Marcos Pereira
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
1 February 2019
ConstituencySão Paulo
First Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
1 February 2023
PresidentArthur Lira
Preceded byLincoln Portela
In office
1 February 2019 – 3 February 2021
PresidentRodrigo Maia
Preceded byFábio Ramalho
Succeeded byMarcelo Ramos
President of Republicanos
Assumed office
3 January 2018
Preceded byEduardo Lopes (acting)
In office
9 May 2011 – 12 May 2016
Preceded byVitor Paulo Araújo dos Santos
Succeeded byEduardo Lopes (acting)
Minister of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services
In office
12 May 2016 – 3 January 2018
PresidentMichel Temer
Preceded byArmando Monteiro
Succeeded byMarcos Jorge de Lima (acting)
Personal details
Born
Marcos Antônio Pereira

(1972-04-04) 4 April 1972 (age 52)
Linhares, ES, Brazil
Political partyRepublicanos (2010–present)
Other political
affiliations
PSB (2005–10)
SpouseMargareth Pereira
Alma materMackenzie Presbyterian University
OccupationLawyer, Bishop
Personal
ReligionChristian
DenominationNeopentecostal
Organization
ChurchUniversal Church of the Kingdom of God

Marcos Antônio Pereira (born 4 April 1972 in Linhares) is a Brazilian lawyer and discharged bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God and politician. He is the current president of the Republicans,[1] and former Minister of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services, appointed by president Michel Temer.[2] He resigned from office on 3 January 2018 to deal with "personal and partisan affairs".[3]

References

  1. ^ "Membros da Executiva Nacional" (in Portuguese). PRB 10 - Partido Republicano Brasileiro. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ^ Mariana Tokarnia (12 May 2016). "Marcos Pereira assume Ministério da Indústria e do Comércio" (in Portuguese). EBC - Agência Brasil. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  3. ^ Arbex, Thais (3 January 2018). "Ministro da Indústria e Comércia pede demissão; governo Temer tem terceira baixa em um mês" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
Political offices Preceded byArmando Monteiro Minister of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services 2016–2018 Succeeded byMarcos Jorge de Lima (acting) Preceded byFábio Ramalho First Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies 2019–21; 2023–present Succeeded byMarcelo Ramos Preceded byLincoln Portela Incumbent Party political offices Preceded byVitor Paulo Araújo dos Santos President of Republicanos 2011–2016; 2018–present Succeeded byEduardo Lopes (acting) Preceded byEduardo Lopes (acting) Incumbent