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Biography
Early years and education
Born in Salvador, the capital of the state of Bahia, Mário Kertész is the son of an Amazonian mother and a Hungarian father of Jewish origin. Mário became a polyglot, speaking Portuguese, French, Spanish, English and Italian.
He graduated in Business Administration from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA). He did postgraduate studies abroad, studying in Spain and France.
Political
He began his public life at the age of 22, as chief of staff to Finance Secretary Luís Sande, during the administration of the then mayor of Salvador, Antônio Carlos Magalhães, in 1967.
During Antõnio Carlos Magalhães' first term as governor of Bahia, between 1971 and 1975, Kertész, at the age of 26, was the first head of the Secretariat of Planning, Science and Technology, the body responsible for setting up the Bahia Administrative Center [pt], the Pituaçu Metropolitan Park [pt] and the first stage of the renovation of Salvador's Historic Center.
He served as Magalhães' chief of staff when the politician took over the presidency of the state-owned company Eletrobrás between 1975 and 1978. He was appointed mayor of Salvador by Magalhães, as a 'bionic' mayor - the name given to mayors appointed by allies of the Brazilian military dictatorship - in his second administration.
At the end of his term as mayor of Salvador in 1981, Mário Kertész broke with “Carlism” (the name given to the political movement that emerged in Bahia under the leadership of Antonio Carlos Magalhães) and joined the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), making his then-wife, Eliana Kertész [pt], the most voted councillor in Salvador in 1982, receiving more than 50 000 votes.
After the opening of direct elections to the mayors of the capitals with the end of the Military Dictatorship in 1985, he defeated federal deputy Marcelo Cordeiro at the party convention, becoming a candidate for mayor of Salvador. On November 15 of the same year, he was elected the first mayor of Salvador by popular vote, with the support of the left, after 23 years of military rule.
References
- ^ Macedo, Luciane (September 24, 2020). ""Sou branco e judeu, mas baiano pra cacete", diz Kertész". Brasil 247 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- Köpp, Juliana; Albinati, Mariana. "Políticas culturais de salvador na gestão Mário Kertész (1986 a 1989) - versão preliminar" (PDF). Federal University of Bahia. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- Sales, Edvaldo (September 12, 2023). "Mário Kertész solta o verbo contra ACM: "Fez todas as sacanagens que podia comigo"". Bnews (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on June 20, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- ^ ""Governo Lula melhorou muitas coisas, mas o Brasil segue dividido", diz Mário Kertész". Brasil 247 (in Brazilian Portuguese). June 1, 2024. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- "Próximos Eventos | Mário Kertész fala sobre Mídia na Escola de Administração". Agenda UFBA. August 3, 2016. Archived from the original on December 24, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- ^ "Mário de Melo Kertész". Academia Baiana de Administração. Archived from the original on December 24, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- Gonzalez, Daniela (June 27, 2024). "Reserva de resistência: Há 50 anos enfrentando especulação imobiliária, Parque de Pituaçu vai passar por revitalização". Metro 1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- "Bahia já estabelece prioridade". Jornal do Brasil. 80 (248): 3. January 23, 1971.
- Mendes, Mariana (December 2, 2008). "Mário Kertész aguarda confiante a cirurgia". Jornal A Tarde. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- Gonçalves, Roberto (November 19, 1982). "Mulher de Kertész bate recorde votos para a Câmara". Jornal do Brasil. 92 (225): 7.