Marcelo Calero

Marcelo Calero Faria Garcia (born 7 July 1982) is a Brazilian diplomat and politician. He was Minister of Culture of the government Michel Temer.[1]

Marcelo Calero
Marcelo Calero in 2016
Municipal Secretary of Government and Public Integrity of Rio de Janeiro
Assumed office
1 January 2021
MayorEduardo Paes
Preceded byPaulo Albino Santos Soares
Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro
In office
1 February 2019 – 1 January 2021
Minister of Culture
In office
24 May 2016 – 18 November 2016
PresidentMichel Temer
Preceded byJuca Ferreira
Succeeded byRoberto Freire
Municipal Secretary of Culture of Rio de Janeiro
In office
15 January 2015 – 18 May 2016
MayorEduardo Paes
Preceded bySérgio Sá Leitão
Succeeded byJúnior Perim
Personal details
Born (1982-07-07) 7 July 1982
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyCIDADANIA (2018–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PSDB (2009–2015)
  • MDB (2016–2018)
Alma materRio de Janeiro State University (B.L.)
OccupationDiplomat, lawyer

In 2018, Calero was elected as a deputy with the Cidadania Party with endorsement from the classically liberal Livres movement. He is openly gay and is the second LGBT person to be elected as a Member of Congress.[2]

References
  1. Brasil, Portal. "Novo secretário diz que sua missão é resgatar a dignidade dos "fazedores de cultura"". Portal Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  2. "Ex ministro gay denuncia tráfico de influência no governo Temer". Revista Lado A (in Portuguese). 25 November 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Sérgio Sá Leitão		 Municipal Secretary of Culture
2015–16		 Succeeded by
Júnior Perim
Preceded by
Juca Ferreira		 Minister of Culture
2016–18		 Succeeded by
Roberto Freire
Preceded by
Paulo Albino Santos Soares		 Municipal Secretary of Government and Public Integrity of Rio de Janeiro
2021–present		 Incumbent


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