Joined PSDB in 1998 and, in the next year, was elected 1st Secretary of the Youth of the party. In 2003, was elected State President was also National President of the Youth of the PSDB in 2007, in office until 2011.
Public career
His career started in 2004, when he ran for vice-mayor of Santos along with Raul Christiano for the PSDB. In 2005 and 2006, was an advisor of the leadership of Geraldo Alckmin's government in the Legislative Assembly. In 2006, was a candidate for State Deputy, being elected with 122,312 votes, one of the highest in that election. In 2010, was reelected State Deputy, now being the most voted in the State with 239,150 votes, being more than 131,000 only in the capital. Bruno Covas was appointed by Geraldo Alckmin to take office as Secretary of Environment in 2011, occasion that made him withdraw the office as State Deputy.
State Deputy
Elected State Deputy in 2006 with 122,312 votes, was considered by Movement Aware Vote the most active deputy of the 16th Legislature. Was president of the Committee of Finances and Budget of the first biennium and rapporteur of the State Budget for two consecutive years. Was also part of the Committees of Human Rights and Defense of Consumer Rights and was president of the Parliamentary Front of the Luso-Brazilian Community and Coordinator of the Front DST-Aids. Covas was rapporteur of more than 180 bills, such as the Nota Fiscal Paulista, that decrease the tax burden and gives back taxes directly to the citizen, and was president of the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry of ECAD, rapporteur of the CPI of CDHU and member of the CPI of BANCOOP.
State Secretary of Environment
In 2011, took office the Secretary of Environment of the new government of Geraldo Alckmin.
Federal deputy
Was elected federal deputy in 2014 for the 55th Legislature. Voted "Yes" for the opening of the process of impeachment of Dilma Rousseff. While in the government of President Michel Temer, voted "Yes" for the Bill of the "Ceiling" of Public Spendings.
2016 elections
Covas was elected vice-mayor of São Paulo in the first round, along with candidate to mayor João Doria.
Summary chronology
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at:1980 text:Born in Santos. at:1993 text:Moves to the paulista capital from:1999 till:2003 text:Secretary of Youth of PSDB from:2003 till:2007 text:State President at:2006 text:Elected state deputy with 122,312 votes from:2007 till:2011 text:National President of the Youth at:2010 text:Reelected state deputy at:2011 text:Takes office as State Secretary of Environment of SP at:2014 text:Elected federal deputy at:2016 text:Elected vice-mayor of São Paulo at:2017 text:Takes office as vice-mayor of São Paulo at:2018 text:Takes office as mayor of São Paulo
