Geraldo Júnior
Geraldo Júnior | |
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Vice-governor of Bahia | |
Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
Governor | Jerônimo Rodrigues |
Preceded by | João Felipe de Souza Leão |
Councilman of Salvador | |
In office 1 January 2013 – 1 January 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Geraldo Alves Ferreira Júnior 7 May 1969 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
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Occupation | Lawyer |
Geraldo Alves Ferreira Júnior (born 7 May 1969) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician who has been the vice-governor of the state of Bahia since 2023.[1] A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement, he was previously a councilor for Salvador from 2013 to 2023.[2] Geraldo Júnior and Jerônimo Rodrigues were elected in 2022 with 4,480,464 votes, or 52.79% percent of the vote.[3]
His father, Geraldo Alves Ferreira, had also been a councilman in Salvador during the 1990s. Geraldo Júnior graduated with a law degree from the Catholic University of Salvador, as well as a post-graduate degree in civil processes.[4] He had worked for the city of Salvador from 1993 to 2000. He later became the Municipal Secretary of Work, Sport and Leisure in 2017, and was seen as a confidante of then-mayor ACM Neto.[4] He became a councilman in his own right in Salvador from 2013 to 2023, having also served as council president.[5][6][7][8]
Electoral history
[edit]Year | Election | Party | Position | Votes | % | Result | Ref |
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2008 | Salvador municipal elections | PTN | Councilman | Not elected | [5] | ||
2012 | Salvador municipal elections | 11,264 | 0.87% | Elected | [6] | ||
2016 | Salvador municipal elections | Solidariedade | 13,685 | 1.08% | Elected | [7] | |
2020 | Salvador municipal elections | MDB | 12,906 | 1.07% | Elected | [8] | |
2022 | Bahia gubernatorial election | Vice-governor | 4,480,464 | 52.79% | Elected | [3] |
References
[edit]- ^ Cibelle, Louise (1 January 2023). "Biografia do vice-governador Geraldo Júnior". Portal Gov Bahia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Vereadores - 19ª Legislatura (2021-2024) - Câmara Municipal de Salvador". www.cms.ba.gov.br. Archived from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ^ a b "Apuração da Eleição 2022 para Governador na Bahia". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Advogado, comunicador e presidente da Câmara de Salvador: conheça Geraldo Júnior, vice governador eleito da Bahia". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Folha Online - Especial - 2008 - Eleições". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Apuração das Eleições 2012 em Salvador | Bahia | G1". g1.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Resultado da apuração das Eleições 2016 em Salvador para prefeito e vereador". g1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Resultado das Eleições e Apuração Salvador-BA no 1º Turno | G1 Eleições". g1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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