Marcelo Calero
Marcelo Calero | |
|---|---|
Official portrait for the 2022 election | |
| Secretary of Government and Public Integrity of Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office 1 January 2021 – 1 April 2022 | |
| Mayor | Eduardo Paes |
| Preceded by | Paulo Albino Santos Soares |
| Succeeded by | Tony Chalita |
| Federal Deputy | |
| In office 1 February 2019 – 1 February 2023 | |
| Constituency | Rio de Janeiro |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 24 May 2016 – 18 November 2016 | |
| President | Michel Temer |
| Preceded by | Juca Ferreira |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Freire |
| Secretary of Culture of Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office 15 January 2015 – 18 May 2016 | |
| Mayor | Eduardo Paes |
| Preceded by | Sérgio Sá Leitão |
| Succeeded by | Júnior Perim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1982 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Political party | PSD (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Alma mater | Rio de Janeiro State University (LLB) |
Marcelo Calero Faria Garcia (born 7 July 1982) is a Brazilian diplomat and politician. He had served as Minister of Culture of the government Michel Temer.[1]
In 2018, Calero was elected as a deputy with the Cidadania Party with the endorsement of Livres, a classical liberal political movement. He is openly gay and is the second LGBT person to be elected as a Member of Congress.[2]
References
- ^ Brasil, Portal. "Novo secretário diz que sua missão é resgatar a dignidade dos "fazedores de cultura"". Portal Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ^ "Ex ministro gay denuncia tráfico de influência no governo Temer". Revista Lado A (in Portuguese). 25 November 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.