Roberto Cláudio

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Roberto Cláudio

| birth_name = Roberto Cláudio Rodrigues Bezerra

| image = Roberto Cláudio em 2017.jpg

| caption =

| office1 = Mayor of Fortaleza

| term_start1 = 1 January 2013

| term_end1 = 31 December 2020

| predecessor1 = Luizianne Lins

| successor1 = José Sarto

| 1blankname1 = Vice Mayor

| 1namedata1 = Gaudêncio Lucena {{Small|(2013–2016)}}
Moroni Torgan {{Small|(2017–2020)}}

| office2 = President of the Legislative Assembly of Ceará

| term_start2 = 10 February 2011

| term_end2 = 28 December 2012

| predecessor2 = Domingos Filho

| successor2 = José Sarto {{Small|(interim)}}

| 2blankname2 = Vice President

| 2namedata2 = José Sarto

| office3 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ceará

| term_start3 = 1 February 2007

| term_end3 = 28 December 2012

| constituency3 = At-large

| alma_mater = Federal University of Ceará
University of Arizona

| party = PDT (2015–present)

| otherparty = PROS (2013–2015)
PSB (2007–2013)
PHS (2006–2007)

| spouse = Carolina Bezerra

| children = 2

}}

Roberto Cláudio Rodrigues Bezerra ({{IPA|pt-BR|ʁoˈbɛʁtu ˈklawdʒu ʁoˈdɾiɡiz beˈzeʁɐ|lang}}) is a Brazilian politician, the former mayor of Fortaleza, the fifth largest city in Brazil, from 2013 to 2021.{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/ceara/eleicoes/2012/noticia/2012/10/roberto-claudio-e-eleito-prefeito-de-fortaleza.html|title=Roberto Claudio é eleito prefeito de Fortaleza|date=28 October 2012 |publisher=G1|accessdate=31 December 2012}}

Roberto Cláudio (as he is known in politics) is a doctor, graduated from the Federal University of Ceará, in Fortaleza, and has a PhD degree in Public Health from the University of Arizona, in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://br.noticias.yahoo.com/perfil-roberto-claudio.html|title=Biography — Roberto Claudio|accessdate=31 December 2012|date=2 September 2012}}

He was elected mayor of Fortaleza in the second round of the municipal elections held on October 28, 2012, defeating Elmano de Freitas.

Electoral history

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Year !Election !Party !Office !Coalition !Partners !Votes !Percent !Result !Ref.
2008 \| State Elections of Ceará \| PHS \| State Deputy \| Ceará Vote To Grow (PSB, PT, PMDB, PP, PCdoB, PV, PRB, PHS, PMN) \| rowspan="2" \| None \| 37,245 \| 0.52% \| {{yes2\|Elected}} \|
2010 \| State Elections of Ceará \| rowspan="2" \| PSB \| State Deputy \| For a Better Ceará for All (PSB, PMDB, PT, PDT, PCdoB, PSC, PRB) \| 68,469 \| 1.68% \| {{yes2\|Elected}} \|
2012 \| Fortaleza Mayoral Election \| Mayor \| To Renew Fortaleza (PSB, PMDB, PRB, PP, PTB, PSL, PSDC, PHS, PMN, PTC, PRP, PEN, PSD, PTdoB) \| Gaudêncio Lucena (PMDB) \| 650,607 \| 53.02% \| {{yes2\|Elected}} \|
2016 \| Fortaleza Mayoral Election \| rowspan="2" \| PDT \| Mayor \| Fortaleza Only Has to Win (PDT, DEM, PP, PEN, PSC, PSDC, PRTB, PTC, PPS, PTN, PPL, PSL, PV, PTB, PSD, PROS, PMB, PCdoB) \| Moroni Torgan (DEM) \| 678,847 \| 53.57% \| {{yes2\|Elected}} \|
2022 \| Ceará Gubernatorial Election \| Governor \| From the People, By the People and For the People (PDT, PSD, PSB, PMN, Patriota, Agir, PMB, PSC, DC) \| Domingos Filho (PSD) \| 734,976 \| 14.14% \| {{no2\|Lost}} \|

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!Election

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!Office

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!Result

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2008