Mário Chermont

Mário Moraes Chermont (21 January 1937 – 16 May 2020), better known as simply Mário Chermont, was a Brazilian politician and lawyer from the state of Rio de Janeiro that represented the state of Pará at national level.[1]

Mário Chermont
City councillor of Chaves
In office
1967–1971
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Pará
In office
1979–1991
President of the Legislative Assembly of Pará
In office
1989–1990
Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Pará
In office
1991–1995
Personal details
Born
Mário Moraes Chermont

(1937-01-21)January 21, 1937
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
DiedMay 16, 2020(2020-05-16) (aged 83)
Belém, Pará, Brazil
Political partyBrazilian Labour Party (PTB)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseSandra Lúcia Bastos Martins de Barros
Children2
Alma materFederal University of Pará
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

Life

Before pursuing a career in politics, Chermont graduated in law at the Federal University of Pará (1966–1971).[1]

In 1966, he was elected City councillor of Chaves and kept the position from 1967 to 1971.[1]

In 1978, he was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Pará, remaining in power from 1979 to 1991, with two consecutive reelections.[1]

Between 1989 and 1990, Chermont held the post of President of the Legislative Assembly of Pará after being elected by his peers.[1][2]

In 1990, Chermont was elected Member of the Chamber of Deputies representing the state of Pará. His tenure lasted from 1991 to 1995.[1]

After his first and only tenure as a Federal Deputy, Chermont chose to not run for reelection, returned to Belém and resumed practicing law.[3]

Personal life

Chermont's father, Mário Midosi Chermont was also a politician, known mostly for having been appointed member of the junta that governed the state of Pará in 1930 and for having been elected Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Pará in 1934.[3]

At the time of his death, Chermont was married to Sandra Lúcia Bastos Martins de Barros, having had two sons with her.[3]

Death

On 16 May 2020, Chermont died in Belém aged 83 due to complications from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[2]

References
  1. "Biografia: Mário Chermont". Chamber of Deputies (Brazil). Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  2. "Ex-presidente da Alepa e deputado Mário Chermont morre aos 83 anos por complicações da Covid-19". G1. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. "Mário Morais Chermont". Fundação Getulio Vargas. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
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