Guido Mantega

Guido Mantega
Minister of Finance
In office
27 March 2006 – 1 January 2015
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Dilma Rousseff
Preceded byAntonio Palocci
Succeeded byJoaquim Levy
CEO of the Brazilian Development Bank
In office
22 November 2004 – 27 March 2006
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byCarlos Lessa
Succeeded byDemian Fiocca
Minister of Planning, Budget and Management
In office
1 January 2003 – 18 November 2004
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byGuilherme Dias
Succeeded byNelson Machado
Personal details
Born (1949-04-07) 7 April 1949 (age 75)
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
NationalityItalian Brazilian
Political partyWorkers' Party
Alma materUniversity of São Paulo
ProfessionEconomist

Guido Mantega (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɡidu ˈmɐ̃teɡɐ]; born 7 April 1949) is an Italian-born Brazilian economist and politician.[1][2] Mantega served as Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2015 under the presidencies of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff. His tenure as Minister of Finance, which spanned over eight years in office, was the longest in Brazilian history.[3]

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  2. ^ Wolf, Martin (2010-09-29). "Currencies clash in new age of beggar-my-neighbour". The Financial Times. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
  3. ^ Durao, Mariana; Gamarski, Rachel; Carvalho, Daniel (2024-01-20). "Lula Pushes Ally for Vale CEO as Brazil's Iron Ore Miner Weighs Succession". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2024-01-22.