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

vice president of Brazil The vice president of Brazil (), 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-Presidente da República'') i ...

from 1964 to 1967. Alkmin was born in

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. He served as

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at various points from 1956 to 1958 before becoming vice president in 1964. He was also a deputy for the Partido Social Democrático on several occasions.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 Bocaiúva Brazilian people of Lebanese descent Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–65) politicians National Renewal Alliance politicians Vice presidents of Brazil Ministers of finance of Brazil Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Minas Gerais Brazilian people of Arab descent Candidates for Vice President of Brazil Brazilian Roman Catholics {{Brazil-Deputy-stub