Admar Gonzaga Neto (born 25 July 1960) is a Brazilian politician, attorney, jurist and current General Secretary of Alliance for Brazil (APB).[2] He was Justice of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), nominated by Michel Temer to the seat destinated to attorneys.[3] With electoral career since 1993, Admar was member of the Jurists Special Committee created to propose changes to the Electoral Code.[4]
Admar Gonzaga | |
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![]() Gonzaga in 2018 | |
General Secretary of Alliance for Brazil[a] | |
In office 21 November 2019 – 30 April 2022 | |
President | Jair Bolsonaro |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Party defunct |
Justice of the Superior Electoral Court | |
In office 27 April 2017 – 27 April 2019 | |
Nominated by | Michel Temer |
Preceded by | Henrique Neves da Silva |
Succeeded by | Sérgio Banhos |
Substitute Justice of the Superior Electoral Court | |
In office 25 June 2013 – 27 April 2017 | |
Nominated by | Dilma Rousseff |
Preceded by | Henrique Neves da Silva |
Succeeded by | Sérgio Banhos |
Personal details | |
Born | Admar Gonzaga Neto 25 July 1960 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Political party | ALIANÇA (2019–22) |
Spouse |
Élida Souza Matos
(m. 2005; div. 2017) |
Children | Henry Zaga, Fernanda Gonzaga[1] |
Alma mater | Centro Universitário de Brasília (LL.B.) |
Biography
editAfter obtaining a Bachelor of Laws from the Brasília University Center, he was a public employee at the Santa Catarina State Bank, typist and legal advisor in the Chamber of Deputies, besides legislative technical analyst, being transferred to the Federal Senate and place in the Democrats (DEM) leadership, which he was legislative advisor in the 1988 Constituent National Assembly.[5]
Began advocating in 1993 and was legal advisor and national delegate of the then Brazilian Progressive Party (PPB, current PP), legal advisor and national delegate of the Liberal Front Party (PFL), and legal advisor of Democrats (DEM). He also advocated in the conversion of PFL to DEM[6] and in the creation of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).[5]
In 1998, Gonzaga advocated for the reelection campaign of Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB), and in 2010 advocated for the campaign of Dilma Rousseff (PT).[6]
He is member of the Brazilian Institute of Electoral Law, author of books and manuals of Electoral Law, professor and lecturer of events about the subject.
In June 2013, he was sworn in by Dilma Rousseff in his first term as TSE Substitute Justice. He took the seat left from Justice Henrique Neves da Silva, who became Effective Justice after the end of Marcelo Ribeiro's term. In March 2017, with the end of Neves' term, he was nominated by president Michel Temer as TSE Effective Justice.[3] In June 2017, he voted for the acquittal in the trial of Rousseff-Temer ticket.[7][8]
In November 2017, he was accused of aggression by his wife, Élida Souza.[9] Due to the complaint, he gave up a second term as Justice, ending his term on 27 April 2019.[10]
Notes
edit- ^ Party registration pending approval by the Superior Electoral Court and currently defunct.
References
edit- ^ "Filha de Admar Gonzaga sobre ex do ministro: "Ela se agrediu"". 30 March 2019.
- ^ Megale, Bela (23 November 2019). "Secretário de partido de Bolsonaro não quer painel de cartuchos de bala em sede do Aliança pelo Brasil" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ a b Uribe, Gustavo; Casado, Letícia (30 March 2017). "Temer nomeia Admar Gonzaga como novo ministro do TSE" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Admar Gonzaga é reconduzido ao cargo de ministro substituto do Tribunal Superior Eleitoral" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Ministro Admar Gonzaga Neto" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ a b Sassine, Vinícius (27 October 2014). "Ministro do TSE que proibiu publicidade da 'Veja' foi advogado da campanha do PT em 2010" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ Bretas, Valéria (21 June 2017). "Como foi a 1ª fase do julgamento no TSE da chapa Dilma-Temer" (in Portuguese). Exame. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "TSE absolve a chapa Dilma-Temer" (in Portuguese). Terra. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ Bresciani, Eduardo (15 November 2017). "PGR denuncia ministro do TSE por agressão contra a mulher" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ Guerra, Rayanderson (26 April 2019). "Bolsonaro nomeia Sérgio Banhos como novo ministro do TSE" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 25 November 2019.