André Puccinelli

{{Short description|Brazilian politician}}

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|name = André Puccinelli

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|office = 10th Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul

|term_start = January 1, 2007

|term_end = January 1, 2015

|predecessor = José Orcírio Miranda dos Santos

|successor = Reinaldo Azambuja

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|7|2}}

|birth_place = Viareggio, Italy

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|party = PMDB

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|occupation = Doctor

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André Puccinelli (born 2 July 1948) is an Italian-Brazilian physician and politician, affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), being the first Italian and the first foreigner to become mayor of a city in Brazilian history. He was secretary of health for the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, state deputy, federal deputy, mayor of Campo Grande for two terms and elected and re-elected governor of Mato Grosso do Sul. André Puccinelli was born in Italy and moved to Brazil still a child.{{cite web |url=http://www.ms.gov.br/index.php?inside=1&tp=3&comp=&show=959| title=Perfil do Governador, Vice e Secretários de Estado. | publisher=Governo do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul |language= Portuguese | accessdate=2011-08-27}}