João Doria

Brazilian politician, businessman, and journalist

João Agripino da Costa Doria Júnior (born 16 December 1957) is a Brazilian politician, businessman and journalist. He was the Governor of São Paulo, from January 2019 to March 2022. He was the 52nd Mayor of São Paulo.[1] from 1 January 2017[2][3] He was the first mayor in 24 years to be elected in the first round.[4][5] Doria is a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB).

João Doria
Governor of São Paulo
In office
1 January 2019 – 31 March 2022
Vice GovernorRodrigo Garcia
Preceded byMárcio França
Succeeded byRodrigo Garcia
Mayor of São Paulo
In office
1 January 2017 – 6 April 2018
Vice MayorBruno Covas
Preceded byFernando Haddad
Succeeded byBruno Covas
Personal details
Born
João Agripino da Costa Doria Júnior

(1957-12-16) 16 December 1957 (age 66)
São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyBrazilian Social Democracy Party (2001–present)
Spouse(s)
(m. 1987)
Children3
EducationArmando Alvares Penteado Foundation (BA)
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Doria ran for President of Brazil in the 2022 election, but dropped out in May 2022.[6][7]

References

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  1. "Doria endossa candidatura de Alckmin à Presidência em 2018: Ao vivo | Folha". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. "João Doria, do PSDB, é eleito prefeito de São Paulo". G1 (in Portuguese). 2 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. "Doria toma posse como prefeito de SP e promete 'respeito à ética e transparência'". G1 (in Portuguese). 2 October 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. "Doria é eleito prefeito de São Paulo no primeiro turno em eleição histórica". InfoMoney. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  5. "Apuração da eleições". Gazeta do Povo. 2 October 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  6. "João Doria drops out of Brazil's presidential race". The Brazilian Report. 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  7. "Eleições 2022: Doria desiste de pré-candidatura à Presidência "com o coração ferido e a alma leve"". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-23.