Jorge Bornhausen
Jorge Konder Bornhausen (born October 1, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro ) is a Brazilian politician and lawyer.
Life
Jorge Bornhausen is a member of the Democratas and was president of their predecessor party, Partido da Frente Liberal . Under his leadership, the party tried to initiate impeachment proceedings against Lula da Silva in summer 2005 . They found it unlikely that he was unaware of the corruption around him.
From 1979 to 1982 Jorge Bornhausen was governor of Santa Catarinas . From 1983 to 1991 and 1999 to 2007 he was a member of the Brazilian Senate for Santa Catarina. In the meantime he acted as his country's ambassador to Portugal from 1997 to 1999 .
Bornhausen is the son of the politician Irineu Bornhausen , who was governor of Santa Catarina from 1951 to 1956.
Web links
- Literature by and about Jorge Bornhausen in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Biography of Jorge Konder Bornhausen on the Senadores portal , short profile. Retrieved August 5, 2013 (Portuguese)
- For a pant full of dollars - A corruption scandal beutelt Brazil's government on lateinamerika-nachrichten.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bornhausen, Jorge |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bornhausen, Jorge Konder (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian politician and lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio de Janeiro |