- Carlos Minc
Infobox Person
name = Carlos Minc
caption = Carlos Minc after a meeting withMarina Silva , ex-Minister of Environment.
birth_name = Carlos Minc Baumfeld
birth_date = Birth date and age|1951|7|12
birth_place = Rio de Janeiro,Brazil
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residence = Rio de Janeiro
education =Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Universidade Técnica de Lisboa Paris University
occupation =Geographer Brazilian Minister of Environment
party = Workers' Party
website = http://www.minc.com.br/
footnotes =Carlos Minc (born
July 12 ,1951 inRio de Janeiro ,Brazil ) is a Brazilian geographer, politician and Minister of Environment inLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva 's government.Personal life
Minc was born on
July 12 ,1951 . He studied atUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro . He was a student leader and participated in resistance against the military dictatorship. He was arrested in 1969 and exiled. In 1979, with the help fromAmnesty , he returned toBrazil .cite web |url=http://noticias.uol.com.br/ultnot/2008/05/14/ult23u2323.jhtm |title=Planalto confirma Carlos Minc como novo ministro do Meio Ambiente |accessdate=2008-05-25 |publisher= pt icon]In 1978, Minc completed his Master's degree from the
Technical University of Lisbon . He completed his doctorate from theUniversity of Paris in 1984.Minc is married and has two children.
Political career
Minc was one of the founding members of the Green Party, together with
Fernando Gabeira ,Alfredo Sirkis , and others.Minc was elected Member state for the first time in 1986, in coalition with Workers' Party. He was re-elected in 1994, 1998, and 2002.
On
November 22 ,2006 ,Sérgio Cabral Filho , governor of the state ofRio de Janeiro , appointed Minc for the post of secretary of environment.On
May 13 ,2008 ,Marina Silva resigned from the post of Minister of Environment. Minc became the new Minister of Environment onMay 14 ,2008 . [cite news |title=Amazon 'needs economic chances' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7402254.stm |format= |work= |publisher=BBC News |date=May 15 ,2008 |accessdate=2008-05-25 ]Awards
In 1989, Minc received the "Global Award 500", granted by the
United Nations to those who stand out in the defence of the environment in the world.Books
Minc is also a writer. He is the author of the following books:
* "Como Fazer Movimento Ecológico" (Vozes, 1985)
* "A Reconquista da Terra" (Zahar, 1986)
* "Ecologia e Política no Brasil" (Espaço e Tempo/Iuperj, 1987), co-authored withFernando Gabeira and others
* "Despoluindo a Política" (Relume Dumará, 1994)Quote
* Rio de Janeiro, I know very well, but Brazil, I know very badly. [
Veja Magazine # 2061 dated May 26, 2008 ]References
External links
* [http://www.minc.com.br/ Webpage of Carlos Minc] pt icon
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