Marcelo Calero

Marcelo Calero Faria Garcia (born 7 July 1982) is a Brazilian diplomat and politician. He was Minister of Culture of the government Michel Temer.[1]

Marcelo Calero
Marcelo Calero in 2016
Municipal Secretary of Government and Public Integrity of Rio de Janeiro
Assumed office
1 January 2021
MayorEduardo Paes
Preceded byPaulo Albino Santos Soares
Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro
In office
1 February 2019 – 1 January 2021
Minister of Culture
In office
24 May 2016 – 18 November 2016
PresidentMichel Temer
Preceded byJuca Ferreira
Succeeded byRoberto Freire
Municipal Secretary of Culture of Rio de Janeiro
In office
15 January 2015 – 18 May 2016
MayorEduardo Paes
Preceded bySérgio Sá Leitão
Succeeded byJúnior Perim
Personal details
Born (1982-07-07) 7 July 1982
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyCIDADANIA (2018–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PSDB (2009–2015)
  • MDB (2016–2018)
Alma materRio de Janeiro State University (B.L.)
OccupationDiplomat, lawyer

In 2018, Calero was elected as a deputy with the Cidadania Party with endorsement from the classically liberal Livres movement. He is openly gay and is the second LGBT person to be elected as a Member of Congress.[2]

References

  1. Brasil, Portal. "Novo secretário diz que sua missão é resgatar a dignidade dos "fazedores de cultura"". Portal Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  2. "Ex ministro gay denuncia tráfico de influência no governo Temer". Revista Lado A (in Portuguese). 25 November 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.


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