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Antônio Imbassahy
Antônio Imbassahy
Federal Deputy from Bahia
	In office; 1 February 2011 – 1 February 2019
Secretary of Government
	In office; 3 February 2017 – 15 December 2017
President	Michel Temer
Preceded by	Geddel Vieira Lima
Succeeded by	Carlos Marun
67th Mayor of Salvador
	In office; 1 January 1997 – 1 January 2005
Preceded by	Lídice da Mata
Succeeded by	João Henrique Carneiro
45th Governor of Bahia
	In office; 2 May 1994 – 1 January 1995
Vice Governor	Vacant
Preceded by	Ruy Trindade
Succeeded by	Paulo Souto
State Deputy
	In office; 1 January 1995 – 1 February 1995
Constituency	Bahia
	In office; 1 February 1991 – 2 May 1994
Constituency	Bahia
Personal details
Born	Antônio José Imbassahy da Silva; 12 March 1948 (age 76); Salvador, BA, Brazil
Political party	PSDB (2005–present) ; PFL (1985–2004)
Spouse	Márcia Imbassahy
Alma mater	Federal University of Bahia (UFBA)
Occupation	Electrical engineer

Antônio José Imbassahy da Silva, or simply Antônio Imbassahy, (born 12 March 1948) is a Brazilian politician and electrical engineer, former governor of Bahia and former mayor of Salvador.

Elected federal deputy by the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), da Silva was chosen leader of the party in the Chamber of Deputies in December 2015 and took office on 2 February 2016.^[2] Also, in December of the same year, Imbassahy was chosen to be Secretary of Government, replacing Geddel Vieira Lima.^[3] Resigned in 8 December 2017, one day before the national convention of the PSDB, which officialized its departure from the government.^[4]

References

^ "Morre mãe de Márcia Imbassahy, mulher do ex-prefeito" (in Portuguese). Política Livre. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^ "Antônio Imbassahy é eleito líder da bancada tucana na Câmara para 2016" (in Portuguese). Jornal DeFato.com. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
^ Lima, Maria; Iglesias, Simone (8 December 2016). "Tucano Imbassahy assumirá Secretaria de Governo no lugar de Geddel" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
^ Amaral, Luciana (8 December 2017). "Ministro tucano Antonio Imbassahy pede demissão do governo" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

Political offices
Preceded by Geddel Vieira Lima	Secretary of Government 2017	Succeeded by Carlos Marun
Preceded by Lídice da Mata	67th Mayor of Salvador 1997–2005	Succeeded by João Henrique Carneiro
Preceded by Ruy Trindade	45th Governor of Bahia 1994–1995	Succeeded by Paulo Souto