Eduardo Riedel

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Corrêa and the second or paternal family name is Riedel.
His Excellency
Eduardo Riedel
Riedel at the XIV Meeting of the National Forum of Governors in Brasilia.
11th Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2023
Vice GovernorJosé Carlos Barbosa
Preceded byReinaldo Azambuja
Vice-president of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 February 2023
Secretary of State for Infrastructure of Mato Grosso do Sul
In office
22 February 2021 – 2 April 2022
GovernorReinaldo Azambuja
Preceded byLuís Roberto Martins de Araújo (interim)
Succeeded byRenato Marcílio da Silva
Secretary of State for Government and Strategic Management of Mato Grosso do Sul
In office
1 January 2015 – 23 February 2022
GovernorReinaldo Azambuja
Preceded byCarlos Roberto de Marchi
Succeeded bySérgio Murilo Mota
Personal details
Born
Eduardo Corrêa Riedel

(1969-07-05) 5 July 1969 (age 55)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyBrazilian Social Democracy Party
Spouse
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(m. 1994)​
Children
  • Marcela
  • Rafael
EducationFederal University of Rio de Janeiro
WebsiteOfficial website

Eduardo Corrêa Riedel (born July 5, 1969) is a Brazilian politician who is the 12th and current Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul. A member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party, he previously served as the 27th Secretary of State for Infrastructure and Housing in Mato Grosso do Sul from 2021 to 2022 under Government Reinaldo Azambuja and 20th Secretary of State for Government and Strategic Management of Mato Grosso do Sul from 2015 to 2021.[1][2]

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 5, 1969, son of Seila Garcia Côrrea and Nelson Riedel, he graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, the Getúlio Vargas Foundation and the European Institute of Business Administration.[3] He was Secretary of State for Infrastructure of Mato Grosso do Sul from February 22, 2021 to April 2, 2022. Riedel was president of the Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul Union in 1999 and vice-president of the Federation of Agriculture and Livestock of Mato Grosso do Sul, and was also director of the National Confederation of Agriculture (CNA).[4]

Between 2012 and 2014 he was president of Famasul, shortly after, he held the position of Secretary of State for Government and Strategic Management of Mato Grosso do Sul, during the government of Reinaldo Azambuja, a position in which he remained until 2021. In July 2021, he was appointed by Reinaldo Azambuja, as chairman of the Management Committee of the Economy Health and Safety Program (Proseguir).[3] In 2022, he ran in the state elections in Mato Grosso do Sul as a candidate for governor with José Carlos Barbosa (also known as Barbosinha) as his running mate on his gubernatorial ticket.[5]

  1. ^ "Resultados – TSE". resultados.tse.jus.br. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  2. ^ bbento, Mahmod A. Issa /. "Secretários". Secretaria de Estado de Infraestrutura (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Saiba quem é: Eduardo Riedel, candidato ao governo de MS". correiodoestado.com.br. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  4. ^ bbento, Mahmod A. Issa /. "Secretários". SEINFRA - Secretaria de Estado de Infraestrutura (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  5. ^ "Saiba quem é: Eduardo Riedel, candidato ao governo de MS". correiodoestado.com.br. Retrieved 2022-10-20.