Marco Maciel

Prior to his vice presidency, he was the President of the Chamber of Deputies (1977–1979), Governor of Pernambuco (1979–1982), Minister of Education (1985–1986) and Chief of President Sarney's cabinet (1986–1987). Maciel returned to the senate following his vice presidency, until he was defeated in 2010.
Maciel was elected to the 39th Chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (ABL) in 2003. Provided by Wikipedia