Firmino Filho
Brazilian politician (1963-2021)
Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho (16 December 1963 – 6 April 2021) was a Brazilian economist and politician. A member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party, he served as Mayor of Teresina from 1997 to 2004 and again from 2013 to 2020. With three terms, he matched the amount of his predecessor, Raimundo Wall Ferraz. He also served on the Legislative Assembly of Piauí.
Biography
Filho graduated from the Federal University of Pernambuco with a degree in economics. He earned his master's degree from the University of Illinois. Subsequently, he worked for the Tribunal de Contas da União and as a professor for the Federal University of Piauí.
Filho began his political career at the age of 30 in 1993, when he was appointed by Mayor of Teresina Raimundo Wall Ferraz to become Municipal Secretary of Finance. After the Mayor's death on 22 March 1995, Filho kept his administrative position under the leadership of Francisco Gerardo.
A member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party, Filho was elected Mayor of Teresina in 1996, defeating Alberto Tavares Silva of the Brazilian Democratic Movement in the second round.
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