Celso Brant

Celso Teixeira Brant (December 16, 1920 - April 24, 2004) was a Brazilian jurist, university professor of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), writer and politician. He was the National Mobilization Party (PMN) candidate for President of Brazil in the 1989 General Election.[1]

Celso Brant
National President of the National Mobilization Party
In office
April 21, 1984 – June 1999
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byOscar Noronha Filho
Alderman of Belo Horizonte
In office
1 January 1993 – 31 December 1996
Federal Deputy for Minas Gerais
In office
1 February 1959 – 31 December 1963
Minister of Education
Acting
In office
30 April 1956 – 3 October 1956
PresidentJuscelino Kubitschek
Preceded byClóvis Salgado
Succeeded byNereu Ramos
Personal details
Born(1920-12-16)16 December 1920
Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died24 April 2004(2004-04-24) (aged 83)
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Political partyAVANTE (1999-2004)
Other political
affiliations		PMN (1985-1999)
PTB (1981–1985)
PR (1954–1964)

Biography

For being Clóvis Salgado's cabinet chief, he became the acting Minister of Education between April and October 1956.[2]

In the 1958 Legislative Elections he was elected Federal Deputy from Minas Gerais by the Republican Party (PR), adhering to the National Parliamentary Group.[3]

Brant was nominated and ran for President of Brazil in the 1989 General Election by National Mobilization Party (PMN), receiving 109,909 votes or 0,16% of the valid votes. In the 1992 Municipal Elections he was elected Alderman of Belo Horizonte also by the PMN.[4]

References
  1. Brasil, CPDOC-Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação História Contemporânea do. "CELSO TEIXEIRA BRANT". CPDOC - Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  2. "Galeria de Ministros - Ministro Celso Teixeira Brant". portal.mec.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. "Biografia do(a) Deputado(a) Federal CELSO BRANT". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  4. Brasil, CPDOC-Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação História Contemporânea do. "CELSO TEIXEIRA BRANT". CPDOC - Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-30.
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