Rodrigo Rollemberg

Rodrigo Sobral Rollemberg (born July 13, 1959) is a Brazilian politician and member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB). He served as Governor of the Federal District from 2015 to 2019.

Rodrigo Rollemberg
Rollemberg in 2009
Governor of the Federal District
In office January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2019
Vice Governor	Renato Santana
Preceded by	Agnelo Queiroz
Succeeded by	Ibaneis Rocha
Senator for the Federal District
In office February 1, 2011 – January 1, 2015
Federal Deputy for the Federal District
In office February 1, 2007 – February 1, 2011
District Deputy of the Federal District
In office January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003
Personal details
Born	Rodrigo Sobral Rollemberg (1959-07-13) July 13, 1959 (age 65) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party	PSB (1985–present)
Spouse	Márcia Helena Gonçalves

Rollemberg won the 2014 Federal District gubernatorial election on October 5, 2014, with 812,036 votes, or 55.56% of the vote.^[1] He defeated the Party of the Republic (PR) gubernatorial candidate, Jofran Frejat, who placed second with 649,587 votes, or 44.44%.^[2]

Following his election victory, Rollemberg pledged to hold the government of the Federal District more accountable.^[1] He also promised to create a "accountability council," composed of civic leaders and private citizens.^[1] Rollemberg took office on January 1, 2015, succeeding outgoing Governor Agnelo Queiroz.

References

1. "Six elect governors are already known". Agência Brasil. 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
2. "Rodrigo Rollemberg, do PSB, é eleito governador do Distrito Federal". G1 (Rede Globo). 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2016-02-27.

Political offices
Preceded by Agnelo Queiroz	Governor of the Federal District 2015–2019	Succeeded by Ibaneis Rocha