Maurício Quintella Lessa

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Maurício Quintella Lessa
Federal Deputy from Alagoas
In office
1 February 2003 – 1 February 2019
Minister of Transports, Ports and Civil Aviation
In office
12 May 2016 – 6 April 2018
PresidentMichel Temer
Preceded byAntonio Carlos Rodrigues
Succeeded byValter Casimiro Silveira
City Councillor of Maceió
In office
1 January 1997 – 1 January 2003
Personal details
Born
Maurício Quintella Malta Lessa

(1971-03-28) 28 March 1971 (age 53)
Maceió, AL, Brazil
Political partyPL (2010–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PSB (1996–2006)
  • PDT (2006–2010)
OccupationLawyer

Maurício Quintella Malta Lessa (born 28 March 1971 in Maceió) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician affiliated to the Party of the Republic (PR). Discharged from the Chamber of Deputies, Lessa assumed the office of minister of Transports, Ports and Civil Aviation, appointed by president Michel Temer.[1] Left the Ministry to run for a new term as deputy, returning to the Chamber consequently.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Maurício Quintella Lessa (PR), ministro dos Transportes de Temer" (in Portuguese). G1. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Os dez ministros que deixaram seus cargos pelas eleições" [The ten ministers who left their offices for the election] (in Portuguese). Exame. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by
Antonio Carlos Rodrigues
Minister of Transports, Ports and Civil Aviation
2016–2018
Succeeded by
Valter Casimiro Silveira