| Office | Governor of Rio Grande do Sul |
|---|---|
| Term start | 1 January 2011 |
| Term end | 1 January 2015 |
| Vice governor | Beto Grill |
| Predecessor | Yeda Crusius |
| Successor | José Ivo Sartori |
| Office 1 | Minister of Justice |
| Term start 1 | 16 March 2007 |
| Term end 1 | 10 February 2010 |
| President 1 | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Predecessor 1 | Márcio Thomaz Bastos |
| Successor 1 | Luiz Paulo Barreto |
| Office 2 | Minister of Institutional Relations |
| Term start 2 | 3 April 2006 |
| Term end 2 | 16 March 2007 |
| President 2 | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Predecessor 2 | Jaques Wagner |
| Successor 2 | Walfrido dos Mares Guia |
| Office 3 | National President of the Workers' Party |
| Term start 3 | 9 July 2005 |
| Term end 3 | 11 October 2005 |
| Predecessor 3 | José Genoino |
| Successor 3 | Ricardo Berzoini |
| Office 4 | Minister of Education |
| Term start 4 | 27 January 2004 |
| Term end 4 | 29 July 2005 |
| President 4 | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Predecessor 4 | Cristovam Buarque |
| Successor 4 | Fernando Haddad |
| Office 5 | Mayor of Porto Alegre |
| Term start 5 | 1 January 2001 |
| Term end 5 | 4 April 2002 |
| 1blankname 5 | Vice Mayor |
| 1namedata 5 | João Verle |
| Predecessor 5 | Raul Pont |
| Successor 5 | João Verle |
| Term start 6 | 1 January 1993 |
| Term end 6 | 1 January 1997 |
| 1blankname 6 | Vice Mayor |
| 1namedata 6 | Raul Pont |
| Predecessor 6 | Olívio Dutra |
| Successor 6 | Raul Pont |
| Office 7 | Federal Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul |
| Term start 7 | 6 April 1990 |
| Term end 7 | 1 February 1991 |
| Constituency 7 | At-large |
| Term start 8 | 11 January 1989 |
| Term end 8 | 2 March 1989 |
| Constituency 8 | At-large |
| Office 9 | Vice Mayor of Porto Alegre |
| Term start 9 | 1 January 1989 |
| Term end 9 | 1 January 1993 |
| 1blankname 9 | Mayor |
| 1namedata 9 | Olívio Dutra |
| Predecessor 9 | Glênio Peres |
| Successor 9 | Raul Pont |
| Birth date | 6 March 1947 (age 79) |
| Birth place | São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Santa Maria |
| Spouse | Sandra Krebs Genro |
| Party | PT |
Tarso Fernando Herz Genro (born 6 March 1947) is a Brazilian politician from the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. An associate of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Genro was a leader of the Workers' Party (PT) in the 2000s.
Biography
Early years
Genro was born to a working-class family in São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Genro was active in politics from a young age. In the early 1980s, Genro was a spokesman for the Communist Revolutionary Party (PRC)[1] along with his brother, Adelmo Genro Filho.[citation needed]
As a member of the Workers' Party (PT), he was elected deputy mayor of Porto Alegre by the "Popular Front". He accumulated the position of vice mayor with that of government secretary. In 1992, Genro was elected to the position of Mayor of Porto Alegre, though he lost reelection in 1996. In 1998, he was speculated to be a potential presidential candidate for the PT in the place of Lula, though Lula ended up running[2]
2000-present
As a result of the Mensalão scandal, Genro served the remainder of José Genoíno's term as party president in 2005. Ricardo Berzoini was elected to the post later that year.[citation needed]
Following his service as interim president, Genro was a political adviser to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former President of Brazil (2006–2010), during the contentious 2006 Presidential campaign.[3] On 16 March 2007, he became the new Minister of Justice in Lula's cabinet.
When Italian far-left terrorist Cesare Battisti of the Armed Proletarians for Communism, wanted for four murders, was arrested in Rio de Janeiro in March 2007 by Brazilian and French police officers, Genro granted him status as a political refugee. It was a controversial decision, which divided Italy and the Brazilian and international press. In November 2009, the Brazilian Supreme Court declared Genro's grant of refugee status illegal.[4]
In 2010, Genro was mentioned as a possible successor to Lula, though the PT nomination went to Dilma Rousseff.[5]
Personal life
His daughter, Luciana Genro, is a socialist politician in Brazil who served as the presidential candidate of the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) in 2014. Fernando Marcel Genro Robaina, his grandson, is a former Brazilian footballer.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Biografia no site oficial de campanha". www.tarso13.com.br. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2020..
- ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - Lula apóia Tarso Genro para Presidência - 12/05/97". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Da Silva faces a runoff vote in Brazil - International Herald Tribune
- ^ International Extradition Treaty-Protocol are made between presidents – Brazil International Extradition Treaty-Protocol with the United States 18 June 1962, Date-Signed
- ^ "Lula já escolheu Dilma para ser candidata em 2010, diz Tarso - Política" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 28 December 2020.