José Ivo Sartori

José Ivo Sartori
40th Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2015
Vice Governor	José Paulo Cairoli
Preceded by	Tarso Genro
Mayor of Caxias do Sul
In office 1 January 2005 – 1 January 2013
Preceded by	Pepe Vargas
Succeeded by	Alceu Barbosa Velho
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 1 February 2003 – 1 January 2005
Constituency	Rio Grande do Sul
President of the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul
In office 1 February 1998 – 1 February 1999
Governor	Antônio Britto
Preceded by	João Luiz Vargas
Succeeded by	Paulo Odone Ribeiro
Member of a State Assembly
In office 1 February 1983 – 1 February 2003
Constituency	Rio Grande do Sul
Personal details
Born	(1948-02-25) 25 February 1948 Farroupilha, Rio Grande do Sul
Nationality	Brazilian
Political party	PMDB

José Ivo Sartori (born 25 February 1948) is a Brazilian politician. He is a former city councilor and former mayor of Caxias do Sul and belongs to PMDB. He is married to Maria Helena Sartori, with whom he has two sons, Marcos and Carolina.

Biography

He graduated in Philosophy at the University of Caxias do Sul. Began his political career in 1976 when he was elected alderman in Caxias do Sul. Won five consecutive terms for the state's Legislative Assembly from 1982 and was elected congressman in 2002. Was also state secretary of Labor and Social Welfare, between 1987 and 1988.

Ran four times for mayor of Caxias do Sul, in 1992, 2000 and 2004, when he was elected with 52.43% in the second round.

In 2008, Sartori was reelected mayor of Caxias do Sul with 54.35% of the votes against 45.65% of the defeated candidate, former Mayor Pepe Vargas (PT).

As Mayor of Caxias do Sul, acted strongly in the areas of health, traffic and safety, promoting buildings and Basic Health Units reforms, putting patrolling the streets, turning Caxias do Sul in the first city in Brazil to use the automated waste collection opening roads to relieve the traffic, among other measures.