Eduardo Riedel

Eduardo Corrêa Riedel (born 5 July 1969) is a Brazilian politician who is the 12th and current Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul. A member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party, he previously served as the 27th Secretary of State for Infrastructure and Housing in Mato Grosso do Sul from 2021 to 2022 under Government Reinaldo Azambuja and 20th Secretary of State for Government and Strategic Management of Mato Grosso do Sul from 2015 to 2021. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 5 July 1969, son of Seila Garcia Côrrea and Nelson Riedel, he graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, the Getúlio Vargas Foundation and the European Institute of Business Administration. He was Secretary of State for Infrastructure of Mato Grosso do Sul from 22 February 2021 to 2 April 2022. Riedel was president of the Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul Union in 1999 and vice-president of the Federation of Agriculture and Livestock of Mato Grosso do Sul, and was also director of the National Confederation of Agriculture (CNA). Between 2012 and 2014 he was president of Famasul, shortly after, he held the position of Secretary of State for Government and Strategic Management of Mato Grosso do Sul, during the government of Reinaldo Azambuja, a position in which he remained until 2021. In July 2021, he was appointed by Reido Azambuja, as chairman of the Management Committee of the Economy Health and Safety Program (Proseguir). In 2022, he ran in the state elections in Mato Grosso do Sul as a candidate for governor with José Carlos Barbosa (also known as Barbosinha) as his running mate on his gubernatorial ticket.