José Maria Alkmin (11 June 1901 – 22 April 1974) was the 15th

vice president of Brazil The Vice President of Brazil ( pt, Vice-Presidente do Brasil), officially the Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (''Vice-Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil''), or simply the ''Vice President of the Republic'' (''Vice-P ...

from 1964 to 1967. Alkmin was born in

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. He served as

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

before becoming vice president. He was also once the Partido Social Democrático's deputy.Gatekeepers of Growth: The International Political Economy of Central ... By Sylvia Maxfield, pg 132
/ref> He died in

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, aged 72.

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1901 births 1974 deaths People from Minas Gerais Brazilian people of Lebanese descent Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–65) politicians National Renewal Alliance politicians Vice presidents of Brazil Finance Ministers of Brazil Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Minas Gerais {{Brazil-politician-stub Candidates for Vice President of Brazil