Mário Pereira | |
Office: | Governor of Paraná |
Term Start: | 1 April 1994 |
Term End: | 1 January 1995 |
Predecessor: | Roberto Requião |
Successor: | Jaime Lerner |
Office2: | Vice-governor of Paraná |
Term Start2: | 15 March 1991 |
Term End2: | 1 April 1994 |
Successor2: | Emília Belinati |
Office3: | State Secretary of Administration of Paraná |
Term Start3: | 15 March 1987 |
Term End3: | 1 April 1990 |
Office4: | State Deputy of Paraná |
Term Start4: | 1 February 1983 |
Term End4: | 15 March 1987 |
Birth Date: | 4 April 1945 |
Birth Place: | Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
Party: | MDB (1973–1979) PMDB (1980–2009) PDT (2009–present) |
Mário Pereira (born 4 April 1945) is a Brazilian politician who briefly served as the governor of the state of Paraná from 1994 to 1995.[1] Beforehand, he was the state secretary of administration, as well as a state deputy. He is currently a member of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT). An electrical engineer and native of Itajaí, he graduated from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), and became known for his leadership of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) in the city of Cascavel, Paraná. He presided over the state railroad company Ferroeste from 1995 to 1998, as well as becoming the state president of the MDB in Paraná. In 1994, he was awarded the Order of Military Merit by president Itamar Franco.[2]