Marcelo Calero

Marcelo Calero
Marcelo Calero
	Marcelo Calero in 2016
Secretary of Government and Public Integrity of Rio de Janeiro
	In office; 1 January 2021 – 1 April 2022
Mayor	Eduardo Paes
Preceded by	Paulo Albino Santos Soares
Succeeded by	Tony Chalita
Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 February 2019
Minister of Culture
	In office; 24 May 2016 – 18 November 2016
President	Michel Temer
Preceded by	Juca Ferreira
Succeeded by	Roberto Freire
Secretary of Culture of Rio de Janeiro
	In office; 15 January 2015 – 18 May 2016
Mayor	Eduardo Paes
Preceded by	Sérgio Sá Leitão
Succeeded by	Júnior Perim
Personal details
Born	7 July 1982 (age 42); Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party	PSD (2022–present)
Other political; affiliations	PSDB (2009–2015); PMDB (2016–2018); PPS (2018–2019); Cidadania (2019–2022);
Alma mater	Rio de Janeiro State University (LLB)

Marcelo Calero Faria Garcia (born 7 July 1982) is a Brazilian diplomat and politician. He was Minister of Culture of the government Michel Temer.^[1]

In 2018, Calero was elected as a deputy with the Cidadania Party with the endorsement of Livres, a classical liberal political movement. He is openly gay and is the second LGBT person to be elected as a Member of Congress.^[2]

References

^ Brasil, Portal. "Novo secretário diz que sua missão é resgatar a dignidade dos "fazedores de cultura"". Portal Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-11-28.
^ "Ex ministro gay denuncia tráfico de influência no governo Temer". Revista Lado A (in Portuguese). 25 November 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by Sérgio Sá Leitão	Secretary of Culture of Rio de Janeiro 2015–2016	Succeeded by Júnior Perim
Preceded by Juca Ferreira	Minister of Culture 2016–2018	Succeeded by Roberto Freire
Preceded by Paulo Albino Santos Soares	Secretary of Government and Public Integrity of Rio de Janeiro 2021–2022	Succeeded by Tony Chalita

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[1] Brasil, Portal. "Novo secretário diz que sua missão é resgatar a dignidade dos "fazedores de cultura"". Portal Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-11-28.

[2] "Ex ministro gay denuncia tráfico de influência no governo Temer". Revista Lado A (in Portuguese). 25 November 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

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