Mário Covas
Mário Covas | |
|---|---|
Luiz Fleury Filho | |
| Succeeded by | Geraldo Alckmin |
| Senator for São Paulo | |
| In office 1 February 1987 – 1 January 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Amaral Furlan |
| Succeeded by | Romeu Tuma |
| Mayor of São Paulo | |
| In office 11 May 1983 – 1 January 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Altino Lima (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jânio Quadros |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1 February 1983 – 11 May 1983 | |
| Constituency | São Paulo |
| In office 1 February 1963 – 16 January 1969 | |
| Constituency | São Paulo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1930 Santos, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | 6 March 2001 (aged 70) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Cause of death | Bladder cancer |
Buried | Paquetá Cemetery, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party | |
| Spouse |
Lila Almeida (m. 1954) |
| Children |
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| Relatives | Bruno Covas (grandson) |
| Alma mater | University of São Paulo (B.E.) |
| Profession | Civil engineer |
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Mário Covas Almeida Júnior (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaɾju ˈkɔvɐz ˈʒunjoʁ]; 21 April 1930 – 6 March 2001) was a Brazilian politician.
Biography
Covas studied engineering at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. He entered politics in his native city of Santos, in the state of São Paulo.
He was elected federal representative,
PSDB presidential candidate, receiving 11% of the votes. In the run-off of that election, he supported, like his party, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
.
He took a medical leave of absence on 22 January 2001, due to bladder cancer found during an operation to remove a prostate tumor.[1] He died later the same year. His successor was his deputy, Geraldo Alckmin.
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| PSDB | Mário Covas | 6,574,517 | 46.84 | 8,661,960 | 56.12 | |
| PDT | Francisco Rossi | 3,119,592 | 22.23 | 6,771,454 | 43.88 | |
| PT | José Dirceu | 2,085,193 | 14.86 | Eliminated | ||
| PMDB | Barros Munhoz | 1,584,397 | 11.29 | Eliminated | ||
| PP | Luiz Antônio Medeiros | 317,593 | 2.26 | Eliminated | ||
| PRONA | Álvaro Soares Dutra | 144,196 | 1.03 | Eliminated | ||
| PSC | Eduardo Resstom | 134,064 | 0.95 | Eliminated | ||
| PRN | Ciro Moura | 75,727 | 0.54 | Eliminated | ||
| Total votes | 14,035,279 | 100.00% | 15,433,414 | 100.00% | ||
| Invalid and blank votes | 4,377,969 | 23.78% | 2,315,122 | 13.04% | ||
| PSDB gain from PMDB | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| PSDB | Mário Covas | 3,813,186 | 22.95 | 9,800,253 | 55.37 | |
| PPB | Paulo Maluf | 5,351,026 | 32.21 | 7,900,598 | 44.63 | |
| PT | Marta Suplicy | 3,738,750 | 22.51 | Eliminated | ||
| PDT | Francisco Rossi | 2,843,515 | 17.18 | Eliminated | ||
| PMDB | Orestes Quércia | 714,097 | 4.30 | Eliminated | ||
| PRONA | Constantino Cury | 68,906 | 0.41 | Eliminated | ||
| PSTU | Antônio Donizete | 29,033 | 0.18 | Eliminated | ||
| PSDC | João Manuel Batista | 24,229 | 0.15 | Eliminated | ||
| PSC | Edson Falanga | 14,853 | 0.09 | Eliminated | ||
| PRTB | Levy Fidelix | 14,406 | 0.08 | Eliminated | ||
| Total votes | 16,612,001 | 100.00% | 17,700,851 | 100.00% | ||
| Invalid and blank votes | 2,858,536 | 14.68% | 1,473,216 | 7.68% | ||
| PSDB hold | ||||||
External links
References
- ^ Fuhrmann, Leonardo (2000-10-19). "Covas está com câncer, confirma equipe médica". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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