Murílio de Avellar Hingel

Murílio de Avellar Hingel
Minister of Education
In office
1 October 1992 – 1 October 1995
Preceded byEraldo Tinoco
Succeeded byPaulo Renato Souza
Personal details
Born(1933-04-05)5 April 1933
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died4 October 2023(2023-10-04) (aged 90)
France
Political partyIndependent
EducationFederal University of Juiz de Fora
OccupationGeographer
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Murílio de Avellar Hingel (5 April 1933 – 4 October 2023) was a Brazilian geographer and politician. An independent, he served as Minister of Education from 1992 to 1995.[1]

Hingel died in France on 4 October 2023, at the age of 90.[2]

Biography

Descendent of Germans and Portuguese, he graduated in geography and history from the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters (FAFILE) of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora.[3]

He was Minister of Education in the Itamar Franco government from 1 October 1992 to 1 January 1995.[4] In 1993, Hingel was admitted by President Itamar Franco to the Order of Military Merit at the rank of Special Grand Officer.[5] He was awarded the title of honoris causa by the Federal University of Pelotas in 2008.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Galeria de Ministros - Ministro Murílio de Avellar Hingel". Ministry of Education (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Morre Murílio Hingel, ex-ministro da Educação do governo Itamar Franco". G1 (in Portuguese). 4 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. ^ Pinho Neves, José Alberto (2012). Diálogos Abertos (PDF). Juiz de Fora: Editora da UFJF (Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. p. 13. ISBN 9788562136108.
  4. ^ Galeria de Ministros - Ministro Murílio de Avellar Hingel
  5. ^ Decreto. Brasil. 2 August 1993.
  6. ^ "Grande Colar e Dr. Honoris Causa" (PDF). Universidade Federal de Pelotas. September 2023.