Carlos Minc Baumfeld (born July 12, 1951) is a Brazilian geographer, professor, environmentalist, politician and Minister of Environment in

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's second term as

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Personal life

Minc was born on July 12, 1951. He studied at

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. He was a student leader and participated in resistance against the military dictatorship. He was arrested in 1969 and exiled. In 1979, with the help from

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, he returned to Brazil. In 1978, Minc completed his master's degree from the

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. He completed his doctorate from the

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in 1984. Minc is married and has two children.

Political career

Minc was one of the founding members of the

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, together with

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, and others. Minc was elected Member state for the first time in 1986, in coalition with Workers' Party. He was re-elected in 1994, 1998, and 2002. On November 22, 2006,

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, governor of the state of

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, appointed Minc for the post of Secretary of Environment. On May 13, 2008,

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resigned from the post of Minister of Environment. Minc became the new Minister of Environment on May 14, 2008. On March 31, 2010 resigned from Ministry to run as State Congressman (Deputado Estadual) in Rio de Janeiro by Workers' Party and was elected with 87.210 votes. In January 2011, was invited again to be Secretary of Environment in the Rio de Janeiro State Government where he is until now.

Awards

In 1989, Minc received the ''Global Award 500'', granted by the

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to those who stand out in the defence of the environment in the world.

Books

Minc is also a writer. He is the author of the following books: * ''Como Fazer Movimento Ecológico'' (Vozes, 1985) * ''A Reconquista da Terra'' (Zahar, 1986) * ''Ecologia e Política no Brasil'' (Espaço e Tempo/Iuperj, 1987), co-authored with

and others * ''Despoluindo a Política'' (Relume Dumará, 1994)

References

External links

Webpage of Carlos Minc
{{DEFAULTSORT:Minc, Carlos 1951 births Green Party (Brazil) politicians Living people Brazilian Ministers of the Environment Technical University of Lisbon alumni