Fernando Henrique Cardoso

His Excellency
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
His Excellency Fernando Henrique Cardoso
	Official portrait, 1999
President of Brazil
	In office; 1 January 1995 – 1 January 2003
Vice President	Marco Maciel
Preceded by	Itamar Franco
Succeeded by	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
President
Further offices held
Minister of Finance
	In office; 19 May 1993 – 30 March 1994
President	Itamar Franco
Preceded by	Eliseu Resende
Succeeded by	Rubens Ricupero
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 2 October 1992 – 20 May 1993
President	Itamar Franco
Preceded by	Celso Lafer
Succeeded by	Celso Amorim
Senator for São Paulo
	In office; 15 March 1983 – 5 October 1992
Preceded by	Franco Montoro
Succeeded by	Eva Alterman Blay
Chair of the Brazilian Centre of Analysis and Planning
	In office; 1980–1983
Preceded by	Cândido Procópio Ferreira
Succeeded by	José Arthur Giannotti
Personal details
Born	18 June 1931 (age 92); Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil
Political party	PSDB (1988–present)
Other political; affiliations	PMDB (1980–1988); MDB (1974–1980);
Spouses	; Ruth Leite (m. 1953; died 2008) ; Patrícia Kundrát (m. 2014)
Children	3
Relatives	Pedro Cardoso (cousin)
Residence(s)	São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Alma mater	University of São Paulo (PhD)
Profession	Sociologist
Signature
Website	http://www.ifhc.org.br/

Fernando Henrique Cardoso GCB GCTE GCoIISE GColIH GColL GCM RE DMN CYC OMRI (Portuguese: [feʁˈnɐ̃du ẽˈʁiki kaʁˈdozu] ^ⓘ; born 18 June 1931), also known by his initials FHC (Portuguese: [ɛfjaɡaˈse] ^ⓘ), is a Brazilian sociologist, professor, and politician^[1] who served as the 34th president of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 1 January 2003.^[2] He was the first Brazilian president to be reelected for a subsequent term. An accomplished scholar of dependency theory noted for his research on slavery and political theory, Cardoso has earned many honors including the Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation (2000)^[3] and the Kluge Prize from the US Library of Congress (2012).^[4]

Cardoso was the 10th president of the International Sociological Association (1982–1986).^[5]

^ Margolis, Mac (13 March 2006). "Che Guevara in Tweed". Newsweek.
^ "Galery of presidents" (in Portuguese). Palácio do Planalto. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
^ "Fernando Henrique Cardoso". Prince of Asturias Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
^ Rohter, Larry (13 May 2012). "Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil to Receive Kluge Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
^ "ISA Presidents". International Sociological Association. Retrieved 25 July 2012.