Marco Maciel

His Excellency Marco Maciel
22nd Vice President of Brazil
In office January 1, 1995 – December 31, 2002
President	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Itamar Franco
Succeeded by	José Alencar
Other political positions Senator for Pernambuco In office February 1, 2003 – February 1, 2011 In office February 1, 1983 – December 15, 1994 Chief of Staff of the Presidency In office February 14, 1986 – April 30, 1987 President José Sarney Preceded by José Hugo Castelo Branco Succeeded by Ronaldo Costa Couto Minister of Education In office March 15, 1985 – February 14, 1986 President José Sarney Preceded by Esther de Figueiredo Ferraz Succeeded by Jorge Bornhausen 45th Governor of Pernambuco In office March 15, 1979 – May 15, 1982 Vice Governor Roberto Magalhães Preceded by Moura Cavalcanti Succeeded by José Muniz Ramos President of the Chamber of Deputies In office February 28, 1977 – February 2, 1979 Preceded by Célio Borja Succeeded by Flávio Marcílio Federal Deputy for Pernambuco In office February 1, 1971 – February 1, 1979 State Deputy of Pernambuco In office February 1, 1967 – February 1, 1971
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Born	(1940-07-21)21 July 1940 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Died	12 June 2021(2021-06-12) (aged 80)[1] Brasília, Brazil
Political party	ARENA (1966–1979) PDS (1980–1984) PFL (1985–2007) DEM (2007–present)
Spouse(s)	Anna Maria Ferreira ​ (m. 1966)​ [2]
Parents	José do Rego Maciel Carmen Sílvia Cavalcanti
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Marco Antônio de Oliveira Maciel (21 July 1940 – 12 June 2021)^[3] was a Brazilian politician, lawyer and law school professor. He was the 22nd Vice President of Brazil from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2002.^[4] He worked alongside President Fernando Henrique Cardoso in the 1994 and 1998 general elections.

He was a founder of the conservative PFL party, former ARENA. Marco Maciel was married to Ana Maria Maciel and had three sons. He was also a practising Roman Catholic.^[5]

Maciel died on 12 June 2021 from multiple organ failure caused by COVID-19 in Brasília at the age of 80.^[3]