Marcelo Calero

• PSDB (2009–2015)
• PMDB (2016–2018)
• PPS (2018–2019)
• Cidadania (2019–2022)

Marcelo Calero
Official portrait for the 2022 election
Secretary of Government and Public Integrity of Rio de Janeiro
In office 1 January 2021 –1 April 2022
Alma mater	Rio de Janeiro State University (LLB)

Marcelo Calero Faria Garcia (born 7 July 1982) is a Brazilian diplomat and politician. He had served as Minister of Culture of the government Michel Temer. ^[1]

In 2018, Calero was elected as a deputy with the Cidadania Party with the endorsement of Livres, a classical liberal political movement. He is openly gay and is the second LGBT person to be elected as a Member of Congress. ^[2]

References

1. Brasil, Portal. "Novo secretário diz que sua missão é resgatar a dignidade dos "fazedores de cultura"". Portal Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-11-28.
2. "Ex ministro gay denuncia tráfico de influência no governo Temer". Revista Lado A (in Portuguese). 25 November 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by Sérgio Sá Leitão	Secretary of Culture of Rio de Janeiro 2015–2016	Succeeded by Júnior Perim
Preceded by Juca Ferreira	Minister of Culture 2016–2018	Succeeded by Roberto Freire
Preceded by Paulo Albino Santos Soares	Secretary of Government and Public Integrity of Rio de Janeiro 2021–2022	Succeeded by Tony Chalita