Rodrigo Maia

Brazilian politician (born 1970)

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Rodrigo Felinto Ibarra Epitácio Maia (born 12 June 1970) is a Brazilian politician who served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil between July 2016 and February 2021.
Maia was affiliated to the Democrats party, formerly PFL, from 1996 to 2021, when he was expelled from the party for criticizing the party president, ACM Neto.
Maia started economics at Candido Mendes University, but did not complete the course.
From 1997 to 1998, Maia was Municipal Secretary of the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro.
Since february 2023, Rodrigo Maia has been the CEO of the National Confederation of Financial Institutions named Fin.

Rodrigo Felinto Ibarra Epitácio Maia (born 12 June 1970) is a Brazilian politician who served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil between July 2016 and February 2021. A member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party since 2022, he is the son of former Rio de Janeiro Mayor Cesar Maia and was reelected five times as a congressman until 2023, when he decided to not run for a sixth term in the Chamber of Deputies. Maia was affiliated to the Democrats party, formerly PFL, from 1996 to 2021, when he was expelled from the party for criticizing the party president, ACM Neto.

Biography

Rodrigo Maia was born in Chile, while his father, the former Rio de Janeiro Mayor Cesar Maia was living in exile, and was registered at the Brazilian consulate in Santiago. Maia started economics at Candido Mendes University, but did not complete the course.

In 1990, before starting a career in politics, he worked for Banco BMG and then Banco Icatu. From 1997 to 1998, Maia was Municipal Secretary of the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro.

In April 2012, he won the title of citizen of the State of Rio de Janeiro.

Since february 2023, Rodrigo Maia has been the CEO of the National Confederation of Financial Institutions named Fin.

With a long-standing career in the public sector, he served six consecutive terms as a federal congressman representing the state of Rio de Janeiro and was Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2016 to 2020, becoming the longest-serving Speaker in the history of the Chamber.

On 14 June 2021, the National Executive of the Democrats decided to expel Maia from the party, after conflicts between the party and the former President of the Chamber.