Rogério Salles

José Rogério Salles (born 18 June 1953) is a Brazilian politician who was the governor of Mato Grosso from 2002 to 2003. He served briefly after the resignation of Dante de Oliveira, who himself resigned to run for the Federal Senate.[1] Prior to this position, he was vice-governor under Oliveira from 1999 to 2002, and was the mayor of the city of Rondonópolis from 1994 to 1996. He is a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB).[2][3]

Rogério Salles
Governor of Mato Grosso
In office 6 April 2002 – 1 January 2003
Preceded by	Dante de Oliveira
Succeeded by	Blairo Maggi
Vice-governor of Mato Grosso
In office 1 January 1999 – 6 April 2002
Preceded by	Márcio Lacerda
Succeeded by	Iraci Araújo Moreira
Mayor of Rondonópolis
In office March 1994 – 31 December 1996
Preceded by	Carlos Bezerra
Succeeded by	Alberto de Carvalho
Personal details
Born	(1953-06-18) 18 June 1953 Francisco Beltrão, Paraná, Brazil
Political party	MDB (1971–1979) PMDB (1980–1997) PSDB (1997–present)
Alma mater	Federal University of Paraná University of São Paulo

Salles graduated from the Federal University of Paraná in 1976 and did specialization courses at the University of São Paulo in 1997.[3] He was an activist against the military dictatorship in student politics during his time at the former, aligning himself with the former Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), which later became the PMDB.[2] He was the secretary of Agriculture of Rondonópolis from 1984 to 1985, and later mayor from 1994 to 1996.[2][3] In 1997, he changed party affiliations to the PSDB and ran as vice-governor of Mato Grosso in 1998, with Oliveira as the candidate for governor.[1][3] He later assumed the position of governor on 6 April 2002. He was succeeded by Blairo Maggi.