Iris Rezende
Iris Rezende | |
|---|---|
Minister of Justice | |
| In office 22 May 1997 – 1 April 1998 | |
| President | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
| Preceded by | Milton Seligman |
| Succeeded by | José de Jesus Filho |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 14 February 1986 – 15 March 1990 | |
| President | José Sarney |
| Preceded by | Pedro Simon |
| Succeeded by | Bernardo Cabral |
| Governor of Goiás | |
| In office 15 March 1983 – 13 February 1986 | |
| Vice Governor | Onofre Quinan |
| Preceded by | Ary Valadão |
| Succeeded by | Onofre Quinan |
| In office 15 March 1991 – 2 April 1994 | |
| Vice Governor | Maguito Vilela |
| Preceded by | Henrique Santillo |
| Succeeded by | Agenor Rezende |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Iris Rezende Machado 22 December 1933 Cristianópolis, Goiás, Brazil |
| Died | 9 November 2021 (aged 87) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party | MDB (1958–2021) |
| Spouse | Iris de Araújo |
Iris Rezende Machado (22 December 1933 – 9 November 2021) was a Brazilian politician who was a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB).[1]
Biography
Rezende made his career in the state of
He was elected Governor of Goiás in 1982, but resigned after his nomination for the Ministry of Agriculture by president Sarney. Rejzende returned to the State Government in 1991, where he remained in office until his second resignation in 1994 to run for the
In 1997, Renzende was invited to become the Minister of Justice by president Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
In 1998, Rezende ran for governor again, but lost the election to
In 2004, Rezende ran for Mayor of Goiânia one more time, gathering 299,272 votes, or 47.47% of the valid votes, qualifying for the second round. Weeks later, he beat the incumbent Mayor Pedro Wilson (PT), with 56% of the valid votes.[2][3]
He was re-elected Mayor of Goiânia in the 2008 elections. On 1 April 2010, he resigned to run for Governor of Goiás in the same year election. The incumbent Vice Mayor Paulo Garcia took office as mayor. In October, Rezende was defeated again by Marconi Perillo in the second round.[4]
In February 2013, the Justice Court of Goiás reformed a 1st instance decision, acquitting Rezende of the charges of administrative improbity.[5]
Rezende was elected Mayor of Goiânia for the fourth time in the second round of the 2016 elections. He gathered 57.70% of the valid votes.[6]
References
- ^ "Morre Iris Rezende: mais de 60 anos de vida pública". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ Felício, César (5 October 2004). "PT e PSDB unem-se para derrotar Íris Rezende em Goiânia" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico. p. A-12. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Iris vence 2° turno e volta à prefeitura após 30 anos" (in Portuguese). UOL. 31 October 2004. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Marconi Perillo é eleito governador de Goiás" (in Portuguese). G1. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "TJGO cassa sentença de improbidade administrativa contra Iris Rezende" (in Portuguese). Tribunal de Justiça do Estado de Goiás. 28 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Iris Rezende, do PMDB, é eleito prefeito de Goiânia" (in Portuguese). G1. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
External links
- Iris Rezende on Twitter
- Iris Rezende on Facebook
