Renato Feder (born 28 June 1978, in São Paulo[1]) is a Brazilian economist, entrepreneur, politician and professor. He has been serving as the State Secretary of Education of São Paulo since January 2023 and had served as Secretary of Education of Paraná from 2019 to 2023. Feder is also a partner at the Brazilian electronics and computing company, Multilaser.[2][3]

Renato Feder
State Secretary of Education of São Paulo
Assumed office
1 January 2023
GovernorTarcísio de Freitas
Preceded byHubert Alquéres
State Secretary of Education and Sports of Paraná
In office
1 January 2019 – 1 January 2023
GovernorRatinho Júnior
Preceded byLúcia Martins
Succeeded byRoni Miranda
CEO of Multilaser
In office
2003–2018
Serving with Alexandre Ostrowiecki
Preceded byIsrael Ostrowiecki
Succeeded byAlexandre Ostrowiecki
Personal details
Born (1978-06-28) 28 June 1978 (age 46)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPSD (Since 2021)
Other political
affiliations
NOVO (2016–2020)
Alma mater
ProfessionEntrepreneur

Biography

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Feder was born in the city of São Paulo in 1978. He graduated in Administration at Getúlio Vargas Foundation, and received a Master in Economics at University of São Paulo (USP).[4]

Career

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At Multilaser, Brazilian S.A. company in the branch of electronics and computing, founded in 1987, which he leads alongside Alexandre Ostrowiecki,[5] he acts in import and commercialization of products from sectors of technology, multimedia accessories and toys.[6]

He assumed an office in the State Secretariat of Education of Paraná in 2019, nominated by Governor Ratinho Júnior.

In June 2020, Feder was considered to succeed Abraham Weintraub in the Ministry of Education.[7]

On 3 July 2020, it was announced that Feder was chosen by President Jair Bolsonaro as the next Minister of Education, where he would succeed Carlos Decotelli, who was nominated but didn't take office.[8] Two days later, he declined the invitation.[9]

In November 2022, Feder was announced as a member of São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas's team of secretaries. At the time, he was still in charge of the Education portfolio in the state of Paraná.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Erros em materiais, falta de psicólogos e saída do PNLD: 10 momentos de Feder na Educação de SP que foram alvos de críticas". G1. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Renato Feder assume a Secretaria da Educação e Esporte" (in Portuguese). Secretaria da Educação e Esporte. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Multilaser expande sua unidade e irá fabricar semicondutores de memória" (in Portuguese). O Registro. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Secretaria da Educação" (in Portuguese). Secretaria da Educação e Esporte. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. ^ Traversim, Ivana (30 November 2013). "O empreendedor dos gadgets se encontrou na Multilaser" (in Portuguese). Exame. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Tablet popular domina mercado no Brasil" (in Portuguese). Estadão. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  7. ^ Nunes, Maíra; Rios, Renata (23 June 2020). "Cotado para o comando do MEC, Renato Feder aposta em "nomeação ponderada"" (in Portuguese). Correio Braziliense. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  8. ^ Nolasco, Thiago (3 July 2020). "Bolsonaro escolhe Renato Feder para ser novo ministro da Educação" (in Portuguese). R7. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  9. ^ Ferrari, Murilo (5 July 2020). "Feder diz que declina de convite para ser ministro da Educação" (in Portuguese). CNN Brasil. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
Business positions
Preceded by
Israel Ostrowiecki
CEO of Multilaser
2003–2018
Served alongside: Alexandre Ostrowiecki
Succeeded by
Alexandre Ostrowiecki
Political offices
Preceded by
Lúcia Martins
State Secretary of Education of Paraná
2019–2023
Succeeded by
Roni Miranda
Preceded by
Hubert Alquéres
State Secretary of Education of São Paulo
2023–present
Incumbent