Rodrigo Sobral Rollemberg (born July 13, 1959) is a Brazilian

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and member of the

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(PSB). He served as

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of the

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from 2015 to 2019. Rollemberg won the 2014 Federal District gubernatorial election on October 5, 2014, with 812,036 votes, or 55.56% of the vote. He defeated the Party of the Republic (PR) gubernatorial candidate, Jofran Frejat, who placed second with 649,587 votes, or 44.44%. Following his election victory, Rollemberg pledged to hold the government of the Federal District more accountable. He also promised to create a "accountability council," composed of civic leaders and private citizens. Rollemberg took office on January 1, 2015, succeeding outgoing Governor Agnelo Queiroz.

Early life and education

Born in 1959 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, he moved to Brasília in 1960. He graduated in History from the

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in 1983.

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Rodrigo Rollemberg
at ''df.gov.br'' Living people 1959 births Governors of the Federal District (Brazil) Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from the Federal District Brazilian Socialist Party politicians University of Brasília alumni Politicians from Rio de Janeiro (city) {{Brazil-Deputy-stub