Germano Rigotto

Brazilian politician
Germano Rigotto
Germano Rigotto in 2015
Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
In office
1 January 2003 – 1 January 2007
Vice GovernorAntônio Hohlfeldt
Preceded byOlívio Dutra
Succeeded byYeda Crusius
Federal Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul
In office
1 February 1991 – 1 January 2003
State Deputy of Rio Grande do Sul
In office
1 February 1983 – 1 February 1991
City Councillor of Caxias do Sul
In office
1 January 1977 – 1 January 1981
Personal details
Born (1949-09-24) 24 September 1949 (age 74)
Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political partyMDB (1976–present)
SpouseClaudia Elisa Eberle Scavino
ChildrenRafael
Roberta
Alma materFederal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

Germano Antônio Rigotto (born 24 September 1949, in Caxias do Sul) is a Brazilian politician currently affiliated to the MDB.

He was the Governor of Rio Grande do Sul state until 1 January 2007. He ran for a second term in October 2006 elections, but he was unexpectedly defeated by Olívio Dutra and Yeda Crusius. Rigotto placed third by a small margin: 0.17% behind Olivio Dutra. In August 2018, Rigotto was nominated as vice presidential candidate along with Henrique Meirelles for the 2018 elections.[1]

References

  1. ^ "MDB confirma Germano Rigotto como vice de Meirelles em convenção no Rio Grande do Sul" (in Portuguese). G1. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

External links

  • Official website
Political offices
Preceded by 35th Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
2003–07
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by MDB nominee for Vice President of Brazil
2018
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Governors of Rio Grande do Sul (1889–present)
  1. Correia da Câmara
  2. Júlio Anacleto Falcão da Frota
  3. Francisco da Silva Tavares
  4. Carlos Machado de Bittencourt
  5. Cândido José da Costa
  6. Fernando Abbot
  7. Júlio Prates de Castilhos
  8. Correia da Câmara
  9. Vitoriano Ribeiro Carneiro Monteiro
  10. Fernando Abbot
  11. Júlio Prates de Castilhos
  12. Borges de Medeiros
  13. Carlos Barbosa Gonçalves
  14. Borges de Medeiros
  15. Getúlio Vargas
  16. Oswaldo Aranha
  17. Sinval Saldanha
  18. José Antônio Flores da Cunha
  19. Manuel de Cerqueira Daltro Filho
  20. Joaquim Maurício Cardoso
  21. Cordeiro de Farias
  22. Ernesto Dornelles
  23. Samuel Figueiredo da Silva
  24. Pompílio Cylon Fernandes Rosa
  25. Walter Só Jobim
  26. Ernesto Dornelles
  27. Ildo Meneghetti
  28. Leonel Brizola
  29. Ildo Meneghetti
  30. Walter Peracchi Barcelos
  31. Euclides Triches
  32. Sinval Guazzelli
  33. José Augusto Amaral de Souza
  34. Jair Soares
  35. Pedro Simon
  36. Sinval Guazzelli
  37. Alceu Collares
  38. Antônio Britto
  39. Olívio Dutra
  40. Germano Rigotto
  41. Yeda Crusius
  42. Tarso Genro
  43. José Ivo Sartori
  44. Eduardo Leite
  45. Ranolfo Vieira Júnior
  46. Eduardo Leite
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