Marcelo Calero
Marcelo Calero | |
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![]() Marcelo Calero in 2016 | |
Municipal Secretary of Government and Public Integrity of Rio de Janeiro | |
Assumed office 1 January 2021 | |
Mayor | Eduardo Paes |
Preceded by | Paulo Albino Santos Soares |
Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro | |
In office 1 February 2019 – 1 January 2021 | |
Minister of Culture | |
In office 24 May 2016 – 18 November 2016 | |
President | Michel Temer |
Preceded by | Juca Ferreira |
Succeeded by | Roberto Freire |
Municipal Secretary of Culture of Rio de Janeiro | |
In office 15 January 2015 – 18 May 2016 | |
Mayor | Eduardo Paes |
Preceded by | Sérgio Sá Leitão |
Succeeded by | Júnior Perim |
Personal details | |
Born | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7 July 1982
Political party | CIDADANIA (2018–present) |
Other political affiliations | |
Alma mater | Rio de Janeiro State University (B.L.) |
Occupation | Diplomat, lawyer |
Marcelo Calero Faria Garcia (born 7 July 1982) is a Brazilian diplomat and politician. He was Minister of Culture of the government Michel Temer.[1]
In 2018, Calero was elected as a deputy with the Cidadania Party with endorsement from the classically liberal Livres movement. He is openly gay and is the second LGBT person to be elected as a Member of Congress.[2]
References[]
- ^ Brasil, Portal. "Novo secretário diz que sua missão é resgatar a dignidade dos "fazedores de cultura"". Portal Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ^ "Ex ministro gay denuncia tráfico de influência no governo Temer". Revista Lado A (in Portuguese). 25 November 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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