Mário Covas

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Covas and the second or paternal family name is Almeida.

Mário Covas
30th Governor of São Paulo
In office 1 January 1995 – 6 March 2001 Leave: 22 January 2001 – 6 March 2001
Vice Governor	Geraldo Alckmin
Preceded by	Luiz Antônio Fleury
Succeeded by	Geraldo Alckmin
Senator for São Paulo
In office 1 February 1987 – 1 January 1995
35th Mayor of São Paulo
In office 11 May 1983 – 1 January 1986
Preceded by	Francisco Altino Lima
Succeeded by	Jânio Quadros
Federal Deputy for São Paulo
In office 1 February 1983 – 11 May 1983
In office 1 February 1963 – 16 January 1969
Personal details
Born	21 April 1930 Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Died	6 March 2001(2001-03-06) (aged 70) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Cause of death	Bladder cancer
Political party	PSDB
Spouse(s)	Lila Almeida ​ ​ (m. 1954;  2001)​
Alma mater	University of São Paulo
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Mário Covas Almeida Júnior (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaɾju ˈkɔvɐz ˈʒunjoɾ] or [ˈkɔvɐˈʒːunjoʁ]; 21 April 1930 – 6 March 2001) was a Brazilian politician.

Biography

Covas studied engineering at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. He entered politics in his native city of Santos, in the state of São Paulo.

He was elected federal representative, mayor of São Paulo City (1983–1985), senator and twice Governor of the state of São Paulo (1994–1998 and 1998–2001). He was a founder and member of PMDB (Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement) and later PSDB (Brazilian Social Democracy Party). In 1989, he was the PSDB presidential candidate, receiving 11% of the votes. In the run-off of that election, he supported, like his party, Luís Inácio Lula da Silva.

He took a medical leave of absence on 22 January 2001, due to bladder cancer found during an operation to remove a prostate tumor. He died later the same year. His successor was his deputy, Geraldo Alckmin.

External links

• Fundação Mario Covas biography