Aureliano Chaves (13 January 1929 – April 30, 2003) was a Brazilian politician. Born in Três Pontas, state of Minas Gerais, he was a Representative of this state in the Chamber of Deputies in 1967 from the ARENA party. He was selected as the governor of Minas Gerais state from 1975 to 1978 and was elected vice-president in 1979 under João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo. He acted as president during Figueiredo's health crisis in 1981 and 1983. After the democratization of Brazil, he ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of Brazil. After the elections of 1989 he retired from politics. See also List of Governors of Minas Gerais References 1929 births 2003 deaths People from Minas Gerais National Democratic Union (Brazil) politicians National Renewal Alliance politicians Democratic Social Party politicians Democrats (Brazil) politicians Vice presidents of Brazil Energy ministers of Brazil Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Minas Gerais Governors of Minas Gerais Members of the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais Candidates for President of Brazil Candidates for Vice President of Brazil