Nelson Jobim

Nelson Jobim
Minister of Defence
In office
25 July 2007 – 4 August 2011
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Dilma Rousseff
Preceded byWaldir Pires
Succeeded byCelso Amorim
Minister of the Supreme Federal Court
In office
15 April 1997 – 29 March 2006
Appointed byFernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded byFrancisco Rezek[1]
Succeeded byCármen Lúcia[2]
51st President of the Supreme Federal Court
In office
3 June 2004[1] – 29 March 2006
Vice PresidentEllen Gracie
Preceded byMaurício Corrêa[3]
Succeeded byEllen Gracie[4]
Minister of Justice
In office
1 January 1995 – 1 April 1997
PresidentFernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded byAlexandre Dupeyrat Martins
Succeeded byIris Rezende
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 February 1987 – 1 January 1995
ConstituencyRio Grande do Sul
Personal details
Born
Nelson Azevedo Jobim

(1946-04-12) 12 April 1946 (age 78)
Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political partyMDB
SpouseAdrienne Nelson de Senna
Children3
Alma materFederal University of Rio Grande do Sul
OccupationPartner of BTG Pactual and in charge of Institutional Relations and Compliance Policies
Other judicial positions

Nelson Azevedo Jobim (born 12 April 1946) is a Brazilian jurist, politician and businessman. He held the positions as congressman,[5] Minister of Justice, Minister of Defense, Minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF),[6] where he was also president from 2004 to 2006. He is a member of the board of directors and responsible for institutional relations and compliance policies at BTG Pactual Bank.[7]

  1. ^ a b STF website. (in Portuguese) Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  2. ^ O Estado de S. Paulo, 11 May 2006, p. A9
  3. ^ O Estado de S. Paulo, 2 May 2004, p. A10.
  4. ^ O Estado de S. Paulo, 3 March 2006, p. A13
  5. ^ "Arquivo". Portal Institucional do Senado Federal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Ministros :: STF - Supremo Tribunal Federal". www.stf.jus.br. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  7. ^ "BTG Pactual". BTG Pactual (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2020.