Armando Monteiro (politician)

Armando Monteiro (born 24 February 1952) is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He has represented Pernambuco in the Federal Senate from 2011 to 2019. He was the Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade from 2015 to 2016, during the second term of president Dilma Rousseff. Previously he was a Deputy for Pernambuco from 1999 to 2011. He is a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party.

Armando Monteiro
Senator
In office
1 February 2011  1 February 2019
ConstituencyPernambuco
Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade
In office
1 January 2015  9 May 2016
PresidentDilma Rousseff
Preceded byMauro Borges Lemos
Succeeded byMarcos Pereira
Federal Deputy
In office
1 January 1999  31 January 2011
ConstituencyPernambuco
Personal details
Born (1952-02-24) 24 February 1952
Recife, Pernambuco
Political partyPSDB (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
PTB (2003–2020)
PMDB (1997–2003)
PSDB (1990–1997)
Alma materFundação Getulio Vargas
ProfessionLawyer

Monteiro is the son of the late Armando Monteiro Filho, who served as Minister of Agriculture of Brazil from 1961 to 1962.

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