Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez
Minister of Education
In office
1 January 2019 – 8 April 2019
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byRossieli Soares
Succeeded byAbraham Weintraub
Personal details
Born (1943-11-15) 15 November 1943
Bogotá, Colombia
Alma materPontifical Xavierian University
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Gama Filho University

Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez (born 15 November 1943) is a Colombian-Brazilian philosopher[1] and former Minister of Education of Brazil.

Biography

Rodríguez was born in 1943 in Bogotá, Colombia. He received a degree in Philosophy from the Pontifical Xavierian University in 1963, and in 1967 received a degree in Theology from the Bogotá Seminar. In 1974 he received a master's degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and in 1982 received a doctorate in philosophy from Universidade Gama Filho.[2][1]

He is a professor of religion at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora.[3] Rodríguez is a fierce critic of the Workers' Party, the Brazilian National High School Exam, and is a proponent of the "Escola sem Partido" ("Nonpartisan School") project.[4] His political views have been described as far-right.[5] He had been recommended by the philosopher Olavo de Carvalho.[6]

On 22 November 2018, Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro announced that Rodríguez would serve as Brazil's Minister of Education in the coming administration.[7] He took office on 1 January 2019.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez". Ensayistas.org. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez". Escavador.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez". Videeditorial.com.br. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Após bancada evangélica vetar educador, Bolsonaro anuncia colombiano para Educação - Política". Politica.estadao.com.br. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Venturini, Lilian (23 November 2018). "Este é o futuro ministro da Educação. E estas são suas ideias" [This is the future Minister of Education. And these are his ideas.]. Nexo Jornal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "'Sou irresistível', diz Olavo de Carvalho sobre ter emplacado dois novos ministros". Oglobo.globo.com. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez será o novo ministro da Educação". Exame.abril.com.br. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.


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