Albuíno Cunha de Azeredo

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Albuíno Cunha de Azeredo
Governor of Espírito Santo
In office
March 15, 1991 – January 1, 1995
Preceded byMax Freitas Mauro [pt]
Succeeded byVitor Buaiz [pt]
Personal details
Born(1945-01-21)January 21, 1945
Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil
DiedOctober 16, 2018(2018-10-16) (aged 73)
Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Political partyDemocratic Labour Party (PDT)

Albuíno Cunha de Azeredo (January 21, 1945

Governor of Espírito Santo from 1991 until 1995 as a member of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT).[1][2][3]

Early life and career

Albuíno Cunha de Azeredo was born on January 21, 1945, in

street vendor and grocer during his early life. He also played club soccer for Atlético de Vitória.[1] Azeredo received his engineering degree from the Federal University of Espírito Santo.[1] He then moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he studied business administration and computer science at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro from 1968 to 1969.[1]

He was hired by the Vale S.A. company (Companhia Vale do Rio Doce) at the invitation of company president Eliezer Batista [pt]. While at Vale S.A., Cunha held the positions of permanent engineer, head of civil engineering, signaling coordinator of the Vitória a Minas railroad, and head of the company's Intervale S.A. subsidiary.

Azeredo founded his own engineering firm, called Engenharia e Estudos Ferroviários, in 1977. The company eventually expanded to five Brazilian states, as well as an office in London.[1]

Political career

Azeredo was originally joined the

Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB).[1]

He worked as the secretary of planning for the municipality of Cariacica during the 1980s, until Espírito Santo Governor Max Freitas Mauro [pt] appointed him to his cabinet as state Secretary of Planning and Transport in 1988.[3] During his tenure as Secretary of Planning, Azeredo established the Sistema Transcol [pt] in 1989, which reorganized the public transportation system in the Vitória metropolitan area.[1]

In early 1990, Azeredo joined the

Governor of Espírito Santo in the 1990 state gubernatorial election.[1] Azeredo defeated his opponent, José Inácio Ferreira [pt] of the now defunct Social Labour Party (PST) by 44% to 36% in the gubernatorial first round, and 51% to 25% in the second round.[1] During his tenure as governor, Azeredo oversaw the visits of Pope John Paul II and South African President Nelson Mandela to Espírito Santo.[3]

In

Popular Socialist Party (PPS), and several smaller parties.[1] However, Azeredo was defeated by his former 1990 opponent, José Inácio Ferreira [pt] of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) in the first round.[1]

Azeredo was hospitalized at the Hospital Vila Velha on September 12, 2018 while visiting from his home in Rio de Janeiro.

laid in state at the Legislative Assembly of Espírito Santo in Vitória before burial in the Parque da Paz cemetery at Ponta da Frut in his native Vila Velha.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Dutra, Paulo César (2018-09-18). "Albuíno Cunha de Azeredo 1945-2018". Folha Diária. Archived from the original on 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  2. ^ a b "Morre o ex-governador do ES Albuíno Azeredo". Jornal Fato. 2018-09-16. Archived from the original on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Morre Albuíno Azeredo, ex-governador do Espírito Santo". G1. 2018-09-16. Archived from the original on 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
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