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]
Geraldo Júnior | |
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| Vice-governor of Bahia | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
| Governor | Jerônimo Rodrigues |
| Preceded by | João Felipe de Souza Leão |
| Councilman of Salvador | |
| In office 1 January 2013 – 1 January 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Geraldo Alves Ferreira Júnior 7 May 1969 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
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| Occupation | Lawyer |
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 |
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| 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] |
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