José Eduardo Cardozo

José Eduardo Cardozo (born 18 April 1959) is a Brazilian lawyer, politician and former Attorney General of Brazil.^[1]

José Eduardo Cardozo
Attorney General of the Union
In office 3 March 2016 – 12 May 2016
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Luís Inácio Adams
Succeeded by	Fábio Medina Osório
Minister of Justice and Citizenship
In office 1 January 2011 – 3 March 2016
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Luiz Paulo Barreto
Succeeded by	Wellington Silva
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 1 February 2003 – 1 January 2011
Constituency	São Paulo
Member of the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo
In office 1 February 1995 – 1 February 2003
Constituency	At-large
President of the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo
In office 1 January 2001 – 1 January 2003
Preceded by	Armando Mellão Neto
Succeeded by	Arselino Tatto
Personal details
Born	(1959-04-18) 18 April 1959 (age 64) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	Workers' Party (1989–present)
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
Profession	Lawyer professor

He ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of the Brazilian Workers' Party in 2009, finishing second behind José Eduardo Dutra.

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2014-06-28.

Political offices
Preceded by Armando Mellão Neto	President of the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo 2001–2003	Succeeded by Arselino Tatto
Preceded by Luiz Paulo Barreto	Minister of Justice and Citizenship 2011–2016	Succeeded by Wellington César Lima e Silva
Preceded by Luís Inácio Adams	Attorney General of the Union 2016	Succeeded by Fábio Medina Osório