André Franco Montoro

André Franco Montoro
President of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party
In office 25 June 1988 – 1 September 1991
Preceded by	Party founded
Succeeded by	Tasso Jereissati
27th Governor of São Paulo
In office 15 March 1983 – 15 March 1987
Vice Governor	Orestes Quércia
Preceded by	José Maria Marin
Succeeded by	Orestes Quércia
Minister of Labour and Social Security
In office 8 September 1961 – 12 July 1962
President	João Goulart
Prime Minister	Tancredo Neves
Preceded by	Segadas Viana
Succeeded by	Almino Afonso
Member of the Federal Senate
In office 1 February 1971 – 15 March 1983
Constituency	São Paulo
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 1 February 1995 – 16 July 1999
Constituency	São Paulo
In office 12 July 1962 – 1 February 1966
Constituency	São Paulo
In office 1 February 1959 – 8 September 1961
Constituency	São Paulo
Personal details
Born	14 July 1916 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Died	16 July 1999 (aged 83) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	PDC, MDB, PMDB, Brazilian Social Democracy Party
Spouse(s)	Lucy Franco Montoro
Children	Maria Lúcia, André, Eugenio Augusto, Paulo Guilherme, José Ricardo, Fernando, Monica
Alma mater	Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo and Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de São Bento
Occupation	Lawyer
Religion	Catholic

André Franco Montoro (Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈdrɛ ˈfrãku mõˈtoru]; 14 July 1916 – 16 July 1999) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He was born in São Paulo as the son of André de Blois Montoro and Tomásia Alijostes. He was a senator and governor of São Paulo. He was a member of several parties, such as PDC, MDB, PMDB and one of the founders of PSDB. He was also a law philosopher and a professor at PUC-SP, who wrote several law books.

Montoro is credited as being one of the key figures in the Diretas Já movement, along with Tancredo Neves and Ulysses Guimarães, which helped to bring about the return of direct elections to Brazil.

The São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport is named after him.