Simone Tebet

Simone Tebet

Simone Nassar Tebet (Portuguese pronunciation: [siˈmoni naˈsaʁ ˈtɛbetʃi]; born 22 February 1970) is a Brazilian academic, lawyer, and politician who has served as the Brazilian Minister of Planning and Budget since 5 January 2023. She previously was Senator for Mato Grosso do Sul from 2015 to 2023, Vice-Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul from 2011 to 2014, and mayor of Três Lagoas from 2005 to 2010, becoming the first woman to hold the latter two posts. Tebet was the Brazilian Democratic Movement’s candidate in the 2022 presidential election, campaigning on a centrist Third Way platform and placing third in the first round with 4.16% of the vote. Her endorsement of Lula in the runoff helped secure his narrow victory, after which she joined his cabinet. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Simone Tebet is the 18,542nd most popular politician (down from 18,161st in 2024). (down from 4,865th in 2019)