Alberto Goldman

Brazilian engineer and politician (1937–2019)

Alberto Goldman


National President of PSDB Acting
In office 9 November 2017 – 9 December 2017
Preceded by	Tasso Jereissati (acting)
Succeeded by	Geraldo Alckmin
Governor of São Paulo
In office 2 April 2010 – 1 January 2011
Vice Governor	None
Preceded by	José Serra
Succeeded by	Geraldo Alckmin
Vice Governor of São Paulo
In office 1 January 2007 – 2 April 2010
Governor	José Serra
Preceded by	Cláudio Lembo
Succeeded by	Afif Domingos
State Secretary of Development of São Paulo
In office 1 January 2007 – 19 January 2009
Governor	José Serra
Preceded by	Maria Helena Guimarães de Castro
Succeeded by	Geraldo Alckmin
Minister of Transport
In office 2 October 1992 – 21 December 1993
President	Itamar Franco
Preceded by	Affonso Camargo Neto
Succeeded by	Margarida Coimbra do Nascimento
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 1 February 1991 – 1 January 2007
Constituency	São Paulo
In office 1 February 1979 – 1 February 1987
Constituency	São Paulo
Member of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo
In office 15 March 1971 – 1 February 1979
Constituency	At-large

Personal details
Born	(1937-10-12)12 October 1937 São Paulo, Brazil
Died	1 September 2019(2019-09-01) (aged 81) São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	PCB (1956–1970) MDB (1970–1985) PCB (1985–1987) PMDB (1987–1997) PSDB (1997–2019)
Spouse	Deuzeni Trisoglio (m. 1977)
Profession	Engineer

Alberto Goldman (Portuguese pronunciation: [awˈbɛɾtu ˈɡowdmã]; 12 October 1937 – 1 September 2019) was a Brazilian engineer and politician who served as Governor of São Paulo for nine months in 2010 after the resignation of José Serra. He had previously served as Vice Governor of that state from 2007 to 2010.^[1]

Personal life

Goldman began studying engineering at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo when he was 18.^[2] When the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état took place, he was a militant of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB). Soon after the AI-5, he became a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB).^{[citation needed]}

After the end of the MDB in the late 1970s, he became a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB). He went back to PCB but ended up leaving it for PMDB in 1987.^[2] From 1992 to 1994, he served as the Transport Minister during the presidency of Itamar Franco. In 1996, he left PMDB and became a member of PSDB and was elected a federal deputy two years later.^{[citation needed]}

He served as governor of the state of São Paulo from April 2010 to January 2011, replacing José Serra who resigned from office in order to run for the presidency in 2010, and was succeeded by the current governor Geraldo Alckmin.^{[citation needed]}

He served as acting National President and National Vice President of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party. He replaced senator Aécio Neves, who was the candidate of the party in the 2014 race for the presidency.^[3]^[4]

After complications caused by surgery to treat heart disease, Goldman died on 1 September 2019 in Sírio Libanês Hospital, in São Paulo.^[5]

References

^ Roncaglia, Daniel (6 April 2010). "Goldman assume governo de SP com elogios a Serra e críticas ao mensalão" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Complete biography of Alberto Goldman" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "Goldman coordenará campanha de Aécio em São Paulo" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
^ Previdelli, Amanda (14 June 2014). "Em convenção, PSDB confirma candidatura de Aécio Neves" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^ Ramalhoso, Wellington; Bermúdez, Ana Carla (1 September 2019). "Morre o ex-governador de SP Alberto Goldman" (in Portuguese). Uol. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

Political offices
Preceded by José Serra	Governor of São Paulo 2010–2011	Succeeded by Geraldo Alckmin
Vacant Title last held by Cláudio Lembo	Vice-Governor of São Paulo 2007–2010	Vacant Title next held by Guilherme Afif Domingos
Party political offices
Preceded by Tasso Jereissati (acting)	President of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (acting) 2017	Succeeded by Geraldo Alckmin
Preceded by Geraldo Alckmin	PSDB nominee for Vice-Governor of São Paulo 2006	Most recent