Education
Fernando Pimentel studied Economy at the Federal University of Minas Gerais.
Fernando Pimentel studied Economy at the Federal University of Minas Gerais.
He was the Mayor of Belo Horizonte from 2001 to 2009, became the Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade in the Cabinet of Rousseff, and is currently the Governor of Minas Gerais, having assumed office on January 1st, 2015. Academic career
He has held teaching and scholarly activity as coordinator of the Extension Center of the Faculty of Economic Sciences, UFMG, and since August 1978, as an assistant professor in the Department of Economics. He was also director of the Union of Economists of Minas Gerais (1986–1992).
He is a member of the PT. He is a member of the PT, a party he helped to create. Active member of the professional categories of entities, held the vice-presidency of the Association of University Teachers of Belo Horizonte, in the management 1985–1987, he was president of the Regional Economy of Minas Gerais (1991–1992) having been reelected twice, a counselor of the same, in the period 1990–1992.