Marco Antônio de Oliveira Maciel (21 July 1940 – 12 June 2021)^[3] was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and law school professor who served as the 22nd vice president of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 2002, twice elected^[4] on the same ticket as President Fernando Henrique Cardoso in the 1994 and 1998 general elections. He was a founder of the conservative PFL party.

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His Excellency Marco Maciel
Maciel in 2010
Vice President of Brazil
In office 1 January 1995 – 31 December 2002
President	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Itamar Franco
Succeeded by	José Alencar
Other political positions Senator for Pernambuco In office 1 February 2003 – 1 February 2011 Preceded by Carlos Wilson Succeeded by Armando Monteiro In office 30 April 1987 – 31 December 1994 Preceded by Nivaldo Machado Succeeded by Joel de Hollanda In office 1 February 1983 – 15 March 1985 Preceded by Marcos Freire Succeeded by Nivaldo Machado Chief of Staff of the Presidency In office 14 February 1986 – 30 April 1987 President José Sarney Preceded by José Hugo Castelo Branco Succeeded by Ronaldo Costa Couto Minister of Education In office 15 March 1985 – 14 February 1986 President José Sarney Preceded by Esther de Figueiredo Ferraz Succeeded by Jorge Bornhausen Governor of Pernambuco In office 15 March 1979 – 15 May 1982 Vice Governor Roberto Magalhães Preceded by Moura Cavalcanti Succeeded by José Muniz Ramos President of the Chamber of Deputies In office 28 February 1977 – 2 February 1979 Preceded by Célio Borja Succeeded by Flávio Marcílio Member of the Chamber of Deputies In office 1 February 1971 – 1 February 1979 Constituency Pernambuco State Deputy of Pernambuco In office 1 February 1967 – 1 February 1971 Constituency At-large
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Born	Marco Antônio de Oliveira Maciel (1940-07-21)21 July 1940 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Died	12 June 2021(2021-06-12) (aged 80)[1] Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
Political party	ARENA (1966–1979) PDS (1980–1984) DEM (1985–2021)
Spouse	Anna Maria Ferreira ​ (m. 1966)​ [2]
Children	3
Parents	José do Rego Maciel (father) Carmen Sílvia Cavalcanti de Oliveira (mother)
Alma mater	Federal University of Pernambuco
Profession	Lawyer, professor
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Prior to his vice presidency, he was the President of the Chamber of Deputies (1977–1979),^[5] Governor of Pernambuco (1979–1982), Minister of Education (1985–1986) and Chief of President Sarney's cabinet (1986–1987). Maciel returned to the senate following his vice presidency, until he was defeated in 2010.

Maciel was elected to the 39th Chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (ABL) in 2003.^[6]

Marco Maciel was married to Ana Maria Maciel and had three sons. He was also a practising Roman Catholic.^[7]

He died on 12 June 2021 from multiple organ failure, due to post COVID-19 complications.^[8]