Rondon Pacheco

Rondon Pacheco
Pacheco in 1969
Governor of Minas Gerais
In office
15 March 1971  15 March 1975
Preceded byIsrael Pinheiro da Silva
Succeeded byAureliano Chaves
Chief of Staff of the Presidency of Brazil
In office
15 March 1967  30 October 1969
PresidentArtur da Costa e Silva
Preceded byLuís Augusto Fraga Navarro de Brito
Succeeded byJoão Leitão de Abreu
Personal details
Born(1919-07-31)31 July 1919
Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died4 July 2016(2016-07-04) (aged 96)
Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Political partyUDN
ARENA
PDS
PSDB
SpouseMarina de Freitas Pacheco
ProfessionPolitician

Rondon Pacheco (31 July 1919 – 4 July 2016) was a Brazilian politician. He served as Chief of Staff of Brazil to President Artur da Costa e Silva, from 1967 to 1969 during the Brazilian military government. In 1971, Pacheco was appointed Governor of his home state of Minas Gerais by President Emílio Garrastazu Médici. He held the office of Governor from 1971 until 1975.