Gustavo Krause Gonçalves Sobrinho (born 19 June 1946,

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) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician affiliated with the

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(UNIÃO). He served as the

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and

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during the administrations of

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and

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. For

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, he was the governor, a

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, and the state Secretary of Finance, as well as the

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and a

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of the capital

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. He is the father of Priscila Krause, Vice-Governor of Pernambuco in

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Biography

In 1979 he was appointed by then-Governor

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as the mayor of Recife, a position he held until 1982. He was elected vice-governor of Pernambuco in 1986 on the ticket led by former Vice-Governor

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(PDS), assuming the governorship from 1986 to 1987 due to Magalhães's resignation to run for the

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. In 1988, he was elected a city councilor of Recife. In 1990 he was elected a federal deputy for the state of Pernambuco. He served as the Minister of Finance of Brazil during

's administration, taking office on 5 October and leaving on 20 December 1992, serving only two months. During

's first term as president (1995–1999), he served as the Minister of Urban Development and the Environment. Admitted to the Order of Military Merit in 1994 at the rank of special Commander by Itamar Franco, Krause was promoted in the following year by FHC to the rank of Grand Officer. Currently, he is a political advisor for the DEM. He served as a substitute for Senator

from Pernambuco from 2003 to 2011. Since then, he has not run for political office.

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Biography of Gustavo Krause
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krause, Gustavo Federal University of Pernambuco alumni Governors of Pernambuco Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Pernambuco Mayors of Recife National Renewal Alliance politicians Democrats (Brazil) politicians People from Vitória de Santo Antão Living people 1946 births Ministers of finance of Brazil Ministers of the environment of Brazil Democratic Social Party politicians Brazil Union politicians