 1979) |
| Spouse |
Maria Verônica Rodrigues
(m. 1973) |
| Domestic partner | Mônica Veloso (2003–2007) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL) |
| Signature | |
| Nickname | Athlete / Justice |
José Renan Vasconcelos Calheiros (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁeˈnɐ̃ kaˈʎejɾus]; born 16 September 1955) is a Brazilian politician and former President of the Federal Senate of Brazil. He has represented the state of Alagoas in the senate as a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement. since 1 February 1995. Renan's presidency of the Brazilian Senate, a term that started 1 February 2013, was revoked on 5 December 2016 by a minister of the Brazilian Supreme Court, Marco Aurélio Mello, who said that a person under investigation could not be in the line of succession for the presidency. However the Supreme Court decided 7 December 2016 that Renan could remain senate president, without being in the succession.