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Eunício Oliveira

Eunício Oliveira
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President of the Federal Senate
Assumed office
1 February 2017
Preceded by Renan Calheiros
Senator from Ceará
Assumed office
1 February 2011
Federal Deputy from Ceará
In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2011
Minister of Communication
In office
23 January 2004 – 14 July 2005
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by Miro Teixeira
Succeeded by Hélio Costa
Personal details
Born (1952-09-30) September 30, 1952 (age 64)
Lavras da Mangabeira, Ceará, Brazil
Political party MDB (1972-1981)
PMDB (1981-present)
Profession Businessman

Eunício Lopes de Oliveira (born September 30, 1952) is a Brazilian politician and businessman. He has represented Ceará in the Federal Senate since 2011 and became president of the Senate of Brazil on February 1, 2017. Previously, he was a federal congressman representing Ceará from 1999 to 2011. He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party. He was candidate running for Governor of Ceará in 2014.


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