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| Governor of São Paulo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 15 March 1983 – 15 March 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lieutenant | Orestes Quércia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | José Maria Marin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Orestes Quércia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 8 September 1961 – 12 July 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | João Goulart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Segadas Viana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Almino Afonso | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1916-07-14)14 July 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 July 1999(1999-07-16) (aged 83) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | PDC (1947–1965) MDB (1965–1980) PMDB (1980–1988) PSDB (1988–1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Lucy Pestana Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of São Paulo Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of São Bento | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
André Franco Montoro (Portuguese:[ɐ̃ˈdrɛˈfrãkumõˈtoru]; 14 July 1916 – 16 July 1999) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He was born inSão Paulo as the son of André de Blois Montoro and Tomásia Alijostes.[1] He was asenator andgovernor of São Paulo, winning against São Paulo mayorReynaldo de Barros in the latter. He was a member of several parties, such asPDC,MDB,PMDB and one of the founders ofPSDB. He was also alawphilosopher and a professor atPUC-SP, who wrote several law books.[2]
Montoro is credited as being one of the key figures in theDiretas Já movement, along withTancredo Neves andUlysses Guimarães, which helped to bring about the return of direct elections to Brazil.[2]
TheSão Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport is named after him.
Montoro's government decentralized the state into 42 regions, leaving school meals to municipalities. He built thousands of kilometers of country roads and expanded water and sewage networks, in addition to building (on average) one school a week during his tenure.[3] In his government, he had the creation of the first secretariat for the environment and the first police station for the defense of women.[4]
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