Márcio França

Márcio Luiz França Gomes (born 23 June 1963) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), former governor and vice governor of São Paulo, elected with Geraldo Alckmin in 2014. França assumed the office as governor in 6 April 2018 after Alckmin resigned to run for President of Brazil in the 2018 election.[1] França was also a candidate for governor of São Paulo in 2018.[2][3]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is França and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.
Márcio França
França in 2018
Governor of São Paulo
In office
6 April 2018 – 31 December 2018
LieutenantNone
Preceded byGeraldo Alckmin
Succeeded byJoão Doria
Other positions
Lieutenant Governor of São Paulo
In office
1 January 2015 – 6 April 2018
GovernorGeraldo Alckmin
Preceded byAfif Domingos
Succeeded byRodrigo Garcia
Federal Deputy for São Paulo
In office
1 February 2007 – 1 January 2015
Mayor of São Vicente
In office
1 January 1997 – 31 December 2004
DeputyPaulo Souza
Preceded byLuís Carlos Luca Pedro
Succeeded byTércio Garcia
City Councillor of São Vicente
In office
1 January 1989 – 1 January 1997
Personal details
Born
Márcio Luiz França Gomes

(1963-06-23) 23 June 1963
São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPSB (1988–present)
Spouse(s)
Lúcia Gouvêa
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(m. 1982)​
Parents
  • Luiz Gonzaga de Oliveira Gomes (father)
  • Myrthes Giani França Gomes (mother)
EducationCatholic University of Santos

He was the PSB nominee for Mayor of São Paulo with Antonio Neto, from PDT, as vice mayoral running mate.[4][5]

References
  1. Mellis, Fernando (6 April 2018). "Governador com mais tempo no cargo, Alckmin renuncia nesta sexta" (in Portuguese). R7. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. Viegas, Nonato (5 March 2018). "PSB quer deputado do DEM como candidato a vice de Márcio França em São Paulo" (in Portuguese). Época. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. "Márcio França, candidato no 2º turno na disputa pelo governo de São Paulo pelo PSB, é entrevistado pelo Diário TV". TV Diário (in Portuguese). G1. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "Chapa PSB-PDT lança Márcio França a prefeito de São Paulo". O Cafezinho (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  5. "Márcio França anuncia candidatura a prefeitura de SP com apoio de Ciro". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-24.


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