Celso Lafer
| Celso Lafer | |
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| Minister of External Relations | |
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In office 29 January 2001 – 1 January 2003 |
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| President | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
| Preceded by | Luiz Felipe Lampreia |
| Succeeded by | Celso Amorim |
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In office 13 April 1992 – 2 October 1992 |
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| President | Fernando Collor de Mello |
| Preceded by | Francisco Rezek |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
| Minister of Development, Industry and Commerce | |
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In office 1 January 1999 – 18 July 1999 |
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| President | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
| Preceded by |
José Botafogo Gonçalves as Minister of Development, Industry and Tourism |
| Succeeded by |
Clóvis de Barros Carvalho as Minister of Development, Industry and Trade |
| 5th Academic of the 14th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters | |
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Assumed office 1 December 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Miguel Reale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 7, 1941 (age 75) |
| Residence | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Profession | Diplomat, Jurist |
Celso Lafer (born August 7, 1941) is a Brazilian jurist, full professor of Philosophy of Law at University of São Paulo, twice former foreign minister and a former commerce minister.
Lafer has a Bachelor in Law from University of São Paulo, a Master's and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Cornell University and an habilitation in Public International Law from University of São Paulo.
Lafer worked for the administrations of Fernando Collor de Mello as Foreign Minister and for Fernando Henrique Cardoso as Foreign Minister and Commerce Minister. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences since 2004. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2006, occupying the chair that belonged to Miguel Reale, Professor of Philosophy of Law at University of São Paulo and President of FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo), a Financial Aid Institute for Research of São Paulo state.
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