Fernando Henrique Cardoso

"Fernando Cardoso" redirects here. For other uses, see Fernando Cardoso (disambiguation).

His Excellency
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Official portrait, 1999
34th President of Brazil
In office
1 January 1995 – 1 January 2003
Vice PresidentMarco Maciel
Preceded byItamar Franco
Succeeded byLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Further offices held
Minister of Finance
In office
19 May 1993 – 30 March 1994
PresidentItamar Franco
Preceded byEliseu Resende
Succeeded byRubens Ricupero
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
2 October 1992 – 20 May 1993
PresidentItamar Franco
Preceded byCelso Lafer
Succeeded byCelso Amorim
Senator for São Paulo
In office
15 March 1983 – 5 October 1992
Preceded byFranco Montoro
Succeeded byEva Alterman Blay
Chair of the Brazilian Centre of Analysis and Planning
In office
1980–1983
Preceded byCândido Procópio Ferreira
Succeeded byJosé Arthur Giannotti
Personal details
Born (1931-06-18) 18 June 1931 (age 93)
Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil
Political partyPSDB (1988–present)
Other political
affiliations		PMDB (1980–1988)
MDB (1974–1980)
Spouses
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(m. 1953; died 2008)​
Patrícia Kundrát
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(m. 2014)​
Children3
RelativesPedro Cardoso (cousin)
Residence(s)São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Alma materUniversity of São Paulo (PhD)
ProfessionSociologist
Signature
Websitehttp://www.ifhc.org.br/

Fernando Henrique Cardoso GCB GCTE GCoIISE GColIH GColL GCM RE DMN CYC OMRI (Brazilian Portuguese: [feʁˈnɐ̃du ẽˈʁiki kaʁˈdozu] ⓘ; born 18 June 1931), also known by his initials FHC (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˌɛfjaɡaˈse] ⓘ), is a Brazilian sociologist, professor, and politician[1] who served as the 34th president of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 1 January 2003.[2] He was the first Brazilian president to be reelected for a subsequent term. An accomplished scholar of dependency theory noted for his research on slavery and political theory, Cardoso has earned many honors including the Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation (2000)[3] and the Kluge Prize from the US Library of Congress (2012).[4]

Cardoso was the 10th president of the International Sociological Association (1982–1986).[5]

  1. ^ Margolis, Mac (13 March 2006). "Che Guevara in Tweed". Newsweek.
  2. ^ "Galery of presidents" (in Portuguese). Palácio do Planalto. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Fernando Henrique Cardoso". Prince of Asturias Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  4. ^ Rohter, Larry (13 May 2012). "Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil to Receive Kluge Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ^ "ISA Presidents". International Sociological Association. Retrieved 25 July 2012.