Guido Mantega, March 2006. Photo by: Marcello Casal Jr/ABr.

Guido Mantega (born April 7, 1949 in Genoa, Italy) is a Brazilian economist, politician and current Brazil's Finance Minister. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Location within Italy Christopher Columbus monument in Piazza Aquaverde Genoa (Italian Genova, Genoese Zena, French Gênes, German Genua, Spanish Génova, Galician Xénova) is a city and a seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. ... An economist is an individual who studies, develops, and applies theories and concepts from economics, and writes about economic policy. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... The finance minister is a cabinet position in a government. ...

He graduated in Economics from the Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade of the University of São Paulo and is a professor of Economics at several leading universities of São Paulo. Buyers bargain for good prices while sellers put forth their best front in Chichicastenango Market, Guatemala. ... Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade, also known as FEA-USP is one of the schools of University of São Paulo, a public university in São Paulo, Brazil. ... The University of São Paulo (Universidade de São Paulo, USP) is one of the three public universities funded by the State of São Paulo. ...

He has long been associated with the left wing Workers' Party and was a key member in the successful presidential campaign of the party's founder and leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Upon Lula's access to power in 2003, Mantega was appointed Minister for Planning, and later chairman to BNDES (National Bank for Economical and Social Development). The Workers Party is a name used by various political parties throughout the world. ... Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (pron. ... The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) is a federal public company that is associated to the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. ...

On March 27, 2006 he was named Brazil's Finance Minister, replacing Antônio Palocci, who resigned following in the wake of corruption charges. March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Antonio Palocci Antonio Palocci is the minister of finance in the present government of Brazil. ...