Gilberto Kassab

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Gilberto Kassab
Gilberto Kassab
Incumbent
Assumed office 
March 31st, 2006
Preceded by José Serra
Born August 12, 1960 (1960-08-12) (age 47)
São Paulo
Political party Democratas

Gilberto Kassab (born August 12, 1960 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian politician, current mayor of São Paulo. His term ends in 2008. A civil engineer and economist, of Syrian and Italian descent, Kassab took over from José Serra, after Serra decided to run for governor of São Paulo. He is from the Democrats (DEM).

Political career
  • 1993-1994: São Paulo City councilman
  • 1995-1998: São Paulo State deputy
  • 1998-2004: Congressman (resigned to run as vice-mayor of São Paulo alongside José Serra)
  • 2006 – ~  : São Paulo Mayor

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With an administration centered on health, education and the control of pollution, Mr. Kassab has been heavily criticized by the advertising industry for his Cidade Limpa law, which prohibits all forms of external media and visual pollution such as billboards. The law, however, is supported by the great majority of the São Paulo population. Ad companies tried to keep the billboards in the streets with blocking injunctions, though the supreme court determined the law to be constitutional. In the education area, Mr. Kassab is focusing on building and remodeling damaged schools. Since the mid-90s the city had many temporary schools made of adapted shipping containers, which were only replaced in 2007. In the health area the focus is to end the poor quality of public service and long waiting lines by building basic health units to triage the non-emergency cases (that are treated in small public clinics) from emergency treatment (that are treated in hospitals), increasing the number of people receiving treatment while reducing lines.


Preceded by
José Serra		 Mayor of São Paulo
2006 – present		 Succeeded by
incumbent


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 Flag of São Paulo
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NAME Kassab, Gilberto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Mayor of São Paulo
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH São Paulo
DATE OF DEATH living
PLACE OF DEATH