Admar Gonzaga

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Admar Gonzaga
Gonzaga in 2018
General Secretary of Alliance for Brazil[a]
In office
21 November 2019 – 30 April 2022
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byParty defunct
Justice of the Superior Electoral Court
In office
27 April 2017 – 27 April 2019
Nominated byMichel Temer
Preceded byHenrique Neves da Silva
Succeeded bySérgio Banhos
Substitute Justice of the Superior Electoral Court
In office
25 June 2013 – 27 April 2017
Nominated byDilma Rousseff
Preceded byHenrique Neves da Silva
Succeeded bySérgio Banhos
Personal details
Born
Admar Gonzaga Neto

(1960-07-25) 25 July 1960 (age 63)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyALIANÇA (2019–22)
Spouse
Élida Souza Matos
(m. 2005; div. 2017)
ChildrenHenry Zaga, Fernanda Gonzaga[1]
Alma materCentro Universitário de Brasília (LL.B.)

Admar Gonzaga Neto (born 25 July 1960) is a Brazilian politician, attorney, jurist and current General Secretary of Alliance for Brazil (APB).[2] He was Justice of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), nominated by Michel Temer to the seat destinated to attorneys.[3] With electoral career since 1993, Admar was member of the Jurists Special Committee created to propose changes to the Electoral Code.[4]

Biography

After obtaining a Bachelor of Laws from the

Federal Senate and place in the Democrats (DEM) leadership, which he was legislative advisor in the 1988 Constituent National Assembly.[5]

Began advocating in 1993 and was legal advisor and national delegate of the then

Liberal Front Party (PFL), and legal advisor of Democrats (DEM). He also advocated in the conversion of PFL to DEM[6] and in the creation of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).[5]

In 1998, Gonzaga advocated for the reelection campaign of Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB), and in 2010 advocated for the campaign of Dilma Rousseff (PT).[6]

He is member of the Brazilian Institute of Electoral Law, author of books and manuals of Electoral Law, professor and lecturer of events about the subject.

In June 2013, he was sworn in by Dilma Rousseff in his first term as TSE Substitute Justice. He took the seat left from Justice Henrique Neves da Silva, who became Effective Justice after the end of Marcelo Ribeiro's term. In March 2017, with the end of Neves' term, he was nominated by president Michel Temer as TSE Effective Justice.[3] In June 2017, he voted for the acquittal in the trial of Rousseff-Temer ticket.[7][8]

In November 2017, he was accused of aggression by his wife, Élida Souza.[9] Due to the complaint, he gave up a second term as Justice, ending his term on 27 April 2019.[10]

Notes

  1. ^ Party registration pending approval by the Superior Electoral Court and currently defunct.

References

  1. ^ "Filha de Admar Gonzaga sobre ex do ministro: "Ela se agrediu"". 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ Megale, Bela (23 November 2019). "Secretário de partido de Bolsonaro não quer painel de cartuchos de bala em sede do Aliança pelo Brasil" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Uribe, Gustavo; Casado, Letícia (30 March 2017). "Temer nomeia Admar Gonzaga como novo ministro do TSE" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Admar Gonzaga é reconduzido ao cargo de ministro substituto do Tribunal Superior Eleitoral" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Ministro Admar Gonzaga Neto" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b Sassine, Vinícius (27 October 2014). "Ministro do TSE que proibiu publicidade da 'Veja' foi advogado da campanha do PT em 2010" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. ^ Bretas, Valéria (21 June 2017). "Como foi a 1ª fase do julgamento no TSE da chapa Dilma-Temer" (in Portuguese). Exame. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. ^ "TSE absolve a chapa Dilma-Temer" (in Portuguese). Terra. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  9. ^ Bresciani, Eduardo (15 November 2017). "PGR denuncia ministro do TSE por agressão contra a mulher" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  10. ^ Guerra, Rayanderson (26 April 2019). "Bolsonaro nomeia Sérgio Banhos como novo ministro do TSE" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Henrique Neves da Silva
Substitute Justice of the Superior Electoral Court
2013–2017
Succeeded by
Sérgio Banhos
Justice of the Superior Electoral Court
2017–2019
Party political offices
New political party Secretary General of Alliance for Brazil
2019–2022
Party defunct