André Figueiredo
Brazilian politician and economist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Peixoto and the second or paternal family name is Figueiredo Lima.
André Peixoto Figueiredo Lima (born 10 November 1966) is a Brazilian lawyer, economist, entrepreneur and politician. He is a member of the Democratic Labor Party (PDT).
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André Figueiredo | |
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Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
Assumed office 12 May 2016 | |
Constituency | Ceará |
In office 6 January 2005 – 5 October 2015 | |
Constituency | Ceará |
Minister of Communications | |
In office 5 October 2015 – 12 May 2016 | |
President | Dilma Rousseff |
Preceded by | Ricardo Berzoini |
Succeeded by | Fábio Faria (2020) |
Personal details | |
Born | André Peixoto Figueiredo Lima (1966-11-10) 10 November 1966 (age 57) Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil |
Political party | PDT (1984–present) |
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Education | Federal University of Ceará University of Fortaleza |
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Born in Fortaleza, André Figueiredo has degrees in Economy (1987) and Law (1995) from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), and a postgraduate degree in Foreign Trade from the University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR).[1]