Antônio José Imbassahy da Silva, or simply Antônio Imbassahy, (born 12 March 1948) is a Brazilian politician and electrical engineer, former governor of Bahia and former mayor of Salvador.

Antônio Imbassahy
Federal Deputy from Bahia
In office
1 February 2011 – 1 February 2019
Secretary of Government
In office
3 February 2017 – 15 December 2017
PresidentMichel Temer
Preceded byGeddel Vieira Lima
Succeeded byCarlos Marun
67th Mayor of Salvador
In office
1 January 1997 – 1 January 2005
Preceded byLídice da Mata
Succeeded byJoão Henrique Carneiro
45th Governor of Bahia
In office
2 May 1994 – 1 January 1995
Vice GovernorVacant
Preceded byRuy Trindade
Succeeded byPaulo Souto
State Deputy
In office
1 January 1995 – 1 February 1995
ConstituencyBahia
In office
1 February 1991 – 2 May 1994
ConstituencyBahia
Personal details
Born
Antônio José Imbassahy da Silva

(1948-03-12) 12 March 1948 (age 76)
Salvador, BA, Brazil
Political partyPSDB (2005–present)
PFL (1985–2004)
SpouseMárcia Imbassahy [1]
Alma materFederal University of Bahia (UFBA)
OccupationElectrical engineer

Elected federal deputy by the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), da Silva was chosen leader of the party in the Chamber of Deputies in December 2015 and took office on 2 February 2016.[2] Also, in December of the same year, Imbassahy was chosen to be Secretary of Government, replacing Geddel Vieira Lima.[3] Resigned in 8 December 2017, one day before the national convention of the PSDB, which officialized its departure from the government.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Morre mãe de Márcia Imbassahy, mulher do ex-prefeito" (in Portuguese). Política Livre. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Antônio Imbassahy é eleito líder da bancada tucana na Câmara para 2016" (in Portuguese). Jornal DeFato.com. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. ^ Lima, Maria; Iglesias, Simone (8 December 2016). "Tucano Imbassahy assumirá Secretaria de Governo no lugar de Geddel" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. ^ Amaral, Luciana (8 December 2017). "Ministro tucano Antonio Imbassahy pede demissão do governo" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of Government
2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by 67th Mayor of Salvador
1997–2005
Succeeded by
João Henrique Carneiro
Preceded by
Ruy Trindade
45th Governor of Bahia
1994–1995
Succeeded by