Paulo Bernardo
Brazilian politician (born 1952)
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- Paulo Bernardo Silva (born 10 March 1952) is a Brazilian politician, member of the Workers' Party (PT).
- Personal life Paulo Bernardo da Silva was born in São Paulo, son of Alfredo Manoel da Silva and Sydnéa Bernardes da Silva.
- Bernardo was married to Federal Deputy Gleisi Hoffmann (PT).
- He was Federal Deputy from Paraná in 3 legislatures (1991–1995, 1995–1999 and 2003–2005).
- Electoral results Minister On 22 March 2005, he licensed from his term as Federal Deputy to take office as Minister of Planning, Budget and Management, during the government of the then president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Paulo Bernardo Silva (born 10 March 1952) is a Brazilian politician, member of the Workers' Party (PT). He was Minister of Communications during the government of Dilma Rousseff and Minister of Planning during the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Personal life
Paulo Bernardo da Silva was born in São Paulo, son of Alfredo Manoel da Silva and Sydnéa Bernardes da Silva. He is an employee of Bank of Brazil and was undergraduate in Geology for the University of Brasília (UnB). Bernardo was married to Federal Deputy Gleisi Hoffmann (PT).
Political career
Bernardo joined politics through unionism as a member of the director's board of the Paraná Bank Officers Union. He was Federal Deputy from Paraná in 3 legislatures (1991–1995, 1995–1999 and 2003–2005).
In this period, he also held the offices of State Secretary of Finances of Mato Grosso do Sul between January 1999 and December 2000 and Municipal Secretary of Finances of Londrina between January 2001 and March 2002.
Electoral results
Minister
On 22 March 2005, he licensed from his term as Federal Deputy to take office as Minister of Planning, Budget and Management, during the government of the then president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
He was also part of Dilma Rousseff's government since the beginning, as Minister of Communications. One of the goals of his administration was to reinforce the National Broadband Plan. In January 2015, in the ministerial reform of the transition for Dilma's second term, Ricardo Berzoini assumed Bernardo's seat.
Controversies
Operation Car Wash
In March 2016, he was indicted by the Federal Police for passive corruption in Car Wash.
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