| Victor Fontana | |
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| Birth: | 16 July 1916 Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Death: | 5 December 2017 Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Age: | 101 years, 142 days |
| Country: |  BRA
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| Centenarian | |
Victor Fontana (16 July 1916 – 5 December 2017) was a Brazilian centenarian, chemical engineer, businessman, and politician. He served as the Vice Governor of the state of Santa Catarina from 1983 until 1987 during the administration of then-Governor Esperidiao Amin.
Biography[]
Victor Fontana was born in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul on 16 July 1916. He received a degree in chemical engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in 1947.
Fontana served his first non-consecutive term in the federal Chamber of Deputies' 46th Legislature from 1979 until 1983, representing Santa Catarina. He then served as the state's Vice Governor, under Governor Esperidiao Amin, from 1983 to 1987.
Fontana then returned to the Chamber of Deputies for a second term from 1987 to 1991 during the sitting of the 48th Legislature. Additionally, he served as the Santa Catarina state Secretary of Agriculture and President of Celesc later in his career, as well as the President of the Bank of Santa Catarina State from 1999 until 2000.
Victor Fontana died at the Hospital Moriah in Sao Paulo on 5 December 2017, at the age of 101 years, 142 days, following a two-week hospitalization for pneumonia.
References[]
- Ex-vice-governador de SC Victor Fontana morre aos 101 anos G1, 5 December 2017
- Morre aos 101 anos gaúcho Victor Fontana, ex-vice-governador de Santa Catarina GZH, 5 December 2017