Cristovam Buarque

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Cristovam Buarque
Senator for the Federal District
In office February 1, 2003 – February 1, 2019
Preceded by	Lauro Campos
Succeeded by	Leila Barros
10th Governor of the Federal District
In office January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1999
Vice Governor	Arlete Sampaio
Preceded by	Joaquim Roriz
Succeeded by	Joaquim Roriz
Minister of Education
In office January 1, 2003 – January 27, 2004
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Paulo Renato Souza
Succeeded by	Tarso Genro
Personal details
Born	Cristovam Ricardo Cavalcanti Buarque (1944-02-20) 20 February 1944 (age 80) Recife, PE, Brazil
Political party	CIDADANIA (2016–present) PDT (2005–2016) PT (1990–2005)
Alma mater	Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) Pantheon-Sorbonne University

Cristovam Ricardo Cavalcanti Buarque (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾisˈtɔvɐ̃w buˈaʁki]; born February 20, 1944) is a Brazilian university professor and member of Cidadania. He was a senator for the Federal District from 2003 to 2019.^[1]