26 Facts About Geraldo Alckmin

Geraldo Alckmin previously was the Governor of Sao Paulo for two nonconsecutive terms, the longest serving since democratization, 2001 to 2006 and 2011 to 2018.

Geraldo Alckmin was elected mayor of his hometown Pindamonhangaba in 1982, becoming a founder of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party in 1988.

Geraldo Alckmin first became governor of Sao Paulo in 2001 after the death of Mario Covas.

Geraldo Alckmin was a candidate for President of Brazil in 2006 for the PSDB, losing to incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the second round.

Geraldo Alckmin again ran for president for the PSDB in 2018, but placed fourth, not advancing to the second round.

Geraldo Alckmin joined the Brazilian Socialist Party in 2022 to be the running mate of Lula da Silva in the 2022 Brazilian presidential election.

Geraldo Alckmin is usually described by political analysts and supporters as a pro-business centrist, closely associated with the political and financial establishment.

Geraldo Jose Rodrigues Alckmin Filho was born in the city of Pindamonhangaba, Vale do Paraiba.

The Geraldo Alckmin family has a history in politics, most notably Rodrigues Geraldo Alckmin, a minister of the Supreme Federal Court, and Jose Maria Alkmin, vice-president in the Castelo Branco administration.

Geraldo is married to Maria Lucia Ribeiro Alckmin and is the father of three children.

Geraldo Alckmin was elected vice governor of Sao Paulo, Mario Covas's running-mate first in the 1994 election and then again in 1998.

Lula and Geraldo Alckmin faced one another in a run-off election on 29 October 2006.

On 19 January 2009, Geraldo Alckmin was appointed Secretary of Development for the State of Sao Paulo by then-Governor Jose Serra.

At the PSDB convention held on 13 June 2010, Geraldo Alckmin was officially named the party's candidate for the Sao Paulo government.

Geraldo Alckmin was elected governor in the first round with 11.5 million votes defeating Senator Aloizio Mercadante who obtained 8 million votes.

Geraldo Alckmin assumed the government of Sao Paulo for the third time on 1 January 2011.

Geraldo Alckmin took office for the fourth time as governor of Sao Paulo on 1 January 2015.

Since resigning as governor and losing his legal immunity, Geraldo Alckmin has been the target of a probe by electoral justice authorities for allegations that construction company Odebrecht illegally funneled R$10 million into his 2010 and 2014 campaign.

Geraldo Alckmin has denied wrongdoing, saying the funds were of "electoral nature" and that the allegation "does not proceed".

In early May 2018, Geraldo Alckmin announced his campaign communications team, which is headed by Luis Felipe d'Avila with Lula Guimaraes as marketing director.

On 2 August 2018, Rio Grande do Sul senator Ana Amelia Lemos, a member of PP, was confirmed as Geraldo Alckmin's running mate in the general election.

Geraldo Alckmin considered staying with the PSDB in the case of Eduardo Leite's victory against Doria in the party's presidential primaries.

On 15 December 2021, Geraldo Alckmin formally announced his departure from the PSDB.

In March 2022, Geraldo Alckmin joined PSB to be Lula's running mate in the 2022 presidential election.

The Lula-Geraldo Alckmin ticket won the second round of the 2022 elections, on 30 October, defeating the ticket of incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro.

On 22 December 2022, Geraldo Alckmin was announced as the minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade in the second presidency of Lula da Silva.