Ciro Ferreira Gomes (born Pindamonhangaba, 6 November 1957) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. Pindamonhangaba is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, sitting in the Paraíba valley, between the two most active production and consumption Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld He was a founding member of the then-center-left Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), but left the party in 1996. The Brazilian Social Democracy Party ( Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, PSDB is a Political party in Brazil. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) He later moved to the Socialist People's Party (PPS) and ran as the PPS' presidential candidate in 1998 and 2002. The Socialist People's Party ( Partido Popular Socialista, PPS is a Political party in Brazil. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. He supported Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the latter election, and was ultimately chosen to be the Minister for National Integration in Lula's new government. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (pronounced /lu'iz i'nasju 'lulɐ da 'siwvɐ/; born October 27, 1945) known simply as Lula, is the thirty-fifth and When the PPS' leadership voted to leave the governing coalition in December 2004, Gomes chose to remain in his post. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " As a result, the PPS removed him from the party leadership, and he decided to join the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB). The Brazilian Socialist Party ( Partido Socialista Brasileiro, PSB is a Political party in Brazil. In 2006 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies with the highest percentage ever achieved by a single candidate in a proportional election - 16. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil ( Portuguese: Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the Lower house of the National Congress of 7%.
He is married to famous soap actress Patrícia Pillar.
Ciro Gomes became governor of the Brazilian northeastern state of Ceará in 1990, at the age of 32. Ceará (siaˈɾa is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The four years he spent as governor was known to many as a great economic and social reform from a poverty stricken state. He attracted much international investment, and Unicef praised him for cutting infant mortality by a third. The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946
He also famously built a water canal 71 miles long in only 90 days to Fortaleza, the capital, to advert a water supply crisis. Fortaleza ( Portuguese for Fortress, foxtaˈlezɐ is the State capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil.
In 1994 he was nominated finance minister at a crucial time when the Real Plan was underway as an economic stabilization program. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Plano Real ( Real Plan, in Portuguese) was a set of measures taken to stabilize the Brazilian economy in early 1994 under the direction He briefly curbed a surge in inflation, helping Fernando Henrique Cardoso win the election. Fernando Henrique Cardoso, PC (born June 18, 1931) - also known by his initials FHC - was the President of the Federative Republic of
| Preceded by Maria Luíza Fontenele |
Mayor of Fortaleza January 01, 1989 – April 02, 1990 |
Succeeded by Juraci Magalhães |
| Preceded by Tasso Jereissati |
Governor of Ceará March 15, 1991 – October 08, 1994 |
Succeeded by Francisco Aguiar |
| Preceded by Rubens Ricupero |
Finance Minister of Brazil September 06, 1994 – January 01, 1995 |
Succeeded by Pedro Malan |