Ricardo Salles

Ricardo Salles
Federal Deputy
Assumed office
1 February 2023
ConstituencySão Paulo
Minister of Environment
In office
1 January 2019  23 June 2021
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byEdson Duarte
Succeeded byJoaquim Alvaro Pereira Leite
State Secretary of the Environment of São Paulo
In office
18 July 2016  28 August 2017
GovernorGeraldo Alckmin
Preceded byPatricia Iglecias
Succeeded byMauricio Brusadin
Personal details
Born
Ricardo de Aquino Salles

(1975-06-08) 8 June 1975
São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyNOVO (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • DEM (2006–2011)
  • PSDB (2011–2016)
  • PSL (2016–2017)
  • PP (2017–2018)
  • NOVO (2018–2020)
  • PL (2022–2024)
Alma materMackenzie Presbyterian University

Ricardo de Aquino Salles (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁiˈkaʁdu d͡ʒi aˈkinu ˈsalis]; born 8 June 1975) is a Brazilian politician who has served as Minister of the Environment from 1 January 2019 to 23 June 2021, under President Jair Bolsonaro.

Salles previously served as a secretary to São Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin and the state's secretary of the environment.