Henrique Meirelles

Henrique Meirelles
Official portrait, 2019
Secretary of Finance and Planning of São Paulo
In office
1 January 2019 – 1 April 2022
GovernorJoão Doria
Preceded byLuiz Cláudio de Carvalho
Succeeded byTomás Bruginski de Paula
Minister of Finance
In office
12 May 2016 – 6 April 2018
PresidentMichel Temer
Preceded byNelson Barbosa
Succeeded byEduardo Guardia
Chair of the Central Bank
In office
1 January 2003 – 31 December 2010
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byArminio Fraga
Succeeded byAlexandre Tombini
Personal details
Born
Henrique de Campos Meirelles

(1945-08-31) 31 August 1945 (age 79)
Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil
Political partyUNIÃO (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PSDB (2002–2003)
  • PMDB (2009–2011)
  • MDB (2018–2021)
  • PSD (2011–2018; 2021–2022)
Spouse
Eva Missine
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(m. 2003)​
Alma mater
Signature

Henrique de Campos Meirelles (born 31 August 1945) is a Brazilian manager and former Minister of Finance and an executive of the Brazilian and the international financial sectors and former president of Central Bank of Brazil (Portuguese: Banco Central do Brasil) where he remained in office from 2003 to 2011. He chairs J&F's board of directors, company that owns Banco Original, JBS and Vigor, among others. He is also a member of the board of directors of Azul Brazilian Airlines.[1][2][3][4]

Meirelles was the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)'s candidate for president of Brazil in the 2018 elections.[5]

  1. ^ Sebastião Montalvão (September 30, 2009). "Presidente do Banco Central filia-se ao PMDB". UOL. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "Dilma honra palavra de Lula e dá vaga a Meirelles". Exame. February 1, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  3. ^ Daniela Toviansky (March 19, 2012). "O preço de Henrique Meirelles para o JBS". Exame. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  4. ^ Antonio Cruz (March 4, 2012). "Meirelles será presidente da J&F, controladora da JBS". Exame. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "MDB oficializa candidatura de Meirelles a presidente; ex-ministro promete resgate do 'espírito de confiança' do país". August 2, 2018.