Economist Gabriel Galípolo will be the executive secretary of the Ministry of Finance, confirmed earlier this afternoon the future minister, Fernando Haddad. The new minister confirmed the appointment after having lunch with the president of the Central Bank (BC), Roberto Campos Neto.
The second most important post in the Ministry of Finance, the executive secretary talks directly with the minister, both to assist in decisions on economic policies and to resolve internal and administrative matters of the portfolio.
This morning, Galípolo participated, alongside Haddad, in a meeting with the Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes. The two left the meeting without speaking to the press. The economist also attended lunch with Haddad at the Central Bank.
Biography
Since February of this year, Galípolo has been an economic advisor at the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (Fiesp). Before that, the economist was president of Banco Fator for four years, from 2017 to 2021, having left the institution after BTG Pactual bought Fator Corretora.
A consultant in the area of public-private partnerships (PPP), Galípolo held positions in the government of the state of São Paulo during the José Serra administration. In 2007, he headed the Economic Advice of the Secretariat of Metropolitan Transport. The following year, he directed the Project Structuring Unit of the state Secretariat for Economy and Planning.
Master in Political Economy from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), Galípolo is a senior researcher at the Brazilian Center for International Relations (Cebri). He wrote three books in partnership with Luiz Gonzaga Belluzzo, an economist who served as one of the main advisers in the economic area in the first two governments of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Interview
Announced as minister last Friday (9), Haddad will give his first press conference later this afternoon at the Banco do Brasil Cultural Center (CCBB), in Brasília, where the Transition Cabinet meets. In order not to affect the financial market, the interview will start at 6:30 pm, after the closing of B3, the Brazilian stock exchange.
