Preceded by Jaques Wagner Spouse Aline Peixoto | Profession Economist Political party Workers' Party | |
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Born January 18, 1963 (age 54)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil ( 1963-01-18 ) Children Aline dos Santos, Malu dos Santos, Marina dos Santos, Caio dos Santos Parents Maria Luzia Costa dos Santos, Clóvis dos Santos Similar Antonio Carlos Magalhã, Jaques Wagner, Otto Alencar, Paulo Souto, Lídice da Mata Profiles | ||
Rui Costa dos Santos (born January 18, 1963) is a Brazilian economist and politician. He is currently governor of Bahia since January 2015. He is affiliated with the Workers' Party (PT).
In January 2007, invited by the Governor Jaques Wagner, Rui Costa took over the Secretariat of Institutional Relations (Serin), where he stayed until 2010. In Serin, Rui developed a new model of integration between the executive and legislative state with federal entities and movements social. The initiative was enhanced with the launch of the Institutional Relationship System (SRI), designed to speed up the progress of claims and standardize care.
In 2010 he was elected federal deputy for the PT, again with the highest number of votes of the PT bench.
Rui Costa was chosen as the PT candidate for the State of Bahia in elections in 2014, and elected in the 1st round with 54.53% of the votes, against 37.39% of his main opponent, Paulo Souto.