Michel Temer
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His Excellency Michel Temer |
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| 37th President of Brazil | |
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Assumed office 31 August 2016 |
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| Vice President | None |
| Preceded by | Dilma Rousseff |
| 24th Vice President of Brazil | |
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In office 1 January 2011 – 31 August 2016 |
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| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | José Alencar |
| Succeeded by | Position vacant |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
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In office 2 February 2009 – 17 December 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Arlindo Chinaglia |
| Succeeded by | Marco Maia |
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In office 2 February 1997 – 14 February 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Luís Eduardo Magalhaes |
| Succeeded by | Aécio Neves |
| President of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party | |
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In office 9 September 2001 – 5 April 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Jader Barbalho |
| Succeeded by | Romero Jucá |
| Personal details | |
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Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia 23 September 1940 Tietê, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party | Brazilian Democratic Movement |
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| Domestic partner | Neusa Popinigis (separated) |
| Children | 6 |
| Residence | Alvorada Palace |
| Alma mater |
University of São Paulo Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (Portuguese pronunciation: [miˈʃɛw miˈɡɛw eˈliɐs ˈtẽmeɾ luˈliɐ]; born 23 September 1940) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician who is the 37th and current President of Brazil. He took office on 31 August 2016, after the impeachment and removal of his predecessor Dilma Rousseff, having served as Vice President since 2011 and as Acting President since 12 May 2016, when Rousseff was suspended from her presidential powers and duties while she faced impeachment trial. At 75 years, he is the oldest person to assume the office.
On 31 August 2016, the Senate voted 61–20 to convict the impeached President Dilma Rousseff and remove her from office, allowing a political shift from a center-left to a center-right government. Temer succeeded to the presidency, to serve out what would have been the remainder of Rousseff's second term until 31 December 2018. In his first speech in office, Temer called for a government of "national salvation" and asked for the trust of the Brazilian people. He also signaled his intention to overhaul the pension system and labor laws, and curb public spending.
Born in Tietê, São Paulo, Temer is the son of Nakhoul "Miguel" Elias Temer Lulia and March Barbar Lulia, Maronite Lebanese immigrants who migrated to Brazil in 1925. His parents, along with three older siblings, immigrated to Brazil from Btaaboura, in Northern Lebanon, to escape famine and instability due to World War I. In Brazil, his parents had five more children, and Temer is the youngest. Temer does not speak fluent Arabic, but is able to understand the subject of a conversation in that language.
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