Esperidião Amin

Esperidião Amin Helou Filho (December 21, 1947) is a Brazilian politician. Born to a family of businessmen and politicians of Lebanese origin, he was twice elected governor of the state of Santa Catarina and twice mayor of the city of Florianópolis, its capital. He was Senator of the Republic between 1991 and 1999 and national president of the Progressive Party. In 1994, he ran for President of Brazil, but was not elected. He is married to Angela Amin, a federal congresswoman in the National Congress of Brazil and twice mayor of Florianópolis.

Esperidião Amin
Amin in 2017
Senator for Santa Catarina
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2019
In office 1 February 1991 – 1 January 1999
Federal Deputy from Santa Catarina
In office 1 February 2011 – 1 February 2019
Governor of Santa Catarina
In office 1 January 1999 – 1 January 2003
Vice Governor	Paulo Bauer
Preceded by	Paulo Afonso
Succeeded by	Luiz Henrique da Silveira
In office 15 March 1983 – 15 March 1987
Vice Governor	Victor Fontana
Preceded by	Henrique Córdova
Succeeded by	Pedro Ivo Campos
Mayor of Florianópolis
In office 1 January 1989 – 1 April 1990
Vice Mayor	Bulcão Viana
Preceded by	Edison Andrino
Succeeded by	Bulcão Viana
In office 1 January 1975 – 1 January 1977
Appointed by	Antônio Carlos Konder
Preceded by	Dib Cherem
Succeeded by	Nagib Jabor
Personal details
Born	(1947-12-21) 21 December 1947 (age 77) Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Political party	PP (Since 2003)
Other political affiliations	PPB (1995−2003) PPR (1993−1995) PDS (1980−1993) ARENA (1975−1980)
Spouse	Ângela Heinzen ​ (m. 1979)​
Children	3

Amin studied Business Administration and Law at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). He completed his master's degree in management and is a professor in the areas of business, economics, law and planning at UFSC.