Carlos Minc
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| Carlos Minc | |
 Carlos Minc after a meeting with Marina Silva, ex-Minister of Environment.
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| Born | Carlos Minc Baumfeld July 12, 1951 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Residence | Rio de Janeiro |
| Education | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Universidade Técnica de Lisboa Paris University |
| Occupation | Geographer Brazilian Minister of Environment |
| Political party | Workers' Party |
| Website http://www.minc.com.br/ |
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Carlos Minc (born July 12, 1951 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian geographer, politician and Minister of Environment in Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government.
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[edit] Personal life
Minc was born on July 12, 1951. He studied at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. He was a student leader and participated in resistance against the military dictatorship. He was arrested in 1969 and exiled. In 1979, with the help from Amnesty, he returned to Brazil.[1]
In 1978, Minc completed his Master's degree from the Technical University of Lisbon. He completed his doctorate from the University of Paris in 1984.
Minc is married and has two children.[1]
[edit] Political career
Minc was one of the founding members of the Green Party, together with Fernando Gabeira, Alfredo Sirkis, and others.[1]
Minc was elected Member state for the first time in 1986, in coalition with Workers' Party. He was re-elected in 1994, 1998, and 2002.[1]
On November 22, 2006, Sérgio Cabral Filho, governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro, appointed Minc for the post of secretary of environment.[1]
On May 13, 2008, Marina Silva resigned from the post of Minister of Environment. Minc became the new Minister of Environment on May 14, 2008.[1][2]
[edit] Awards
In 1989, Minc received the Global Award 500, granted by the United Nations to those who stand out in the defence of the environment in the world.[1]
[edit] Books
Minc is also a writer. He is the author of the following books:
- Como Fazer Movimento Ecológico (Vozes, 1985)
- A Reconquista da Terra (Zahar, 1986)
- Ecologia e Política no Brasil (Espaço e Tempo/Iuperj, 1987), co-authored with Fernando Gabeira and others
- Despoluindo a Política (Relume Dumará, 1994)
[edit] Quote
- Rio de Janeiro, I know very well, but Brazil, I know very badly.[3]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Webpage of Carlos Minc (Portuguese)
