Garibaldi Alves Filho

Who is Garibaldi Alves Filho?

Garibaldi Alves Filho (born Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 4 February 1947) is a Brazil politician who currently serves as the President of the Federal Senate.He previously served as a deputy to the Rio Grande do Norte Legislative Assembly for four legislative sessions (19711985), mayor of Natal (19861989), and governor of Rio Grande do Norte for two successive periods (1995-2002). One of the main focuses of his governorship was water resources: he succeeded in providing an estimated 1 million people with a clean water supply and in reducing infant mortality by almost 60%.He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), prior to which he belonged to its predecessor, the MDB. His current Senate term (his second, having previously been elected for the 199198 period) runs until 2011. He was elected President of the Senate on 12 December 2007, with 68 votes for, eight against, and two abstentions. a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=15505503full article at wikipedia/aGaribaldi Alves FilhoPMDBRNLegislatura inicial:52 Legislatura final:53Ano inicial: 2003 Ano final: 2011garibaldi.alves@senador.gov.brhttp://www.senado.gov.br/web/senador/Garibaldi/default.asphttp://www.senado.gov.br/sf/senadores/senadores_institucional.asp?leg=aamp;codparl=87