Mr Olivio Dutra

Mr Olivio Dutra is the Brazilian Minister for Cities

Olívio Dutra graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Portuguese degree. He was elected president of the Bank Workers Union of Porto Alegre (Sindicato dos Bancários de Porto Alegre) in 1961. Olivio Dutra participated as founder of the Workers Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT) in 1980 and as a founder of the Central Única dos Trabalhadores - CUT (a national trade union) in 1983. Olivio Dutra was elected Federal Representative in 1986 (PT) and was Mayor of Porto Alegre from 1989 to 1992 and President of PT of the State of Rio Grande do Sul in the following year. He was elected Governor of the State of Rio Grande do Sul in 1998. On January 2003 he took office as Minister of State of Cities of Brazil.