Cláudio Lembo

Cláudio Salvador Lembo (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈklawdʒu ˈlẽbu]; 12 October 1934 – 19 March 2025) was a Brazilian lawyer, politician, and academic from Neapolitan background. He was elected Lieutenant Governor in 2002 with Governor Geraldo Alckmin. After Alckmin's resignation, to be able to run for the presidency of Brazil in the general elections of October 2006, Lembo became governor of São Paulo on 31 March 2006. His political origins were in the ARENA pro-military party of the 1970s.^[1]

Cláudio Lembo
Governor of São Paulo
In office 31 March 2006 – 1 January 2007
Lieutenant	None
Preceded by	Geraldo Alckmin
Succeeded by	José Serra
Lieutenant Governor of São Paulo
In office 1 January 2003 – 31 March 2006
Governor	Geraldo Alckmin
Preceded by	Geraldo Alckmin
Succeeded by	Alberto Goldman
Other offices held
2008–2012	Municipal Secretary of Legal Affairs of São Paulo
1993–1993	Municipal Secretary of Planning of São Paulo
1986–1989	Municipal Secretary of Legal Affairs of São Paulo
1975–1979	Municipal Secretary of Extraordinary Affairs of São Paulo
Personal details
Born	(1934-10-12)12 October 1934 São Paulo, Brazil
Died	19 March 2025(2025-03-19) (aged 90) São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	ARENA (1966–1980) PMDB (1980–1985) PFL (1985–2007) DEM (2007–2011) PSD (2011–2025)
Spouse	Renéa de Castilho
Children	2
Alma mater	Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Lembo was a professor of constitutional law and civil law at Mackenzie Presbyterian University.

Claydio Lembo died on 19 March 2025, at the age of 90.^[2]