Aureliano Chaves

Aureliano Chaves (January 13, 1929 – April 30, 2003) was a Brazilian politician.

Aureliano Chaves
Aureliano Chaves (1982)
Vice President of Brazil
In office March 15, 1979 – March 14, 1985
President	João Figueiredo
Preceded by	Adalberto Pereira dos Santos
Succeeded by	José Sarney
Minister of Mines and Energy
In office March 15, 1985 – December 22, 1988
President	José Sarney
Preceded by	César Cals
Succeeded by	Iris Rezende
Governor of Minas Gerais
In office March 15, 1975 – July 5, 1978
Vice Governor	Levindo Ozanam Coelho
Preceded by	Rondon Pacheco
Succeeded by	Levindo Ozanam Coelho
Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Minas Gerais
In office February 1, 1967 – February 1, 1975
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Minas Gerais
In office February 1, 1959 – February 1, 1967
Personal details
Born	(1929-01-13)January 13, 1929 Três Pontas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died	April 30, 2003(2003-04-30) (aged 74) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Political party	UDN (Before 1966) ARENA (1966–1979) PDS (1979–1985) PFL (1985–2003)
Spouse(s)	Vivi Chaves

Born in Três Pontas, state of Minas Gerais, he was a Representative of this state in the Chamber of Deputies in 1967 from the ARENA party. He was selected as the governor of Minas Gerais state from 1975 to 1978 and was elected vice-president in 1979 under João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo. He acted as president during Figueiredo's health crisis in 1981 and 1983.

After the democratization of Brazil, he ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of Brazil. After the elections of 1989 he retired from politics.