Vice Governor Antonio Andrade Succeeded by Mauro Borges Lemos Party Workers' Party Preceded by Miguel Jorge Spouse Carolina de Oliveira | President Dilma Rousseff Name Fernando Mata Preceded by Alberto Pinto Coelho Preceded by Celio de Castro Resigned February 12, 2014 | |
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Role Former Minister of Development, Industry and External Market of Brazil Previous office Minister of Development, Industry and External Market of Brazil (2011–2014) Parents Geralda Damata Pimentel, Miguel Carvalho Pimentel Education Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais Profiles | ||
Fernando Damata Pimentel (Belo Horizonte; March 31, 1951) is a Brazilian politician and economist. He is a member of the PT. He was the Mayor of Belo Horizonte from 2001 to 2009, became the Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade in the Cabinet of Rousseff, and is currently the Governor of Minas Gerais, having assumed office on January 1, 2015.
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Life
Fernando Pimentel studied Economy at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He is a member of the PT, a party he helped to create.
He was married and has two adopted children.
Academic career
He has held teaching and scholarly activity as coordinator of the Extension Center of the Faculty of Economic Sciences, UFMG, and since August 1978, as an assistant professor in the Department of Economics. Active member of the professional categories of entities, held the vice-presidency of the Association of University Teachers of Belo Horizonte, in the management 1985–1987, he was president of the Regional Economy of Minas Gerais (1991–1992) having been reelected twice, a counselor of the same, in the period 1990–1992. He was also director of the Union of Economists of Minas Gerais (1986–1992).