José Ivo Sartori Explained

José Ivo Sartori
Term Start:1 January 2015
Term End:1 January 2019
Vicegovernor:José Paulo Cairoli
Predecessor:Tarso Genro
Successor:Eduardo Leite
Office2:36th Mayor of Caxias do Sul
Term Start2:1 January 2005
Term End2:1 January 2013
Predecessor2:Pepe Vargas
Successor2:Alceu Barbosa Velho
Office3:Federal Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul
Term Start3:1 February 2003
Term End3:1 January 2005
Office4:President of the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul
Term Start4:31 January 1998
Term End4:31 January 1999
Governor4:Antônio Britto
Predecessor4:João Luiz Vargas
Successor4:Paulo Odone Ribeiro
Office5:State Deputy of Rio Grande do Sul
Term Start5:1 February 1983
Term End5:1 February 2003
Birth Date:25 February 1948
Birth Place:Farroupilha, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Party:MDB

José Ivo Sartori (born 25 February 1948) is a Brazilian politician. He is a former city councilor and former mayor of Caxias do Sul and belongs to PMDB. He is married to Maria Helena Sartori, with whom he has two sons, Marcos and Carolina. He was the 38th Governor of Rio Grande do Sul from 2015 to 2019.

Biography

Sartori graduated in Philosophy at the University of Caxias do Sul. He began his political career in 1976 when he was elected alderman in Caxias do Sul. He won five consecutive terms for the state's Legislative Assembly from 1982 and was elected congressman in 2002. He was also state secretary of Labor and Social Welfare, between 1987 and 1988.

Sartori ran four times for mayor of Caxias do Sul, in 1992, 2000 and 2004, when he was elected with 52.43% in the second round.

In 2008, Sartori was reelected mayor of Caxias do Sul with 54.35% of the votes against 45.65% of the defeated candidate, former Mayor Pepe Vargas (PT).[1]

As Mayor of Caxias do Sul, he acted strongly in the areas of health,[2] traffic and safety, promoting buildings and Basic Health Units reforms, putting patrolling the streets, turning Caxias do Sul in the first city in Brazil to use the automated waste collection[3] opening roads to relieve the traffic, among other measures.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: José Ivo Sartori é reeleito em Caxias do Sul. 5 de outubro de 2008. 25 February 2011.
  2. https://archive.today/20121231185440/http://www.samaecaxias.com.br/site/interna.asp?campo=1071&secao_id=32
  3. Web site: Codeca.