Mateus Simões

Mateus Simões
Simões in 2024
Governor of Minas Gerais
Assumed office
22 March 2026
Preceded byRomeu Zema
Vice Governor of Minas Gerais
In office
1 January 2023 – 22 March 2026
GovernorRomeu Zema
Preceded byPaulo Brant
Personal details
BornMateus Simões de Almeida
(1981-03-09) 9 March 1981
Gurupi, Tocantins, Brasil
PartyPSD (since 2025)
Other political
affiliations
NOVO (2016–2025)

Mateus Simões de Almeida (born 9 March 1981) is a Brazilian politician serving as vice governor of Minas Gerais since 2023.[1] From 2020 to 2022, he served as secretary general of Minas Gerais.[2] On March 22, 2026, he assumed the Governorship of Minas Gerais, replacing Romeu Zema.[3]

Electoral history

Year Election Party Office Coalition Partners Party Votes Percent Result
2016 Municipal Election of Belo Horizonte NOVO Councillor N/a 5,522 0.46% Elected
2022 State Elections of Minas Gerais Vice Governor Minas on the Tracks
(NOVO, Avante, PP, Solidariedade, PODE, Patriota, PMN, MDB, DC, Agir)
Romeu Zema NOVO 6,094,136 56.20% Elected

References

  1. ^ "Governador de MG, Romeu Zema, e vice, Mateus Simões, tomam posse neste domingo". g1 (in Portuguese). 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Os caminhos de Mateus Simões para 2026". O Fator (in Portuguese). 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2026/03/20/apos-renuncia-de-zema-mateus-simoes-toma-posse-em-minas-neste-domingo.amp.htm