Cláudio Lembo

Cláudio Lembo
Governor of São Paulo
In office 31 March 2006 – 31 December 2006
Vice Governor	None
Preceded by	Geraldo Alckmin
Succeeded by	José Serra
Vice Governor of São Paulo
In office 1 January 2003 – 31 March 2006
Governor	Geraldo Alckmin
Preceded by	Geraldo Alckmin
Succeeded by	Alberto Goldman
Other offices held
2008–2012	Municipal Secretary of Legal Affairs of São Paulo
1993–1993	Municipal Secretary of Planning of São Paulo
1986–1989	Municipal Secretary of Legal Affairs of São Paulo
1975–1979	Municipal Secretary of Extraordinary Affairs of São Paulo
Personal details
Born	(1934-10-12) 12 October 1934 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	PSD (2011–present)
Other political affiliations	ARENA (1966–1980) PMDB (1980–1985) PFL (1985–2007) DEM (2007–2011)
Spouse	Renéa de Castilho
Children	2
Alma mater	Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Cláudio Salvador Lembo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈklawdju ˈlẽbu]; born 12 October 1934 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian lawyer, politician and university professor from Neapolitan background. He was elected Vice Governor in 2002 with Governor Geraldo Alckmin. After Alckmin's resignation, to be able to run for the presidency of Brazil in the general elections of October 2006, Lembo became governor of São Paulo on 31 March 2006. His political origins are in the ARENA pro-military party of the 1970s.

Lembo is professor of constitutional law and civil law at Mackenzie Presbyterian University.