Tarso Genro

Tarso Fernando Herz Genro (born March 6, 1947) is a left-wing Brazilian politician from the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. A prominent associate of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Genro was one of the most important leaders of the Workers' Party (PT) in the 2000s.

Tarso Genro
37th Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
In office
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2015
Vice GovernorBeto Grill
Preceded byYeda Crusius
Succeeded byJosé Ivo Sartori
Other positions
Minister of Justice
In office
March 16, 2007 – February 10, 2010
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byMárcio Thomaz Bastos
Succeeded byLuiz Paulo Barreto
Minister of Institutional Relations
In office
April 3, 2006 – March 16, 2007
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byJaques Wagner
Succeeded byWalfrido dos Mares Guia
National President of the Workers' Party
In office
July 9, 2005 – October 11, 2005
Preceded byJosé Genoino
Succeeded byRicardo Berzoini
Minister of Education
In office
January 27, 2004 – July 29, 2005
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byCristovam Buarque
Succeeded byFernando Haddad
38th and 40th Mayor of Porto Alegre
In office
January 1, 2001 – April 4, 2002
Preceded byRaul Pont
Succeeded byJoão Verle
In office
January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1997
Preceded byOlívio Dutra
Succeeded byRaul Pont
Personal details
Born (1947-03-06) March 6, 1947
São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political partyWorkers' Party
Spouse(s)Sandra Krebs Genro
ChildrenLuciana
Vanessa
Alma materFederal University of Santa Maria

Biography

Genro was born to a working-class family in São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Genro was active in politics from a young age. In the early 1980s, Genro was a spokesman for the Communist Revolutionary Party (PRC)[1] along with his brother, Adelmo Genro Filho.

As a member of the Workers' Party (PT), he was elected deputy mayor of Porto Alegre by the "Popular Front", a list headed by Olívio Dutra, a fellow member of the PT. He accumulated the position of vice mayor with that of government secretary. In 1992, Genro was elected to the position of Mayor of Porto Alegre, though he lost reelection in 1996. In 1998, he was speculated to be a potential presidential candidate for the PT in the place of Lula, though Lula ended up running[2]

As a result of the Mensalão scandal, Genro served the remainder of José Genoíno's term as party president in 2005. Ricardo Berzoini was elected to the post later that year.

Following his service as interim president, Genro was a top political adviser to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former President of Brazil (2006–2010), during the contentious, but quite successful, 2006 Presidential campaign.[3] On 16 March 2007, he became the new Minister of Justice in Lula's cabinet. In 2010, Genro was mentioned as a possible successor to Lula, though the PT nomination went to eventual winner Dilma Rousseff.[4]

Personal life

His daughter, Luciana Genro, is a prominent socialist politician in Brazil who served as the presidential candidate of the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) in 2014.

References
  1. "Biografia no site oficial de campanha". www.tarso13.com.br..
  2. "Folha de S.Paulo - Lula apóia Tarso Genro para Presidência - 12/05/97". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  3. Da Silva faces a runoff vote in Brazil - International Herald Tribune
  4. "Lula já escolheu Dilma para ser candidata em 2010, diz Tarso - Política". Estadão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-12-28.

Media related to Tarso Genro at Wikimedia Commons

Political offices
Preceded by
Olivio Dutra		 Mayor of Porto Alegre
1993–1997
2001–2002		 Succeeded by
Raul Pont
Preceded by
Raul Pont		 Succeeded by
João Verle
Preceded by
Cristovam Buarque		 Minister of Education
2004–2005		 Succeeded by
Fernando Haddad
Preceded by
Jaques Wagner		 Minister of Institutional Relations
2006–2007		 Succeeded by
Walfrido dos Mares Guia
Preceded by
Márcio Thomaz Bastos		 Minister of Justice
2007–2010		 Succeeded by
Luiz Paulo Barreto
Preceded by
Yeda Crusius		 Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
2011–2015		 Succeeded by
José Ivo Sartori
Political offices
Preceded by
José Genoino		 National President of the Workers' Party
2005		 Succeeded by
Ricardo Berzoini


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