Moreira Franco

Moreira Franco
Minister of Mines and Energy
In office
10 April 2018 – 31 December 2018
PresidentMichel Temer
Preceded byFernando Coelho Filho
Succeeded byBento Costa Lima
General Secretary of the Presidency
In office
3 February 2017 – 10 April 2018
PresidentMichel Temer
Preceded byMiguel Rossetto
Succeeded byJoaquim de Oliveira
Secretary of the Investment and Partnership Program
In office
12 May 2016 – 3 February 2017
PresidentMichel Temer
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of Civil Aviation
In office
16 March 2013 – 31 December 2014
PresidentDilma Rousseff
Preceded byWagner Bittencourt
Succeeded byEliseu Padilha
Minister of Strategic Affairs
In office
1 January 2011 – 15 March 2013
PresidentDilma Rousseff
Preceded bySamuel Pinheiro Guimarães
Succeeded byMarcelo Neri
Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro
In office
1 February 2003 – 1 February 2007
In office
1 February 1995 – 1 February 1999
In office
1 February 1975 – 31 January 1977
Governor of Rio de Janeiro
In office
15 March 1987 – 15 March 1991
Vice GovernorFrancisco Amaral
Preceded byLeonel Brizola
Succeeded byLeonel Brizola
Mayor of Niterói
In office
31 January 1977 – 15 April 1982
Vice MayorArmando Barcelos
Preceded byRonaldo Fabrício
Succeeded byArmando Barcelos
Personal details
Born
Wellington Moreira Franco

(1944-10-19) 19 October 1944 (age 80)
Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
Political partyMDB (2017–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PMDB (1981–2017)
  • MDB (1972–1981)
Spouses
Celina Vargas do Amaral Peixoto
(m. 1969; div. 1989)
Clara Maria Vasconcelos Torres
(m. 1993)
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Wellington Moreira Franco (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈwɛlĩɡtõ moˈɾejɾɐ ˈfɾɐ̃ku]; born October 19, 1944) is a Brazilian politician who served as the 54th Governor of Rio de Janeiro from 1987 to 1991 and Minister of Mines and Energy in 2018.[1] He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB).

A native of Teresina, Piauí, Franco taught Sociology at Fluminense Federal University. Installed as the 48th Mayor of Niterói in 1977, he retained the office until 1982. Franco served as a Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro, Minister of Strategic Affairs, Minister for Civil Aviation, Secretary of the Investment and Partnership Program and Secretary-General of the Presidency. On March 21, 2019, he was arrested on corruption charges alongside former President Michel Temer.[2]

  1. ^ "Pagina em construcao". www.moreirafranco.com.br. Archived from the original on 2002-07-27.
  2. ^ Brazil's ex-President Temer jailed, accused of heading 'criminal organization', Reuters, March 21, 2019