Francisco Dornelles

Brazilian lawyer, economist and politician (1935–2023)

Francisco Dornelles
Dornelles in 2014

Acting Governor of Rio de Janeiro
In office 29 November 2018 – 31 December 2018
Preceded by	Luiz Fernando Pezão
Succeeded by	Wilson Witzel
In office 28 March 2016 – 31 October 2016
Preceded by	Luiz Fernando Pezão
Succeeded by	Luiz Fernando Pezão
Vice Governor of Rio de Janeiro
In office 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2018
Governor	Luiz Fernando Pezão
Preceded by	Luiz Fernando Pezão
Succeeded by	Cláudio Castro
Senator for Rio de Janeiro
In office 1 February 2007 – 1 January 2015
Preceded by	Saturnino Braga
Succeeded by	Romário
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 3 April 2002 – 1 February 2007
Constituency	Rio de Janeiro
In office 31 March 1998 – 1 January 1999
Constituency	Rio de Janeiro
In office 1 February 1987 – 7 May 1996
Constituency	Rio de Janeiro
Minister of Labor
In office 1 January 1999 – 8 April 2002
President	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Edward Amadeo
Succeeded by	Paulo Jobim Filho
Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade
In office 6 May 1996 – 30 March 1998
President	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Dorothea Werneck
Succeeded by	José Botafogo Gonçalves
Minister of Finance
In office 15 March 1985 – 26 August 1985
President	José Sarney
Preceded by	Carlos Viacava
Succeeded by	Dilson Funaro

Personal details
Born	(1935-01-07)7 January 1935 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died	23 August 2023(2023-08-23) (aged 88)
Political party	PP (2003–2023)
Other political affiliations	PTB (1959–1964) ARENA (1972–1980) PDS (1980–1984; 1993) PMDB (1984–1986) PFL (1986–1993) PPR (1993–1995) PPB (1995–2003)
Spouse	Cecília Andrade
Children	Mariana Luciana
Alma mater	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (LL.B.) Harvard University (BEc)
Profession	Economist

Francisco Dornelles (7 January 1935 – 23 August 2023) was a Brazilian lawyer, economist, and politician. He was the vice governor of Rio de Janeiro from 2015 to 2019 and was the interim Governor during March and October 2016 following the illness of governor Luiz Fernando Pezão. He represented Rio de Janeiro in the Federal Senate from 2007 to 2015, until he resigned from the post to take office as vice governor. Previously, he served as a deputy from Rio de Janeiro and several positions in presidents José Sarney and Fernando Henrique Cardoso's cabinets from 1987 to 2007. He was a member of the Progressistas.^[1]

Dornelles assumed office as Acting Governor twice: on 28 March 2016, when Governor Pezão left office to treat a lymphoma,^[2] and on 29 November 2018, when the Governor was arrested by the Federal Police in a new phase of Operation Car Wash.^[3]^[4]

Francisco Dornelles died on 23 August 2023, at the age of 88.^[5]

References

^ "Senador Francisco Dornelles". Federal Senate. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
^ "Licenciado, Pezão diz que manterá "rotina diária de trabalho"" (in Portuguese). GaúchaZH. March 28, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
^ Lopes, Nathan; Quierati, Luciana; Lopes, Marcela (29 November 2018). "Governador do Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Fernando Pezão é preso" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
^ Torres, Livia (November 29, 2018). "Francisco Dornelles assume governo do RJ imediatamente após prisão de Pezão" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
^ "Morre Francisco Dornelles, ex-governador do Rio e de longa trajetória na política brasileira". O Globo. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

Political offices
Preceded by Carlos Viacava	Minister of Finance 1985	Succeeded by Dilson Funaro
Preceded by Dorothea Werneck	Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade 1996–1998	Succeeded by José Botafogo Gonçalves
Preceded by Edward Amadeo	Minister of Labor 1999–2002	Succeeded by Paulo Jobim Filho
Vacant Title last held by Luiz Fernando Pezão	Vice Governor of Rio de Janeiro 2015–2018	Vacant Title next held by Claudio Castro
Preceded by Luiz Fernando Pezão	Acting Governor of Rio de Janeiro 2018	Succeeded by Wilson Witzel