Hermes Lima

His Excellency
Hermes Lima
His Excellency Hermes Lima
Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
	In office; 26 June 1963 – 19 January 1969
Nominated by	João Goulart
Preceded by	Barros Barreto
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Prime Minister of Brazil
	In office; 18 September 1962 – 23 January 1963
President	João Goulart
Preceded by	Brochado da Rocha
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 18 September 1962 – 18 June 1963
President	João Goulart
Preceded by	Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco
Succeeded by	Evandro Lins e Silva
Minister of Labour and Social Security
	In office; 13 July 1962 – 31 August 1962
Prime Minister	Brochado da Rocha
Preceded by	André Franco Montoro
Succeeded by	João Pinheiro Neto
Chief of Staff of the Presidency
	In office; 12 September 1961 – 13 July 1962
President	João Goulart
Preceded by	Floriano Augusto Ramos
Succeeded by	Evandro Lins e Silva
Federal Deputy for the Federal District
	In office; 5 February 1946 – 1 February 1951
Personal details
Born	22 December 1902; Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia, Brazil
Died	10 October 1978 (aged 75); Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party	UDN (1945–47); PSB (1947–50); PTB (1950–63);
Spouse	Maria Moreira Dias
Profession	Professor and judge
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Hermes Lima ([ˈɛʁmiz ˈʎimɐ]; 22 December 1902^[2] – 10 October 1978) was Brazilian politician who was the prime minister of Brazil, jurist, and winner of the 1975 Prêmio Machado de Assis.

Political career

He originally became an elected federal deputy of the National Democratic Union in 1945, but two years later co-founded and joined the Brazilian Socialist Party.^[3] He was described as one of the members of the party who was a "liberal with a legal background."^[4] Under João Goulart he served as Labour Minister^[5] and later as Prime Minister (from 18 September 1962 until 23 January 1963).^[6] He would go on to serve in the Brazilian Supreme Court before being forced into retirement by the military dictatorship in 1969.^[7]

Notes

^ Removed from office by Institutional Act Number Six.^[1]

References

^ Arthur da Costa e Silva (February 1, 1969). "Ato Institucional n° 6, de 1° de fevereiro de 1969" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ Skidmore, Thomas E. (18 November 1992). Black into White: Race and Nationality in Brazilian Thought. Duke University Press. p. 266. ISBN 0822381761.
^ French, John D. (1992). The Brazilian Workers' ABC: Class Conflict and Alliances in Modern São Paulo. UNC Press Books. p. 223. ISBN 9780807843680.
^ Ricupero, Bernardo (2019-02-25), "Marxist Thought in Brazil", Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History, doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199366439.013.624, ISBN 978-0-19-936643-9
^ Carlos Lacerda, Brazilian Crusader: The years 1960-1977, Volume 2 by John W. F. Dulles, pg 107
^ Leacock, Ruth (1990). Requiem for Revolution: The United States and Brazil, 1961-1969. Kent State University Press. p. 132. ISBN 9780873384025.
^ Skidmore, Thomas E. (8 March 1990). The Politics of Military Rule in Brazil, 1964-1985. Oxford University Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-19-536262-6.

Honorary titles
Preceded by Afonso Pena Júnior	5th Academic of the 7th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters December 18, 1968–October 10, 1978	Succeeded by Pontes de Miranda
Legal offices
Preceded by Frederico de Barros Barreto	Justice of the Supreme Federal Court 1963–69	Seat abolished
Political offices
Preceded by Floriano Augusto Ramos	Chief of Staff of the Presidency 1961–62	Succeeded by Evandro Lins e Silva
Preceded by André Franco Montoro	Minister of Labour and Social Security 1962	Succeeded by João Pinheiro Neto
Preceded by Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1962–63	Succeeded by Evandro Lins e Silva
Preceded by Brochado da Rocha	Prime Minister of Brazil 1962–63	Position abolished