In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Figueiredo and the second or paternal family name is Cavalheiro Leite.
Eduardo Leite
Leite in March 2019
Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2023
Vice Governor
Gabriel Souza
Preceded by
Ranolfo Vieira Júnior
In office 1 January 2019 – 31 March 2022
Vice Governor
Ranolfo Vieira Júnior
Preceded by
José Ivo Sartori
Succeeded by
Ranolfo Vieira Júnior
National President of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party
In office 26 January 2023 – 30 November 2023
Preceded by
Bruno Araújo
Succeeded by
Marconi Perillo
Mayor of Pelotas
In office 1 January 2013 – 31 December 2016
Vice Mayor
Paula Mascarenhas
Preceded by
Adolfo Antônio Fetter Júnior
Succeeded by
Paula Mascarenhas
President of the Municipal Chamber of Pelotas
In office 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2012
Preceded by
Milton Rodrigues Martins
Succeeded by
Luiz Eduardo Nogueira
Councillor of Pelotas
In office 1 January 2009 – 31 December 2012
Constituency
At-large
Personal details
Born
Eduardo Figueiredo Cavalheiro Leite
(1985-03-10) 10 March 1985 (age 39) Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political party
PSDB (2001–present)
Spouse
Thalis Bolzan
(m. 2024)
Alma mater
Federal University of Pelotas (LL.B)
Eduardo Figueiredo Cavalheiro Leite (born 10 March 1985) is a Brazilian politician and governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. During the state's 2018 election, he won with 53.62% of the vote. Leite was elected governor at 33 years old, becoming the youngest governor in Brazil. In July 2021, Leite came out as gay during an interview for the Brazilian talk show Conversa com Bial, becoming the first openly gay governor in Brazil's history,[1] and second openly LGBT governor of this country after Fátima Bezerra of Rio Grande do Norte.[2]
He was elected governor of Rio Grande do Sul for the second time in the second round of the 2022 gubernatorial election.[3] Alongside his position as governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Leite was the president of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party from January to November 2023.[4][5]
^"Eduardo Leite, governador do RS, fala sobre homossexualidade em entrevista a Bial: 'Eu sou gay. E tenho orgulho disso'". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
^"Fátima Bezerra elogia Eduardo Leite por se assumir gay:"Gesto importante"". poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
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^"Eduardo Leite assume presidência do PSDB com desafio de reconstruir o partido". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-02.
^Teixeira, Pedro. "PSDB escolhe Marconi Perillo como novo presidente do partido". CNN Brasil. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
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