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Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez | |
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Minister of Education | |
In office 1 January 2019 – 8 April 2019 | |
President | Jair Bolsonaro |
Preceded by | Rossieli Soares |
Succeeded by | Abraham Weintraub |
Personal details | |
Born | Bogotá, Colombia | 15 November 1943
Alma mater |
Pontifical Xavierian University Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Gama Filho University |
Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez (born 15 November 1943) is a Colombian-Brazilian philosopher [1] and former Minister of Education of Brazil.
Rodríguez was born in 1943 in Bogotá, Colombia. He received a degree in Philosophy from the Pontifical Xavierian University in 1963, and in 1967 received a degree in Theology from the Bogotá Seminar. In 1974 he received a master's degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and in 1982 received a doctorate in philosophy from Universidade Gama Filho. [2] [1]
He is a professor of religion at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. [3] Rodríguez is a fierce critic of the Workers' Party, the Brazilian National High School Exam, and is a proponent of the " Escola sem Partido" ("Nonpartisan School") project. [4] His political views have been described as far-right. [5] He had been recommended by the philosopher Olavo de Carvalho. [6]
On 22 November 2018, Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro announced that Rodríguez would serve as Brazil's Minister of Education in the coming administration. [7] He took office on 1 January 2019.
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Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez | |
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Minister of Education | |
In office 1 January 2019 – 8 April 2019 | |
President | Jair Bolsonaro |
Preceded by | Rossieli Soares |
Succeeded by | Abraham Weintraub |
Personal details | |
Born | Bogotá, Colombia | 15 November 1943
Alma mater |
Pontifical Xavierian University Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Gama Filho University |
Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez (born 15 November 1943) is a Colombian-Brazilian philosopher [1] and former Minister of Education of Brazil.
Rodríguez was born in 1943 in Bogotá, Colombia. He received a degree in Philosophy from the Pontifical Xavierian University in 1963, and in 1967 received a degree in Theology from the Bogotá Seminar. In 1974 he received a master's degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and in 1982 received a doctorate in philosophy from Universidade Gama Filho. [2] [1]
He is a professor of religion at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. [3] Rodríguez is a fierce critic of the Workers' Party, the Brazilian National High School Exam, and is a proponent of the " Escola sem Partido" ("Nonpartisan School") project. [4] His political views have been described as far-right. [5] He had been recommended by the philosopher Olavo de Carvalho. [6]
On 22 November 2018, Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro announced that Rodríguez would serve as Brazil's Minister of Education in the coming administration. [7] He took office on 1 January 2019.