Rui Costa (politician)
Rui Costa | |
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Governor of Bahia | |
Assumed office January 1, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Jaques Wagner |
Member of Chamber Of Deputies from Bahia | |
In office February 1, 2011 – December 31, 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | January 18, 1963
Political party | Workers' Party |
Profession | Economist |
Rui Costa dos Santos (born January 18, 1963) is a Brazilian economist and politician. He is currently governor of Bahia since January 2015. He is affiliated with the Workers' Party (PT).
In January 2007, invited by the Governor Jaques Wagner, Rui Costa took over the Secretariat of Institutional Relations (Serin), where he stayed until 2010. In Serin, Rui developed a new model of integration between the executive and legislative state with federal entities and movements social. The initiative was enhanced with the launch of the Institutional Relationship System (SRI), designed to speed up the progress of claims and standardize care.[1][2][3]
In 2010 he was elected federal deputy for the PT, again with the highest number of votes of the PT bench.[4]
Rui Costa was chosen as the PT candidate for the State of Bahia in elections in 2014,[5] and elected in the 1st round with 54.53% of the votes, against 37.39% of his main opponent, Paulo Souto.[6]
References
- ↑ "Serin coordena novo sistema de relacionamento institucional do governo". Liderança do PT Bahia. 2007-07-20.
- ↑ "Estado propõe nova relação na esfera pública". Aratu Online.
- ↑ "Sistema de Relacionamento Institucional ganha versão atualizada". Processamento de Dados do Estado da Bahia - Prodeb.
- ↑ Biografia - Site da Casa Civil da Bahia
- ↑ Samuel Celestino (27 July 2014). "Convenção do PT extrapola expectativa". Bahia Notícias. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ↑ "Apuração de votos para governador na Bahia". G1. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.