Celso Amorim

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Celso Amorim
Amorim in 2012
Minister of Defence
In office
August 4, 2011 – December 31, 2014
PresidentDilma Rousseff
Preceded byNelson Jobim
Succeeded byJaques Wagner
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2010
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byCelso Lafer
Succeeded byAntonio Patriota
In office
July 20, 1993 – December 31, 1994
PresidentItamar Franco
Preceded byLuiz Felipe Lampreia
Succeeded byLuiz Felipe Lampreia
Personal details
Born
Celso Nunes Amorim

(1942-06-03) June 3, 1942 (age 81)
Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Spouse(s)Ana Maria Amorim
ResidenceBrasília, Brazil
ProfessionDiplomat, politician
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Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim (born June 3, 1942) is a Brazilian politician. He was the Minister of Foreign Relations from July 20, 1993 to December 31, 1994 under President Itamar Franco and again from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2010 under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

He was Minister of Defence from August 4, 2011 to December 31, 2014 under President Dilma Rousseff.[1][2]

References[change | change source]

  1. Brazil will not 'sell' Amazon Archived March 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Gulfnews
  2. Brazil's Defense Minister Is Ousted WSJ. Retrieved on 2011-08-04.