Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez

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Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez
Minister of Education
In office 1 January 2019 – 8 April 2019
President	Jair Bolsonaro
Preceded by	Rossieli Soares
Succeeded by	Abraham Weintraub
Personal details
Born	(1943-11-15) 15 November 1943 (age 77) Bogotá, Colombia
Alma mater	Pontifical Xavierian University Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Gama Filho University

Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez (born 15 November 1943) is a Colombian-Brazilian philosopher^[1] and former Minister of Education of Brazil.

Biography

Rodríguez was born in 1943 in Bogotá, Colombia. He received a degree in Philosophy from the Pontifical Xavierian University in 1963, and in 1967 received a degree in Theology from the Bogotá Seminar. In 1974 he received a master's degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and in 1982 received a doctorate in Philosophy from Universidade Gama Filho.^[2][1]

He is a professor of religion at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora.^[3] Rodríguez is a fierce critic of the Workers' Party, the Brazilian National High School Exam, and is a proponent of the "Escola sem Partido" ("Nonpartisan School") project.^[4] His political views have been described as far-right.^[5] He had been recommended by the philosopher Olavo de Carvalho.^[6]

On 22 November 2018, Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro announced that Rodríguez would serve as Brazil's Minister of Education in the coming administration.^[7] He took office on 1 January 2019.

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