Tarso Genro

Tarso Genro
Tarso Genro
Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
	In office; 1 January 2011 – 1 January 2015
Vice Governor	Beto Grill
Preceded by	Yeda Crusius
Succeeded by	José Ivo Sartori
President	In office; 16 March 2007 – 10 February 2010
Other positions
Minister of Justice
	In office; 16 March 2007 – 10 February 2010
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Márcio Thomaz Bastos
Succeeded by	Luiz Paulo Barreto
Minister of Institutional Relations
	In office; 3 April 2006 – 16 March 2007
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Jaques Wagner
Succeeded by	Walfrido dos Mares Guia
National President of the Workers' Party
	In office; 9 July 2005 – 11 October 2005
Preceded by	José Genoino
Succeeded by	Ricardo Berzoini
Minister of Education
	In office; 27 January 2004 – 29 July 2005
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Cristovam Buarque
Succeeded by	Fernando Haddad
Mayor of Porto Alegre
	In office; 1 January 2001 – 4 April 2002
Vice Mayor	João Verle
Preceded by	Raul Pont
Succeeded by	João Verle
	In office; 1 January 1993 – 1 January 1997
Vice Mayor	Raul Pont
Preceded by	Olívio Dutra
Succeeded by	Raul Pont
Federal Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul
	In office; 6 April 1990 – 1 February 1991
Constituency	At-large
	In office; 11 January 1989 – 2 March 1989
Constituency	At-large
Vice Mayor of Porto Alegre
	In office; 1 January 1989 – 1 January 1993
Mayor	Olívio Dutra
Preceded by	Glênio Peres
Succeeded by	Raul Pont
Personal details
Born	6 March 1947; São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political party	PT
Spouse	Sandra Krebs Genro
Children	Luciana; Vanessa
Alma mater	Federal University of Santa Maria

Tarso Fernando Herz Genro (born 6 March 1947) is a Brazilian politician from the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. An associate of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Genro was a leader of the Workers' Party (PT) in the 2000s.