Ricardo Barros (politician)

Ricardo Barros
Federal Deputy from Paraná
Assumed office
1 February 2015
In office
1 February 1995 – 1 February 2011
Chamber Government Leader
In office
12 August 2020 – 6 January 2023
Preceded byVitor Hugo
Succeeded byJosé Guimarães
First Gentleman of Paraná
In office
6 April 2018 – 1 January 2019
GovernorCida Borghetti
Preceded byFernanda Bernardi
Succeeded byLuciana Saito
Minister of Health
In office
12 May 2016 – 2 April 2018
PresidentMichel Temer
Preceded byAgenor Álvares
Succeeded byGilberto Occhi
Mayor of Maringá
In office
1 January 1989 – 1 January 1993
Preceded bySaid Ferreira
Succeeded bySaid Ferreira
Secretary of Industry, Trading and Mercosul Issues
In office
1 February 2011 – 31 March 2014
GovernorBeto Richa
Personal details
Born
Ricardo José Magalhães Barros

(1959-11-15) 15 November 1959 (age 65)
Maringá, PR, Brazil
Political partyPP (1997–present)
Other political
affiliations
PFL (1988–97)
SpouseCida Borghetti
Parents
  • Sílvio Magalhães Barros (father)
  • Bárbara Cecily Netto Barros (mother)
Alma materState University of Maringá (UEM)
OccupationCivil engineer

Ricardo José Magalhães Barros (born 15 November 1959 in Maringá) is a Brazilian politician, civil engineer and businessman. He is a federal deputy and former mayor of Maringá. He is married to the Vice Governor of Paraná, Cida Borghetti. He is the son of the former mayor of Maringá Silvio Magalhães Barros and brother to the also former mayor Silvio Barros. In 2010, Barros was candidate for the Federal Senate, getting more than 2 million votes.

He is national vice-president of the Progressive Party (PP) and president of the National Council of Secretaries of Economic Development. In 2012, he was national coordinator of the city elections of PP, winning in his electoral domicile. He graduated as an Engineer at the State University of Maringá.[1]

He was appointed on 12 May 2016 as Minister of Health by president Michel Temer, after the suspension of president Dilma Rousseff due to her impeachment process.[2]

Gilberto Occhi, then president of Caixa Econômica Federal, succeed him as Minister, since Barros resigned to run for federal deputy at the 2018 general elections.[3]

  1. ^ "Conheça os Deputados" (in Portuguese). Portal da Câmara dos Deputados. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Ricardo Barros é confirmado no Ministério da Saúde" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  3. ^ Formenti, Lígia (31 March 2018). "Giberto Occhi assumirá Ministério da Saúde, informa presidente do PP" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 1 April 2018.