# Celso Brant

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Brazilian politician (1920–2004)

Celso Brant National President of the National Mobilization Party In office April 21, 1984 – June 1999 Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Oscar Noronha Filho Alderman of Belo Horizonte In office 1 January 1993 – 31 December 1996 Federal Deputy for Minas Gerais In office 1 February 1959 – 31 December 1963 Minister of Education Acting In office 30 April 1956 – 3 October 1956 President Juscelino Kubitschek Preceded by Clóvis Salgado Succeeded by Nereu Ramos Personal details Born (1920-12-16)16 December 1920 Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil Died 24 April 2004(2004-04-24) (aged 83) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Party AVANTE (1999-2004) Other political affiliations PMN (1985-1999) PTB (1981–1985) PR (1954–1964)

**Celso Teixeira Brant** (December 16, 1920 - April 24, 2004) was a Brazilian jurist, university professor of the [Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)](/source/Federal_University_of_Minas_Gerais), writer and politician. He was the [National Mobilization Party (PMN)](/source/Party_of_National_Mobilization) candidate for [President of Brazil](/source/President_of_Brazil) in the [1989 General Election](/source/1998_Brazilian_general_election).[1]

## Biography

For being [Clóvis Salgado](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cl%C3%B3vis_Salgado&action=edit&redlink=1)'s cabinet chief, he became the acting [Minister of Education](/source/Ministry_of_Education_(Brazil)) between April and October 1956.[2]

In the [1958 Legislative Elections](/source/1958_Brazilian_legislative_election) he was elected Federal Deputy from [Minas Gerais](/source/Minas_Gerais) by the [Republican Party (PR)](/source/Republican_Party_(Brazil)), adhering to the [National Parliamentary Group.](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Parliamentary_Group.&action=edit&redlink=1)[3]

Brant was nominated and ran for [President of Brazil](/source/President_of_Brazil) in the [1989 General Election](/source/1998_Brazilian_general_election) by [National Mobilization Party (PMN)](/source/Party_of_National_Mobilization), receiving 109,909 votes or 0,16% of the valid votes. In the [1992 Municipal Elections](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1992_Brazilian_Municipal_Elections&action=edit&redlink=1) he was elected Alderman of [Belo Horizonte](/source/Belo_Horizonte) also by the [PMN](/source/Party_of_National_Mobilization).[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Brasil, CPDOC-Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação História Contemporânea do. ["CELSO TEIXEIRA BRANT"](http://www.fgv.br/cpdoc/acervo/dicionarios/verbete-biografico/celso-teixeira-brant). *CPDOC - Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil* (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-30.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Galeria de Ministros - Ministro Celso Teixeira Brant"](http://portal.mec.gov.br/setec-secretaria-de-educacao-profissional-e-tecnologica/webconferencia/97-conhecaomec-1447013193/omec-1749236901/13503-galeria-de-ministros-ministro-celso-teixeira-brant). *portal.mec.gov.br* (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-30.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Biografia do(a) Deputado(a) Federal CELSO BRANT"](https://www.camara.leg.br/deputados/130737/biografia). *Portal da Câmara dos Deputados* (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-30.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Brasil, CPDOC-Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação História Contemporânea do. ["CELSO TEIXEIRA BRANT"](http://www.fgv.br/cpdoc/acervo/dicionarios/verbete-biografico/celso-teixeira-brant). *CPDOC - Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil* (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-30.

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