Vice Governor Geraldo Alckmin Preceded by Party founded Spouse Lila Covas (m. 1954) Constituency Sao Paulo Role Politician | Succeeded by Geraldo Alckmin Name Mario Covas Preceded by Luiz Antonio Fleury Succeeded by Franco Montoro | |
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Died March 6, 2001, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Education Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo (1955) Party Brazilian Social Democracy Party Children Mario Covas Neto, Renata Covas Lopes Similar People Bruno Covas, Andre Franco Montoro, Orestes Quercia, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Leonel Brizola | ||
Roda viva mario covas 22 06 1998
Mário Covas Júnior ([ˈmaɾju ˈkɔvɐz ˈʒunjoɾ] [ˈkɔvɐˈʒːunjoʁ]; 21 April 1930 – March 2001) was a Brazilian politician.
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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 (1994–1998 and 1998–2001). 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, Luís 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. He died later the same year. His successor was his deputy, Geraldo Alckmin.
