Murilo Zauith
Honorific prefixHis Excellency
Office7th and 10th Vice Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul
Vice governorJosé Carlos Barbosa
Term start1 January 2019
Term end31 December 2022
PredecessorRose Modesto
SuccessorJosé Carlos Barbosa
GovernorReinaldo Azambuja
Governor 1André Puccinelli
Term start 1January 1, 2007
Term end 1December 31, 2010
Predecessor 1Egon Krakheche
Successor 1Simone Tebet
PartyBrazil Union
SpouseCecília Zauith
Birth nameMurilo Zauith
Birth date17 July 1950 (age 76)
Birth placeBarretos, São Paulo, Brazil

Murilo Zauith (born 17 July 1950) is a Brazilian politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul from 2019 to 2023 in the second government of Reinaldo Azambuja, he already held the same position between 2007 and 2010 in the government of André Puccinelli.

Biography

Businessman in the city of Dourados, he owns the University Center of Grande Dourados (Unigran), one of the largest colleges in Mato Grosso do Sul.

Political career

He was state deputy for two terms (1995 - 1999/1999 - 2003) and federal deputy for one (2003 - 2007). He ran for mayor of Dourados in 2000 and 2008, when he was won by Laerte Tetila and Ari Artuzi, respectively. He was elected lieutenant governor in 2006, alongside André Puccinelli.

He disputed the elections for the Senate in 2010, placing third, with 21.61% of the votes, behind Delcídio do Amaral of the Workers' Party (PT), and Waldemir Moka, of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB).

In the third attempt, he was elected mayor of the city of Dourados, with 80.06% of the valid votes, receiving a total of 70,906 votes; being reelected in the 2012 elections.[1]

In the 2018 elections, he was again elected vice-president, this time with Reinaldo Azambuja.[2] The following year, he took over as Secretary of State for Infrastructure.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Folha.com - Poder - Após escândalos, candidato do DEM é eleito em Dourados - 06/02/2011". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  2. ^ "Reinaldo Azambuja (PSDB) é reeleito governador de Mato Grosso do Sul" (in Brazilian Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  3. ^ "Como vice e secretário de Obras, Zauith vai priorizar conclusão do Aquário do Pantanal". www.topmidianews.com.br. Retrieved 2022-11-23.