Marco Antônio de Oliveira Maciel (21 July 1940 – 12 June 2021)[3] was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and law school professor who served as the 22nd vice president of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 1 January 2003, twice elected[4] on the same ticket as President Fernando Henrique Cardoso in the 1994 and 1998 general elections. He was a founder of the conservative PFL party.
Prior to his vice presidency, he was the President of the Chamber of Deputies (1977–1979),[5] Governor of Pernambuco (1979–1982), Minister of Education (1985–1986) and Chief of President Sarney's cabinet (1986–1987). Maciel returned to the senate following his vice presidency, until he was defeated in 2010.