Eduardo Lopes (politician)

Eduardo Lopes
State Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and Supply of Rio de Janeiro
In office 1 January 2019 – 4 October 2019
Governor	Wilson Witzel
Preceded by	Alex Grillo
Succeeded by	Marcelo Queiroz
Senator for Rio de Janeiro
In office 1 January 2017 – 1 February 2019
Preceded by	Marcelo Crivella
Succeeded by	Arolde de Oliveira
In office 6 March 2012 – 14 March 2014
Preceded by	Marcelo Crivella
Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture
In office 17 March 2014 – 1 January 2015
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Marcelo Crivella
Succeeded by	Helder Barbalho
Personal details
Born	Eduardo Benedito Lopes (1964-09-19) 19 September 1964 (age 60) Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	Republicanos (2010–present)
Other political affiliations	PSB (2006–2010)
Spouse	Rosana Lopes
Occupation	Radio broadcaster

Eduardo Benedito Lopes (born 19 September 1964, in Santo André) is a Brazilian politician and a member of the Brazilian Republican Party (PRB). He served as Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture in the government of Dilma Rousseff.^[1]

Lopes was elected in 2010 as the first surrogate of senator Marcelo Crivella. Due to Crivella's resignation to assume the office of mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo assumed the office as permanent senator.

He is an evangelical and a member of the Pentecostal movement the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (IURD).^[2]

References

1. Fernanda Calgaro (17 March 2014). "Novo ministro da Pesca segue antecessor e admite não saber pescar" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
2. "Suplente de Crivella é como ele: bispo da Universal e ex-ministro de Dilma" (in Portuguese). Alexandre Aragão. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

Political offices
Preceded by Marcelo Crivella	Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture 2014–15	Succeeded by Helder Barbalho
Preceded by Alex Grillo	State Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and Supply of Rio de Janeiro 2019–present	Incumbent