Michel Temer

His Excellency Michel Temer GOIH
25th Vice President of Brazil
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2011
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	José Alencar
105th President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil
In office 2009–2010
President	Luis Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Arlindo Chinaglia
Succeeded by	Marco Maia
98th President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil
In office 1997–2000
President	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Luís Eduardo Magalhães
Succeeded by	Aécio Neves
Federal Deputy for the state of São Paulo
In office 2007–2010
President	Luis Inácio Lula da Silva
Federal Deputy for the state of São Paulo
In office 2003–2007
President	Luis Inácio Lula da Silva
Federal Deputy for the state of São Paulo
In office 1999–2003
President	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Federal Deputy for the state of São Paulo
In office 1995–1999
President	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Placeholder Federal Deputy for the state of São Paulo (in full capacity from 1994 onwards)
In office 1991–1995
President	Fernando Collor de Mello and Itamar Franco
Placeholder Deputy of the 1988 Constitutional Congress for the state of São Paulo
In office 1987–1991
President	José Sarney and Fernando Collor de Mello
Personal details
Born	(1940-09-23) September 23, 1940 Tietê, São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Political party	Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
Spouse(s)	Marcela Tedeschi Temer
Alma mater	Pontifícia Universidade Católica
Religion	Roman Catholicism (prev.Greek Orthodox)

Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (Portuguese pronunciation: [miˈʃɛw miˈgɛw eˈɫij.jɐʃ ˈtẽmeɾ luˈɫij.jɐ], born September 23, 1940), better known as Michel Temer, is a Brazilian lawyer and politician who has been Vice President of Brazil since January 2011. He took office after standing as the running mate of Workers' Party candidate Dilma Rousseff in the 2010 election. He is also the President of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, although he is currently suspended from that office to comply with Brazilian Law and to carry out his duties as Vice-President.

He previously served for six consecutive terms as Federal Deputy for the state of São Paulo in the Chamber of Deputies, and on three separate occasions served two-year terms as President of the Chamber (in 1997-1998, 1999-2000 and 2009-2010). Temer was also a member of the 1988 National Constituent Assembly, which promulgated the current Constitution of Brazil.

Biography and career

Born in Tietê, São Paulo state, Temer holds a doctorate in Law from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. He served as State prosecutor and twice as State Secretary for Public Security, in both capacities working in São Paulo. He is a licensed professor of Constitutional Law at PUC-SP, and has authored numerous books on the subject.

He has five children, including three with his first wife Maria, one resulting from a relationship with a journalist, and one more with current wife Marcela, who is 42 years his junior.

In a TV interview for the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (May 8, 2010), Temer indicated that his family originates from the town of Btaaboura in Koura District, neighboring the city of Tripoli in Northern Lebanon. Therefore, he is the second Vice President of Brazil of Lebanese origin after José Maria Alkmin.

Temer has been the recipient of various foreign honors, including the Grand Cross of Dannebrog, the Knighthood of the Order of Prince Henry (Grand Officer) and the Légion d'Honneur.

Preceded by First	Brazilian presidential line of succession	Succeeded by Henrique Eduardo Alves
Political offices
Preceded by José Alencar	Vice President of Brazil 2011–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Jader Barbalho	President of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party 2001 –	Succeeded by current
Preceded by Luís Eduardo Magalhães	President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil 1997 – 2000	Succeeded by Aécio Neves
Preceded by Arlindo Chinaglia	President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil 2009 – 2010	Succeeded by Marco Maia