Teotonio Vilela Filho

Teotônio Brandão Vilela Filho (Viçosa, Alagoas, January 29, 1951) is a Brazilian economist, politician and Governor of Alagoas from 2007 to 2015. He graduated at the Universidade de Brasília and then specialized in Business Administration at the Fundação Getúlio Vargas. He is a son of Teotônio Brandão Vilela and Lenita Quintela. Brandão Vilela's degree in economics from the University of Brasilia (UNB), majoring in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV).

Teotônio Vilela Filho
Governor of Alagoas
In office January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2015
Vice Governor	Wanderley Neto
Preceded by	Luís Abílio
Succeeded by	Renan Filho
Senator for Alagoas
In office February 1, 1987 – January 1, 2007
Personal details
Born	Teotônio Brandão Vilela Filho (1951-01-29) January 29, 1951 (age 74) Viçosa, Alagoas, Brazil
Political party	PSDB (1988–present)
Other political affiliations	PMDB (1986–88)
Parent	Teotônio Vilela (father)
Alma mater	University of Brasília (BEc)
Profession	Economist

He is one of the sons of the former senator Teôtonio Vilela, and was one of the founders of the PSDB. In 1986, he won his first Senate elections, becoming, at the time, the youngest senator to ever take office in Brazil.^[1] He was re-elected for that in 1994 and 2002. In 2006 he was elected the governor of Alagoas, being re-elected in 2010.

In 1997, Vilela was made a Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE).^[2] The same year he received the Order of Military Merit of Brazil,^[3] and in 2000 the Order of Merit of Portugal.^[4]