Germano Rigotto

{{Short description|Brazilian politician (born 1949)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Germano Rigotto | image = Germano Rigotto em 2015 (cropped).jpg | caption = Germano Rigotto in 2015 | office = Governor of Rio Grande do Sul | term_start = 1 January 2003 | term_end = 1 January 2007 | vice_governor = Antônio Hohlfeldt | predecessor = Olívio Dutra | successor = Yeda Crusius | office1 = Federal Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul | term_start1 = 1 February 1991 | term_end1 = 1 January 2003 | office2 = State Deputy of Rio Grande do Sul | term_start2 = 1 February 1983 | term_end2 = 1 February 1991 | office3 = City Councillor of Caxias do Sul | term_start3 = 1 January 1977 | term_end3 = 1 January 1981 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|9|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | death_date = | death_place = | party = MDB <small>(1976–present)</small> | other_party = | spouse = Claudia Elisa Eberle Scavino | children = Rafael<br />Roberta | alma_mater = Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) }}

'''Germano Antônio Rigotto''' (born 24 September 1949, in Caxias do Sul) is a Brazilian politician currently affiliated to the MDB.

He was the Governor of Rio Grande do Sul state until 1 January 2007. He ran for a second term in October 2006 elections, but he was unexpectedly defeated by Olívio Dutra and Yeda Crusius. Rigotto placed third by a small margin: 0.17% behind Olivio Dutra. In August 2018, Rigotto was nominated as vice presidential candidate along with Henrique Meirelles for the 2018 elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/eleicoes/2018/noticia/2018/08/05/mdb-confirma-germano-rigotto-como-vice-de-meirelles-em-convencao-no-rio-grande-do-sul.ghtml|title=MDB confirma Germano Rigotto como vice de Meirelles em convenção no Rio Grande do Sul|publisher=G1|language=pt|date=5 August 2018|accessdate=10 August 2018}}</ref>

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== External links ==  * {{Official website|germanorigotto.com.br}}

{{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=Olívio Dutra}} {{s-ttl|title=35th Governor of Rio Grande do Sul|years=2003–07}} {{s-aft|after=Yeda Crusius}} {{s-ppo}} {{s-bef|before=Michel Temer}} {{s-ttl|title=MDB nominee for Vice President of Brazil|years=2018}} {{s-inc|recent}} {{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rigotto, Germano}} Category:Governors of Rio Grande do Sul Category:1949 births Category:Living people Category:People from Caxias do Sul Category:Brazilian people of Italian descent Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio Grande do Sul Category:Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians Category:Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul alumni Category:Candidates for Vice President of Brazil