Rodrigo Garcia (politician)
Rodrigo Garcia (born 10 May 1974 in Tanabi) is a Brazilian attorney, entrepreneur, realtor and politician, member of the Democrats (DEM). He was elect State Deputy elect for three consecutives legislatures, President of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo, and Federal Deputy. Garcia is, currently, the Vice Governor of São Paulo, elect in the 2018 election, and also State Secretary of Government.[1]
Rodrigo Garcia | |
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27th Vice Governor of São Paulo | |
Assumed office 1 January 2019 | |
Governor | João Doria |
Preceded by | Márcio França (2015−18) Vacant (2018−19) |
State Secretary of Government of São Paulo | |
Assumed office 1 January 2019 | |
Governor | João Doria |
Preceded by | Saulo de Castro Abreu Filho |
Federal Deputy from São Paulo | |
In office 1 February 2011 – 1 January 2019 | |
Chamber Leader of DEM Caucus | |
In office 6 February 2018 – 1 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Efraim Filho |
Succeeded by | Elmar Nascimento |
State Deputy of São Paulo | |
In office 15 March 1999 – 1 February 2011 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rodrigo Garcia 10 May 1974 Tanabi, São Paulo, Brazil |
Political party | DEM (Since 2007) PFL (1997−2007) |
Spouse(s) | Luciana Garcia ( m. 1997) |
Career
Garcia licensed from the Legislative Assembly to take office as Municipal Secretary of Modernization, Management and Debureaucracy of São Paulo between 2008 and 2010. In April 2010, he returned to the Assembly to resume his work as Deputy. He is National Vice President of DEM and Secretary-General of the party in the state of São Paulo.
Rodrigo had a partnership with Gilberto Kassab, but severed ties with the then Mayor, refusing the invitation to join the Social Democratic Party (PSD), party founded by Kassab. In May 2011, Garcia was invited by Governor Geraldo Alckmin to be State Secretary of Economic Development, Science and Technology of São Paulo. On 3 April 2014, he left the Secretariat to return to the Chamber.
In the 2014 elections, in the 55th Legislature, Rodrigo was the 5th most voted candidate for Federal Deputy in São Paulo, garnering 336,151 votes. On 1 February 2015, he assumed his fifth term. After that, he licensed from his seat to be State Secretary of Housing in the new Alckmin administration. On 17 April 2016, Garcia voted for the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff.[2]
In the 2018 election, he ran as Vice Governor alongside João Doria, who was elect in the second round.[3][4]
References
- Venceslau, Pedro; Leite, Fabio (1 November 2018). "Doria escolhe vice como secretário de Governo e esboça primeiro escalão em SP" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- "Veja como deputados votaram no impeachment de Dilma, na PEC 241, na reforma trabalhista e na denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). G1. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- "PSDB anuncia Rodrigo Garcia, do DEM, para a vaga de vice-governador de SP" (in Portuguese). G1. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- Bilenky, Thais; Tavares, Joelmir (28 October 2018). "Doria derrota França, é eleito governador e mantém hegemonia do PSDB em SP" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
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Political offices | ||
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Vacant Title last held by Márcio França |
27th Vice Governor of São Paulo 2019−present |
Incumbent |
Preceded by Saulo de Castro Abreu Filho |
State Secretary of Government of São Paulo 2019−present | |
Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) | ||
Preceded by Efraim Filho |
Chamber Leader of DEM Caucus 2018−2019 |
Succeeded by Elmar Nascimento |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by Guilherme Afif Domingos |
DEM nominee for Vice Governor of São Paulo 2018 |
Most recent |
Order of precedence | ||
First | São Paulo Gubernatorial line of succession 1st in line as Vice Governor of São Paulo |
Followed by Cauê Macris as President of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo |