Mário Negromonte

Brazilian politician

Mário Negromonte
Negromonte in January 2011

Ministry of Cities
In office 1 January 2011 – 2 February 2012
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Márcio Fortes de Almeida
Succeeded by	Aguinaldo Ribeiro
Federal Deputy from Bahia
In office 1 February 1995 – 1 February 2015
State Deputy of Bahia
In office 1 January 1991 – 1 January 1995

Personal details
Born	(1950-07-06) 6 July 1950 (age 73) Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political party	PP (2003–present)
Other political affiliations	PMDB (1986–88) PSDB (1988–2011) PPR (2001–03)

Mário Sílvio Mendes Negromonte (born 6 July 1950) is a Brazilian who has served as minister of cities under the Rousself administration and a member of the chamber of deputies from Bahia. Although born in Pernambuco, he has spent his political career representing the state of Bahia, having served as state representative from 2003 to 2019.

Personal life

Negromonte is married to Vilma Negromonte. His son Mário Negromonte Jr. is also a politician.^[1]

Political career

Negromonte was elected state representative of Bahia in 1990 while part of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party. In 1994, he was elected to the federal chamber of deputies, and served for five consecutive terms. He was PP leader in the House of Representatives from 2006 to 2010.^[2]

He was appointed minister of cities in December 2010 by then-president Dilma Rousseff.^[2] However little more than a year after taking office he was dismissed from the position due to suspected allegations of irregularities in the use of funds.^[3]^[4]

Operation Car Wash

Negromonte was investigated in Operation Car Wash due to being named by Alberto Youssef.^[5] On 30 March 2016 he was convicted of passive corruption and concealment of more than $25 million that was illegally distributed to fellow politicians.^[6] His brother and fellow politician, Adarico Negromonte Filho, was also investigated but ultimately acquitted of charges by the Operation Lava Jato investigation team.^[7]

References

^ "MÁRIO NEGROMONTE JR. – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Ex-líder do PP na Câmara, Negromonte assume Cidades" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ Bachega, Hugo (2 February 2012). "Negromonte pede demissão e líder do PP assume Cidades" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. Reuters. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ Arruda, Fabiano (2 February 2012). "Ministro das Cidades pede demissão e líder do PP na Câmara assume" (in Portuguese). Campo Grande News. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ Bulla, Beatriz (7 August 2015). "Ex-ministro é investigado por esquema de R$ 25 milhões na Lava Jato" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ Oms, Carolina; Casado, Leticia (30 March 2016). "MPF denuncia sete políticos do PP por corrupção na Lava-Jato" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "Lava Jato: condenados e penas" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

Political offices
Preceded by Márcio Fortes de Almeida	Minister of Cities 2011–12	Succeeded by Aguinaldo Ribeiro

Cabinet of Dilma Rousseff (2011–16)

Cabinet
Minister of Agrarian Development	Afonso Florence (2011–12) Pepe Vargas (2012–14) Miguel Rossetto (2014) Patrus Ananias (2015–16)
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply	Wagner Rossi (2011) Mendes Ribeiro Filho (2011–13) Antônio Andrade (2013–14) Neri Geller (2014–15) Kátia Abreu (2015–16)
Minister of Cities	Mário Negromonte (2011–13) Aguinaldo Ribeiro (2013–14) Gilberto Occhi (2014–15) Gilberto Kassab (2015–16) Inês da Silva Magalhães (2016)
Minister of Communications	Paulo Bernardo (2011–15) Ricardo Berzoini (2015) André Figueiredo (2015–16)
Minister of Culture	Ana de Hollanda (2011–14) Marta Suplicy (2014–15) Juca Ferreira (2015–16)
Minister of Defence	Nelson Jobim (2011) Celso Amorim (2011–15) Jaques Wagner (2015) Aldo Rebelo (2015–16)
Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade	Fernando Pimentel (2011–14) Mauro Borges Lemos (2014–15) Armando Monteiro (2015–16)
Minister of Education	Fernando Haddad (2011–12) Aloizio Mercadante (2012–14) José Henrique Paim (2014–15) Cid Gomes (2015) Renato Janine Ribeiro (2015) Aloizio Mercadante (2015–16)
Minister of the Environment	Izabella Teixeira (2011–16)
Minister of Finances	Guido Mantega (2011–15) Joaquim Levy (2015) Nelson Barbosa (2015–16)
Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture	Ideli Salvatti (2011) Luiz Sérgio Nóbrega (2011–12) Marcelo Crivella (2012–14) Eduardo Lopes (2014–15) Helder Barbalho (2015)
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Antonio Patriota (2011–13) Luiz Alberto Figueiredo (2013–15) Mauro Vieira (2015–16)
Minister of Health	Alexandre Padilha (2011–14) Arthur Chioro (2014–15) Marcelo Castro (2015–16)
Minister of Justice	José Eduardo Cardozo (2011–16) Eugênio Aragão (2016)
Minister of Labour and Employment	Carlos Lupi (2011) Brizola Neto (2012–13) Manoel Dias (2013–15) Miguel Rossetto (2015–16)
Minister of Mines and Energy	Edison Lobão (2011–15) Eduardo Braga (2015–16) Marco Antônio Almeida (2016)
Minister of National Integration	Fernando Bezerra Coelho (2011–13) Gilberto Occhi (2015–16)
Minister of Planning, Budget and Management	Miriam Belchior (2011–15) Nelson Barbosa (2015) Valdir Simão (2015–16)
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovations	Aloizio Mercadante (2011–12) Marco Antonio Raupp (2012–14) Clélio Campolina Diniz (2014–15) Aldo Rebelo (2015) Celso Pansera (2015–16)
Minister of Social Development and Fight Against Hunger	Tereza Campello (2011–16)
Minister of Social Security	Garibaldi Alves Filho (2011–15) Carlos Eduardo Gabas (2015)
Minister of Sports	Orlando Silva (2011) Aldo Rebelo (2011–15) George Hilton (2015–16) Ricardo Leyser (2016)
Minister of Tourism	Pedro Novais (2011) Gastão Vieira (2011–14) Vinicius Lages (2014–15) Henrique Eduardo Alves (2015–16) Alessandro Teixeira (2016)
Minister of Transports	Alfredo Nascimento (2011) Paulo Sérgio Passos (2011–13) César Borges (2013–14) Paulo Sérgio Passos (2014–15) Antonio Carlos Rodrigues (2015–16)
Minister of Women, Racial Equality and Human Rights	Nilma Lino Gomes (2015–16)

Cabinet-level
Secretary of Civil Aviation	Wagner Bittencourt (2011–13) Moreira Franco (2013–15) Carlos Gabas (2015–16)
Secretary of Human Rights	Maria do Rosário (2011–14) Ideli Salvatti (2014–15) Pepe Vargas (2015)
Secretary of Institutional Affairs	Luiz Sérgio Nóbrega (2011) Ideli Salvatti (2011–14) Ricardo Berzoini (2014–15) Pepe Vargas (2015)
Secretary of Micro and Small Business	Guilherme Afif Domingos (2013–15)
Secretary of Politics for Women	Iriny Lopes (2011–12) Eleonora Menicucci (2012–15)
Secretary of Promotion of Racial Equality	Luiza Helena de Bairros (2011–15) Nilma Lino Gomes (2015)
Secretary of Ports and Water Transports	Leônidas Cristino (2011–13) Antonio Pinheiro (2013–14) César Borges (2014–15) Edson Coelho Araújo (2015) Helder Barbalho (2015–16) Maurício Muniz (2016)
Secretary of Social Communication	Helena Chagas (2011–14) Thomas Traumann (2014–15) Edinho Silva (2015–16)
Secretary of Strategic Affairs	Moreira Franco (2011–13) Marcelo Neri (2015) Roberto Mangabeira (2015)
Vice President	Michel Temer (2011–16)
Chief of Staff of the Presidency	Antonio Palocci (2011) Gleisi Hoffmann (2011–14) Aloizio Mercadante (2014–15) Jaques Wagner (2015–16) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2016)
Attorney General	Luis Inácio Adams (2011–16) José Eduardo Cardozo (2016)
Comptroller General	Jorge Hage (2011–15) Valdir Simão (2015) Luiz Navarro de Britto (2016)
Secretary of Government	Ricardo Berzoini (2015–16)
Secretary of Institutional Security	José Elito Carvalho Siqueira (2011–15)
Chief of Military House of the Presidency	Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos (2015–16)
Secretary-General of the Presidency	Gilberto Carvalho (2011–15) Miguel Rossetto (2015)
President of the Central Bank	Alexandre Tombini (2011–16)