César Halum

César Hanna Halum (born 10 March 1954) is a Brazilian politician as well as a lawyer. Although born in Goiás, he has spent his political career representing the state of Tocantins, having served as state representative from 2011 to 2019.[1]

César Halum
Halum in April 2014
Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Aquaculture for Tocantins
Assumed office
1 February 2019
Federal Deputy for Tocantins
In office
1 February 2011 – 31 January 2019
State Deputy for Tocantins
In office
1 February 2003 – 31 December 2010
Mayor of Araguaína
In office
1997–1998
Personal details
Born (1954-03-10) 10 March 1954
Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil
Political partyPRB (2013–)
PSD (2011–2013)
PPS (2009–2011)
DEM (2007–2009)
PFL (1988–2007)

Personal life

Halum is the son of Geny Elias Halum and Nahim Hanna Halum.[1] He is an alumnus of the Federal University of Goiás.[2] Halum is married to Grácia Maria Teixeira with whom he has three children: Flávia, Fernanda and César Henrique.[2] Before becoming a politician he worked as a veterinarian.[1]

Political career

Halum voted in favor of the impeachment of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[3] He voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reform,[4] and would vote in favor of a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer.[5]

After failing to be reelected to a third term in the chamber of deputies in the 2018 election, Halum was appointed the secretary of agriculture, livestock and aquaculture for the state of Tocantins.[2] In March 2019, Halum represented Tocantins at an international conference in Lima, Peru, on sustainable agricultural production.[6]

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References
  1. "CÉSAR HALUM – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. "Perfil do Secretário, César Halum" (in Portuguese). Secreta de Agricultura, Pecuária e Aquicultura. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. "Reforma trabalhista: como votaram os deputados" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. "Veja como deputados votaram no impeachment de Dilma, na PEC 241, na reforma trabalhista e na denúncia contra Temer" [See how deputies voted in the impeachment of Dilma, in PEC 241, in the labor reform and in the denunciation against Temer] (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  5. "Como votou cada deputado sobre a denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  6. "Secretário César Halum representa o Tocantins em conferência sobre produção agrícola sustentável no Peru" (in Portuguese). Secreta de Agricultura, Pecuária e Aquicultura. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.


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