Harry Amorim Costa
Brazilian politician (1927–1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harry Amorim Costa (23 May 1927 – 19 August 1988) was a Brazilian engineer and politician, the first governor of Mato Grosso do Sul when he was a civil servant of the National Department of Works Saneamento, a federal autarchy created by Ernesto Geisel.[1]
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Quick Facts His Excellency, Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul ...
Harry Amorim Costa | |
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Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul | |
In office 1 January 1979 – 12 June 1979 | |
Succeeded by | Londres Machado |
Federal deputy for Mato Grosso do Sul | |
In office 1 February 1983 – 31 January 1986 | |
4th Secretary of State for the Environment of Mato Grosso do Sul | |
In office 15 March 1987 – 19 August 1988 | |
Governor | Marcelo Miranda Soares |
Preceded by | Abel Costa de Oliveira |
Succeeded by | Nilson de Barros |
Personal details | |
Born | Harry Amorim Costa (1927-05-23)23 May 1927 Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Died | August 19, 1988(1988-08-19) (aged 61) Miranda, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil |
Political party | MDB |
Spouse | Amélia Santana |
Education | University of Rio Grande do Sul |
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In 1982, he was elected federal deputy for the PMDB, then the main opposition party to the government of João Figueiredo. He was unable to be re-elected in 1986, and was appointed Secretary of State for the Environment in 1987. He would die in 1988 in a car accident.[2]