José Rogério Salles (born 18 June 1953) is a Brazilian politician who was the governor of

Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighboring ...

from 2002 to 2003. He served briefly after the resignation of

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, who himself resigned to run for the Federal Senate. Prior to this position, he was vice-governor under Oliveira from 1999 to 2002, and was the mayor of the city of

Rondonópolis Rondonópolis (formerly known as Rio Vermelho (Red River)) is the third-largest Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is located around from Cuiabá, the capital of the state. The city is named for military officer and ...

from 1994 to 1996. He is a member of the

Brazilian Social Democracy Party The Brazilian Social Democracy Party ( pt, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, PSDB), also known as the Brazilian Social Democratic Party or the Party of Brazilian Social Democracy,. is a political party in Brazil Brazil has a multi-pa ...

(PSDB). Salles graduated from the

Federal University of Paraná The Federal University of Paraná ( pt, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR) is a public university headquartered in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. UFPR is considered to be one of the oldest universities in Brazil. UFPR ranks as 37th best universi ...

in 1976 and did specialization courses at the

University of São Paulo The University of São Paulo ( pt, Universidade de São Paulo, USP) is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian public university and the country's most prestigious educational institution, the best ...

in 1997. He was an activist against the

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in student politics during his time at the former, aligning himself with the former

Brazilian Democratic Movement The Brazilian Democratic Movement ( pt, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, MDB) is a Brazilian political party. It is considered a " big tent party" and it is one of the parties with the greatest representation throughout the national territory, ...

(MDB), which later became the PMDB. He was the secretary of Agriculture of Rondonópolis from 1984 to 1985, and later mayor from 1994 to 1996. In 1997, he changed party affiliations to the PSDB and ran as vice-governor of Mato Grosso in 1998, with Oliveira as the candidate for governor. He later assumed the position of governor on 6 April 2002. He was succeeded by

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Salles, Rogerio 1953 births Living people People from Francisco Beltrão People from Rondonópolis Governors of Mato Grosso Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians Brazilian Social Democracy Party politicians Federal University of Paraná alumni University of São Paulo alumni