Tarso Genro
São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilPolitical partyWorkers' PartySpouse(s)Sandra Krebs GenroChildrenLuciana
VanessaAlma materFederal University of Santa Maria
Tarso Fernando Herz Genro (born March 6, 1947) is a left-wing Brazilian politician from the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. A prominent *ociate of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Genro was one of the most important leaders of the Workers' Party (PT) in the 2000s.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Personal life
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Biography
Genro was born to a working-cl* family in São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Genro was active in politics from a young age. In the early 1980s, Genro was a spokesman for the Communist Revolutionary Party (PRC) along with his brother, Adelmo Genro Filho.
As a member of the Workers' Party (PT), he was elected deputy mayor of Porto Alegre by the "Popular Front", a list headed by Olívio Dutra, a fellow member of the PT. He ac*ulated the position of vice mayor with that of government secretary. In 1992, Genro was elected to the position of Mayor of Porto Alegre, though he lost reelection in 1996. In 1998, he was speculated to be a potential presidential candidate for the PT in the place of Lula, though Lula ended up running
As a result of the Mensalão scandal, Genro served the remainder of José Genoíno's term as party president in 2005. Ricardo Berzoini was elected to the post later that year.
Following his service as interim president, Genro was a top political adviser to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former President of Brazil (2006–2010), during the contentious, but quite successful, 2006 Presidential campaign. On 16 March 2007, he became the new Minister of Justice in Lula's cabinet. In 2010, Genro was mentioned as a possible successor to Lula, though the PT nomination went to eventual winner Dilma Rousseff.
Personal life
His daughter, Luciana Genro, is a prominent socialist politician in Brazil who served as the presidential candidate of the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) in 2014.
References
External links
Media related to Tarso Genro at Wikimedia Commons