José Serra

José Serra Chirico (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈsɛʁɐ]; born March 19, 1942) is a Brazilian politician. He was a Senator from 2015 to 2023. He was senator before between 1995 to 2003.^[1] He is a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party.

José Serra
Official portrait, 2015
Senator for São Paulo
In office 1 February 2015 – 1 February 2023
In office 1 February 1995 – 1 February 2003
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 12 May 2016 – 22 February 2017
President	Michel Temer
Preceded by	Mauro Vieira
Succeeded by	Aloysio Nunes
Governor of São Paulo
In office 1 January 2007 – 2 April 2010
Vice Governor	Alberto Goldman
Preceded by	Cláudio Lembo
Succeeded by	Alberto Goldman
Mayor of São Paulo
In office 1 January 2005 – 31 March 2006
Vice Mayor	Gilberto Kassab
Preceded by	Marta Suplicy
Succeeded by	Gilberto Kassab
Minister of Health
In office 31 March 1998 – 20 February 2002
President	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Carlos Albuquerque
Succeeded by	Barjas Negri
Minister of Planning and Budget
In office 1 January 1995 – 30 April 1996
President	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Beni Veras
Succeeded by	Antônio Kandir
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 1 February 1987 – 1 January 1995
Constituency	São Paulo
Personal details
Born	(1942-03-19) 19 March 1942 (age 83) São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	PSDB (1988–present)
Other political affiliations	PMDB (1979–88)
Spouse(s)	Sylvia Mónica Allende ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 2013)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of São Paulo University of Chile Cornell University
Signature
Website	Official website

He was Governor of São Paulo from 2007 to 2010. Before, he was Mayor of São Paulo from 2005 to 2006.

From 1987 to 1995, he was a Federal Deputy. He was the Minister of Planning and Budget from 1995 to 1996 and Minister of Health from 1998 to 2002 during the Fernando Henrique Cardoso administration.

Serra was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Michel Temer administration from 2016 to 2017.

Serra ran for President of Brazil in 2002 however lost the election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He ran for president again in 2010, however he lost the election to Dilma Rousseff.^[2]