Moroni Bing Torgan (born October 6, 1956) is a Brazilian politician, probably the highest ranking

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politician in

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. A member of the National Chamber of Deputies, Torgan is known for having a rhetoric that spins around the fighting of crime and corruption. As of 2001 he was the only Latter-day Saint serving in Brazil's congress.

Biography

Prior to his election to the

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, Torgan served as president of the Fortaleza Brazil

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from 1985 to 1991. As a youth, Torgan was on a Brazilian national championship

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team. He is from Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. His great-grandmother on his mother's side was among the first members of the LDS branches in Brazil in 1938. Torgan grew up primarily in the Brazilian state of

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and graduated from the

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. Torgan served a mission for

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(LDS Church) in a mission based in

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. His mission president was Saul Messias. Prior to entering politics, Torgan was a Brazilian federal police officer in Ceara State. In 1987, he was appointed secretary of public security for this state, in which he served until he was elected to Brazil's congress in 1991. Torgan is married to the former Rosa Caldas. As of 1989 they had two sons, Mosiah and Jared. Torgan served in the congress of Brazil from 1991 to 1995. In 1995, he was elected vice governor of Ceara. He later served in the Brazilian congress again from 1999 to 2003 and from 2003 to 2007. In 2009, Torgan was called to serve as

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of the Portugal Lisbon Mission of the LDS Church. On March 31, 2012, Torgan was called as an area seventy of the church. At times, Torgan has served in other positions in the LDS Church, including as a

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and as a counselor to the president of the Brazilia Brazil Mission. In October 2012, Torgan placed fourth in the election for Mayor of Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

Notes

References

* '' Church News'', August 25, 2001; September 16, 1995; March 16, 1991; September 23, 1989.
"Appointments"
'' Ensign'', February 1986, p. 77 *''Mormon Times'', October 1, 2009
government bio of Torgan
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