Orestes Quércia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Orestes Quércia

Governor of São Paulo State, Brazil

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1938

Place of Birth: Pedregulho, São Paulo, Brazil

Date of Death: 24-Dec-2010

Profession: lawyer, businessperson, politician, journalist

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Orestes Quércia (Portuguese pronunciation: [o'r?st?is 'kw??sj?]) (18 August 1938 – 24 December 2010) was a Brazilian politician.
He was the 28th governor of São Paulo State. Quércia moved with his family from Pedregulho to the city of Campinas, where he graduated in journalism.
He was also a lawyer and an entrepreneur since 1962, with a diploma from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica. He was married to Alaíde Barbosa Ulson Quércia since the 80s until his death after a long battle against prostate cancer on 24 December 2010 link label.
He died with 72 years old, leaving his four children and the wife.