Marco Maciel

His Excellency Marco Maciel
Vice President of Brazil
In office 1 January 1995 – 31 December 2002
President	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Itamar Franco
Succeeded by	José Alencar
Other political positions Member of the Federal Senate for Pernambuco In office 1 February 2003 – 1 February 2011 In office 1 February 1983 – 1 January 1995 Chief of Staff of the Presidency In office 14 February 1986 – 30 April 1987 President José Sarney Preceded by José Hugo Castelo Branco Succeeded by Ronaldo Costa Couto Minister of Education In office 15 March 1985 – 14 February 1986 President José Sarney Preceded by Esther de Figueiredo Ferraz Succeeded by Jorge Bornhausen Governor of Pernambuco In office 15 March 1979 – 15 May 1982 Vice Governor Roberto Magalhães Preceded by Moura Cavalcanti Succeeded by José Muniz Ramos President of the Chamber of Deputies In office 28 February 1977 – 2 February 1979 Preceded by Célio Borja Succeeded by Flávio Marcílio Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Pernambuco In office 1 February 1971 – 1 February 1979 Member of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Pernambuco In office 1 February 1967 – 1 February 1971
Personal details
Born	Marco Antônio de Oliveira Maciel (1940-07-21)21 July 1940 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Died	Brasília, Brazil
Political party	DEM (2007–2021)
Other political affiliations	ARENA (1966–79) PDS (1980–84) PFL (1985–2007)
Spouse(s)	Anna Maria Ferreira (m. 1966)
Profession	Lawyer and professor
Signature	Marco Maciel's signature

Marco Antônio de Oliveira Maciel (21 July 1940 – 12 June 2021) was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and law school professor who served as the 22nd Vice President of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 2002, twice elected on the same ticket as President Fernando Henrique Cardoso in the 1994 and 1998 general elections. He was a founder of the conservative PFL party.

Prior to his vice presidency, he was the President of the Chamber of Deputies (1977–1979), Governor of Pernambuco (1979–1982), Minister of Education (1985–1986) and Chief of President Sarney's cabinet (1986–1987). Maciel returned to the senate following his vice presidency, until he was defeated in 2010.

Maciel was elected to the 39th Chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (ABL) in 2003.

Personal life

Marco Maciel was married to Ana Maria Maciel and had three sons. He was also a practising Roman Catholic.

He passed away on 12 June 2021 from multiple organ failure, due to post COVID-19 complications.

External links

• Marco Maciel biography at Academia Brasileira de Letras

Honorary titles
Preceded by Roberto Marinho	9th Academic of the 39th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters 10 November 2003 – 12 June 2021	Vacant
Political offices
Preceded by Célio Borja	President of the Chamber of Deputies 1977–1979	Succeeded by Flávio Marcílio
Preceded by Moura Cavalcanti	Governor of Pernambuco 1979–1982	Succeeded by José Muniz Ramos
Preceded by Esther de Figueiredo Ferraz	Minister of Education 1985–1986	Succeeded by Jorge Bornhausen
Preceded by José Hugo Castelo Branco	Chief of Staff of the Presidency 1986–1987	Succeeded by Ronaldo Costa Couto
Vacant Title last held by Itamar Franco	Vice President of Brazil 1995–2002	Succeeded by José Alencar