Mário Covas

Mário Covas Almeida Júnior (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaɾju ˈkɔvɐz ˈʒunjoʁ]; 21 April 1930 – 6 March 2001) was a Brazilian politician.

In this Portuguese name, "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Mário Covas
Covas in 1997
Governor of São Paulo
In office
1 January 1995 – 6 March 2001
Leave: 22 January 2001 – 6 March 2001
Vice GovernorGeraldo Alckmin
Preceded byLuiz Antônio Fleury
Succeeded byGeraldo Alckmin
Senator for São Paulo
In office
1 February 1987 – 1 January 1995
Preceded byAmaral Furlan
Succeeded byRomeu Tuma
Mayor of São Paulo
In office
11 May 1983 – 1 January 1986
Preceded byFrancisco Altino Lima (acting)
Succeeded byJânio Quadros
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 February 1983 – 11 May 1983
ConstituencySão Paulo
In office
1 February 1963 – 16 January 1969
ConstituencySão Paulo
Personal details
Born21 April 1930
Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Died6 March 2001(2001-03-06) (aged 70)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Cause of deathBladder cancer
Buried
Paquetá Cemetery, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Political party
Spouse
Lila Almeida
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(m. 1954)​
Children
  • Renata Covas (b. 1955)
  • Sílvia Covas (1956–1976)
  • Mário Covas Neto (b. 1959)
RelativesBruno Covas (grandson)
Alma materUniversity of São Paulo (B.E.)
ProfessionCivil engineer
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Biography

Covas studied engineering at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. He entered politics in his native city of Santos, in the state of São Paulo.

He was elected federal representative, mayor of São Paulo City (1983–1985), senator and twice Governor of the state of São Paulo. He was governor from 1994 to 1998, defeating Francisco Rossi in the run-off, and from 1998, defeating Paulo Maluf in the run-off, to his death in 2001. He was a founder and member of PMDB (Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement) and later PSDB (Brazilian Social Democracy Party). In 1989, he was the PSDB presidential candidate, receiving 11% of the votes. In the run-off of that election, he supported, like his party, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

He took a medical leave of absence on 22 January 2001, due to bladder cancer found during an operation to remove a prostate tumor.[1] He died later the same year. His successor was his deputy, Geraldo Alckmin.

References
  1. Fuhrmann, Leonardo (2000-10-19). "Covas está com câncer, confirma equipe médica". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 30 March 2014.



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