José Eduardo Cardozo

José Eduardo Cardozo (born 18 April 1959) is a Brazilian lawyer, politician and former Attorney General of Brazil.^[1]

José Eduardo Cardozo
Attorney General of the Union
In office 3 March 2016 – 12 May 2016
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Luís Inácio Adams
Succeeded by	Fábio Medina Osório
Minister of Justice and Citizenship
In office 1 January 2011 – 3 March 2016
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Luiz Paulo Barreto
Succeeded by	Wellington Silva
Federal Deputy
In office 1 February 2003 – 1 January 2011
Constituency	São Paulo
Councillor of São Paulo
In office 1 February 1995 – 1 February 2003
Constituency	At-large
President of the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo
In office 1 January 2001 – 1 January 2003
Preceded by	Armando Mellão Neto
Succeeded by	Arselino Tatto
Personal details
Born	(1959-04-18) 18 April 1959 (age 66) São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	Workers' Party (1989–present)
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
Profession	Lawyer professor

He ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of the Brazilian Workers' Party in 2009, finishing second behind José Eduardo Dutra.