# Pedro Simon
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{{Short description|Brazilian politician and lawyer}}
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| name = Pedro Simon
| image = Pedro simon senado.jpg
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| office = [Senator](/source/Senate_of_Brazil) from [Rio Grande do Sul](/source/Rio_Grande_do_Sul)
| term_start = February 1, 1991
| term_end = February 1, 2015
| predecessor = Carlos Chiarelli
| successor = [Lasier Martins](/source/Lasier_Martins)
| office2 = 30th [Governor of Rio Grande do Sul](/source/Governor_of_Rio_Grande_do_Sul)
| term_start2 = March 15, 1987
| term_end2 = April 1, 1990
| predecessor2 = Jair Soares
| successor2 = Sinval Guazzelli
| vice_governor2 = Sinval Guazzelli
| office3 = [Minister of Agriculture of Brazil](/source/Ministry_of_Agriculture_(Brazil))
| term_start3 = March 15, 1985
| term_end3 = February 14, 1986
| predecessor3 = Nestor Jost
| successor3 = [Iris Rezende](/source/Iris_Rezende)
| president3 = [José Sarney](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Sarney)
| office4 = Member of the [Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Rio_Grande_do_Sul)
| term_start4 = January 31, 1963
| term_end4 = January 31, 1979
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| successor4 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1930|01|31}}
| birth_place = [Caxias do Sul](/source/Caxias_do_Sul), [Rio Grande do Sul](/source/Rio_Grande_do_Sul)
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| party = [Brazilian Democratic Movement Party](/source/Brazilian_Democratic_Movement_Party)
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| profession = Lawyer
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'''Pedro Jorge Simon''' (born January 31, 1930) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and professor. He represented [Rio Grande do Sul](/source/Rio_Grande_do_Sul) in the [Federal Senate](/source/Brazilian_Senate) for over 30 years. Prior to that, he served as the governor of Rio Grande do Sul from 1987 to 1990. Simon also served as [Minister of Agriculture](/source/Ministry_of_Agriculture_(Brazil)) from 1985 to 1986. He is a member of the [Brazilian Democratic Movement](/source/Brazilian_Democratic_Movement_Party)[{{cite web|title=Senador Pedro Simon|url=http://www.senado.gov.br/senadores/dinamico/paginst/senador68a.asp|work=[Federal Senate](/source/Brazilian_Senate)|accessdate=May 15, 2014}}] and an important historical figure of the movement towards redemocratization in Brazil.
==Biography==
Pedro Simon is a descendant of Lebanese immigrants who arrived in Caxias do Sul in 1922 with other catholic families such as Sehbe, Kalil and David. A law major from the [Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul](/source/Pontifical_Catholic_University_of_Rio_Grande_do_Sul) with a postgraduate degree in [political economy](/source/political_economy), and also a specialist in [criminal law](/source/criminal_law), Simon was a professor at the [University of Caxias do Sul](/source/University_of_Caxias_do_Sul). Simon made several study travels, both as an academic and as a politician, to countries in Europe and Latin America, in addition to Canada, the United States, Lebanon, Egypt, India, Japan, Syria, Pakistan, Thailand, among others. In Paris, he attended [Sorbonne University](/source/Sorbonne_University).[{{Cite web|last1=VELOSO|first1=Verônica|last2=SOUSA|first2=Luís Otávio de|last3=URBINATI|first3=Inoã|title=SIMON, PEDRO|url=http://www.fgv.br/cpdoc/acervo/dicionarios/verbete-biografico/simon-pedro?fbclid=IwAR04QfoFcD7gS7R6AZUr8DIOH6TPYyoqUksgCXpBNzOaRwR7JmJwVKpKYT0|access-date=2021-05-11|website=CPDOC - Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil|publisher=Fundação Getúlio Vargas|language=pt-br}}]
He began his political career in the [Brazilian Labour Party](/source/Brazilian_Labour_Party_(historical)), his first important position being that of city councilor of his hometown, [Caxias do Sul](/source/Caxias_do_Sul). In 1962 he was elected to the [Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Rio_Grande_do_Sul). During the military regime in Brazil, bipartisanship was established, and Simon joined the [Brazilian Democratic Movement](/source/Brazilian_Democratic_Movement). He remained in the position of state deputy until 1978, the year he was first elected to the [Federal Senate](/source/Federal_Senate_(Brazil)). From 1985 to 1986, he was Minister of Agriculture in the government of [Tancredo Neves](/source/Tancredo_Neves). He left the position to run for the governorship of Rio Grande do Sul for a second time, this time successfully. He resigned as governor in 1990 and was elected once again to the Federal Senate, where he remained until 2015.
He is a widower of Tânia Simon, who died in 1985. They had three children. Today he is married to Ivete, with whom he had another son, Pedro.
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