Tarso Genro

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Tarso Genro
Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
In office 1 January 2011 – 1 January 2015
Vice Governor	Beto Grill
Preceded by	Yeda Crusius
Succeeded by	José Ivo Sartori
Other positions Minister of Justice In office 16 March 2007 – 10 February 2010 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Preceded by Márcio Thomaz Bastos Succeeded by Luiz Paulo Barreto Minister of Institutional Relations In office 3 April 2006 – 16 March 2007 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Preceded by Jaques Wagner Succeeded by Walfrido dos Mares Guia National President of the Workers' Party In office 9 July 2005 – 11 October 2005 Preceded by José Genoino Succeeded by Ricardo Berzoini Minister of Education In office 27 January 2004 – 29 July 2005 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Preceded by Cristovam Buarque Succeeded by Fernando Haddad Mayor of Porto Alegre In office 1 January 2001 – 4 April 2002 Vice Mayor João Verle Preceded by Raul Pont Succeeded by João Verle In office 1 January 1993 – 1 January 1997 Vice Mayor Raul Pont Preceded by Olívio Dutra Succeeded by Raul Pont Federal Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul In office 6 April 1990 – 1 February 1991 Constituency At-large In office 11 January 1989 – 2 March 1989 Constituency At-large Vice Mayor of Porto Alegre In office 1 January 1989 – 1 January 1993 Mayor Olívio Dutra Preceded by Glênio Peres Succeeded by Raul Pont
Personal details
Born	(1947-03-06) 6 March 1947 (age 77) São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political party	PT
Spouse	Sandra Krebs Genro
Children	Luciana Vanessa
Alma mater	Federal University of Santa Maria

Tarso Fernando Herz Genro (born 6 March 1947) is a Brazilian politician from the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. An associate of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Genro was a leader of the Workers' Party (PT) in the 2000s.