| Gilberto Kassab | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office March 31st, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | José Serra |
|---|---|
| Born | August 12, 1960 São Paulo |
| Political party | Democratas |
Gilberto Kassab (born August 12, 1960 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian politician, current mayor of São Paulo. This is a listing of all those that have served as the Mayor of the City of São Paulo, Brazil. José Serra ( pron ʒu'zɛ 'sɛʁɐ (born March 19, 1942 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian politician former secretary of state Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world The Democrats ( Democratas) is a Political party in Brazil, considered the main Centre-right party of Brazil Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld This is a listing of all those that have served as the Mayor of the City of São Paulo, Brazil. His term ends in 2008. A civil engineer and economist, of Syrian and Italian descent, Kassab took over from José Serra, after Serra decided to run for governor of São Paulo. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging José Serra ( pron ʒu'zɛ 'sɛʁɐ (born March 19, 1942 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian politician former secretary of state Governor of São Paulo is the position of the head of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. He is from the Democrats (DEM). The Democrats ( Democratas) is a Political party in Brazil, considered the main Centre-right party of Brazil
- Political career
- 1993-1994: São Paulo City councilman
- 1995-1998: São Paulo State deputy
- 1998-2004: Congressman (resigned to run as vice-mayor of São Paulo alongside José Serra)
- 2006 – ~ : São Paulo Mayor
Projects
With an administration centered on health, education and the control of pollution, Mr. José Serra ( pron ʒu'zɛ 'sɛʁɐ (born March 19, 1942 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian politician former secretary of state Kassab has been heavily criticized by the advertising industry for his Cidade Limpa law, which prohibits all forms of external media and visual pollution such as billboards. Lei Cidade Limpa (Portuguese for clean city law) is a law of the city of São Paulo promulgated in 2006 that regulates advertising such as that of outdoor posters Visual pollution is the term given to unattractive or unnatural (human-made visual elements of a vista a Landscape, or any other thing that a person might not want to The law, however, is supported by the great majority of the São Paulo population. São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world Ad companies tried to keep the billboards in the streets with blocking injunctions, though the supreme court determined the law to be constitutional. In the education area, Mr. Kassab is focusing on building and remodeling damaged schools. Since the mid-90s the city had many temporary schools made of adapted shipping containers, which were only replaced in 2007. In the health area the focus is to end the poor quality of public service and long waiting lines by building basic health units to triage the non-emergency cases (that are treated in small public clinics) from emergency treatment (that are treated in hospitals), increasing the number of people receiving treatment while reducing lines.
| Preceded by José Serra | Mayor of São Paulo 2006 – present | Succeeded by incumbent |
External links
- Official page (Portuguese)
- CityMayors profile (some incorrect informations)
- BBC News article about Cidade Limpa
- Folha de S. Paulo first page with a before-after picture (Portuguese)
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kassab, Gilberto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Mayor of São Paulo |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | São Paulo |
| DATE OF DEATH | living |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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