Paul Singer (State Secretary)

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Paul Singer (born March 24, 1932 in Vienna ; † April 16, 2018 in São Paulo ) was a Brazilian sociologist and economist .

Life

Paul Singer was born in Vienna in 1932 . At the age of eight, he and his family emigrated to Brazil, fleeing from the National Socialists . In the 1960s he studied economics in São Paulo. Then he went to Princeton , New Jersey (USA). After completing his stay in the US, he became professor of sociology and macroeconomics at the University of São Paulo . His research fields included urbanization and economic development in Latin America, particularly in Brazil.

In addition to his academic work, he worked as a planning councilor for São Paulo from 1989 to 1992.

In 2003, Singer was appointed State Secretary in the Brazilian Ministry of Labor for the National Secretariat for Solidarity Economy by President Lula da Silva . In his role, he created the framework for the development of the regional economy. Churches, trade unions, universities and parties support this building process across the country.

honors and awards

Paul Singer was a member of the Honorary Board of Directors of the Paulo Freire Center in Vienna

Paul Singer is honored by Austria, March 2009

On March 13, 2009 he was awarded the Great Silver Decoration on Ribbon for Services to the Republic of Austria .

Web links

Commons : Paul Singer  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Morre Paul Singer, to dos fundadores do PT. In: globo.com. April 16, 2018, Retrieved April 17, 2018 (Portuguese).
  2. ↑ Message on uni-protocol.de, seen on June 3, 2010
  3. ↑ PDF  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at fu-berlin.de, seen June 3, 2010@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / web.fu-berlin.de  
  4. ↑ Post on paulofreirezentrum.at, seen June 3, 2010
  5. ↑ Press release from the Austrian foreign trade office in São Paulo, seen on January 10, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Singer, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian sociologist, economist, Brazilian State Secretary
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH April 16, 2018
Place of death São Paulo