José Eduardo Cardozo

José Eduardo Cardozo
José Eduardo Cardozo
Attorney General of the Union
	In office; 3 March 2016 – 12 May 2016
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Luís Inácio Adams
Succeeded by	Fábio Medina Osório
Minister of Justice and Citizenship
	In office; 1 January 2011 – 3 March 2016
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Luiz Paulo Barreto
Succeeded by	Wellington Silva
Federal Deputy
	In office; 1 February 2003 – 1 January 2011
Constituency	São Paulo
Councillor of São Paulo
	In office; 1 February 1995 – 1 February 2003
Constituency	At-large
President of the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo
	In office; 1 January 2001 – 1 January 2003
Preceded by	Armando Mellão Neto
Succeeded by	Arselino Tatto
Personal details
Born	18 April 1959 (age 66); São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	Workers' Party (1989–present)
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
Profession	Lawyer; professor;

José Eduardo Cardozo (born 18 April 1959) is a Brazilian lawyer, politician and former Attorney General of Brazil.^[1]

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He ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of the Brazilian Workers' Party in 2009, finishing second behind José Eduardo Dutra.

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