José Fortunati | |
Office: | Mayor of Porto Alegre |
Term Start: | March 30, 2010 |
Term End: | January 1, 2017 |
Predecessor: | José Fogaça |
Successor: | Nelson Marchezan Júnior |
Birth Date: | 24 October 1955 |
Birth Place: | Flores da Cunha, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Party: | PT (1980–2002) Democratic Labour Party (PDT) |
José Alberto Reus Fortunati (born October 24, 1955 Flores da Cunha, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian lawyer, politician, and member of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT). Fortunati served as the Mayor of Porto Alegre from March 30, 2010, to January 1, 2017. He won re-election in 2012 with 65.2% of the vote in the city's mayoral election.[1]
Fortunati was previously a member of the national Chamber of Deputies from 1990 to 1996.