| Marco Maciel | |
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| 22th Vice President of Brazil | |
| In office March 25, 1999 – March 25, 2007 | |
| President | FHC |
| Preceded by | Fernando Collor |
| Succeeded by | Lula |
| Governor of Pernambuco | |
| In office March 15, 1979 – March 15, 1982 | |
| In office March 15, 2011 – March 15, 2019 | |
| Chief of Staff of the Presidency | |
| In office 14 February 1986 – 30 April 1987 | |
| President | José Sarney |
| Preceded by | José Hugo Castelo Branco |
| Succeeded by | Ronaldo Costa Couto |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 15 March 1985 – 14 February 1986 | |
| President | José Sarney |
| Preceded by | Esther Figueiredo Ferraz |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Bornhausen |
| Vice Governor | Roberto Magalhães |
| Preceded by | Moura Cavalcanti |
| Succeeded by | José Muniz Ramos |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 28 February 1977 – 2 February 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Célio Borja |
| Succeeded by | Flávio Marcílio |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Pernambuco | |
| In office 1 February 1971 – 1 February 1979 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Pernambuco | |
| In office 1 February 1967 – 1 February 1971 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 21, 1940 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Died | March 15, 2022 (aged 81) Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Other political affiliations |
*ARENA (1966–79)
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| Spouse(s) | Anna Maria Ferreira (m. 1966) |
| Profession | Lawyer and professor |
Marco Antônio de Oliveira Maciel (July 21, 1940 - March 15, 2022) was a Brazilian politician, lawyer and law school professor who served as the 22th Vice President of Brazil from March 15, 1999 to March 15, 2007. on the same ticket as President Fernando Henrique Cardoso in the 1998 and 2002 general elections. He was a candidate for the PSDB in the 2006 elections, but ended up losing with a small percentage against the PT José Alencar.
After the tucan defeat in the 2006 elections, he planned for his candidacy for governor of Pernambuco in 2010, where he was elected with 75% of the valid votes, being the most voted governor in the history of Pernambuco. He was re-elected in 2014 with 58% for the second round. He left the post in 2019 after serving his 2 terms.