Garibaldi Alves Filho, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Governor of Rio Grande do Norte
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Place of Birth: Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
About Garibaldi Alves Filho
- Garibaldi Alves Filho (born 4 February 1947) is a Brazilian politician and former President of the Federal Senate. Filho was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte.
- Prior to his appointment as President of the Senate, he served as a deputy to the Rio Grande do Norte Legislative Assembly for four legislative sessions (1971–1985), mayor of Natal (1986–1989), and governor of Rio Grande do Norte for two successive periods (1995–2002).
- One of the main focuses of his governorship was water resources: he succeeded in providing an estimated 1 million people with a clean water supply and in reducing infant mortality by almost 60%. He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), prior to which he belonged to its predecessor, the MDB.
- His current Senate term (his second, having previously been elected for the 1991–98 period) runs until 2011.
- He was elected President of the Senate on 12 December 2007, with 68 votes for, eight against, and two abstentions.
- He served as the President of Senate until 2009.Garibaldi Alves Filho served the Minister of Social Welfare from 2011-2015.
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