Joaquim Levy

Joaquim Levy
Chair of the Brazilian Development Bank
In office
7 January 2019 – 16 June 2019
Appointed byJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byDyogo Oliveira
Succeeded byGustavo Montezano
Minister of Finance
In office
1 January 2015 – 21 December 2015
PresidentDilma Rousseff
Preceded byGuido Mantega
Succeeded byNelson Barbosa
Secretary of the National Treasury
In office
1 January 2003 – 27 March 2006
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byEduardo Guardia
Succeeded byCarlos Kawall
Personal details
Born (1961-02-17) 17 February 1961 (age 63)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alma materFederal University of Rio de Janeiro
Getúlio Vargas Foundation
University of Chicago

Joaquim Vieira Ferreira Levy (born February 17, 1961) is a Brazilian economist and Brazil's former Finance Minister.[1] Levy took office on January 1, 2015, during the presidential inauguration of Dilma Rousseff's second term.[2] He also was president of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES).

Prior to the appointment, Levy was the President of Bradesco Asset Management, a division of Bradesco, Brazil's second-largest private bank.[3]

  1. ^ Pearson, Samantha; Leahy, Joe (27 November 2014). "New Brazilian finance minister". Financial Times. FT.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Ministers Take Office in a Ceremony in Brasilia". Portal Brasil (in Portuguese). Brasilia, Brazil. Imprensa Oficial. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  3. ^ "Bradesco hires Levy as Director". Estadão Newspaper. Retrieved 21 November 2014.