Geraldo Júnior
Vice-governor of Bahia
Assumed office
1 January 2023
GovernorJerônimo Rodrigues
Preceded byJoão Felipe de Souza Leão
Councilman of Salvador
In office
1 January 2013 – 1 January 2023
Personal details
Born
Geraldo Alves Ferreira Júnior

(1969-05-07) 7 May 1969
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Political partyPTC (2001–2002)
PRTB (2002–2007)
PTN (2007–2013)
Solidariedade (2013–2020)
MDB (2020–present)
OccupationLawyer

Geraldo Alves Ferreira Júnior (born 7 May 1969) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician who has been the vice-governor of the state of Bahia since 2023.[1] A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement, he was previously a councilor for Salvador from 2013 to 2023.[2] Geraldo Júnior and Jerônimo Rodrigues were elected in 2022 with 4,480,464 votes, or 52.79% percent of the vote.[3]

His father, Geraldo Alves Ferreira, had also been a councilman in Salvador during the 1990s. Geraldo Júnior graduated with a law degree from the Catholic University of Salvador, as well as a post-graduate degree in civil processes.[4] He had worked for the city of Salvador from 1993 to 2000. He later became the Municipal Secretary of Work, Sport and Leisure in 2017, and was seen as a confidante of then-mayor ACM Neto.[4] He became a councilman in his own right in Salvador from 2013 to 2023, having also served as council president.[5][6][7][8]

Electoral History

Year Election Party Position Votes % Result Ref
2008 Salvador municipal elections PTN Councilman Not elected [5]
2012 Salvador municipal elections 11,264 0.87% Elected [6]
2016 Salvador municipal elections Solidariedade 13,685 1.08% Elected [7]
2020 Salvador municipal elections MDB 12,906 1.07% Elected [8]
2022 Bahia gubernatorial election Vice-governor 4,480,464 52.79% Elected [3]

References

  1. ↑ Cibelle, Louise (1 January 2023). "Biografia do vice-governador Geraldo Júnior". Portal Gov Bahia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Vereadores - 19ª Legislatura (2021-2024) - Câmara Municipal de Salvador". www.cms.ba.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  3. 1 2 "Apuração da Eleição 2022 para Governador na Bahia". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Advogado, comunicador e presidente da Câmara de Salvador: conheça Geraldo Júnior, vice governador eleito da Bahia". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Folha Online - Especial - 2008 - Eleições". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Apuração das Eleições 2012 em Salvador | Bahia | G1". g1.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Resultado da apuração das Eleições 2016 em Salvador para prefeito e vereador". g1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Resultado das Eleições e Apuração Salvador-BA no 1º Turno | G1 Eleições". g1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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