Walter Moreira Salles

Walter Moreira Salles
Salles in 1962
Minister of Finance
In office
8 September 1961 – 14 September 1962
PresidentJoão Goulart
Preceded byClemente Mariani
Succeeded byMiguel Calmon du Pin
Ambassador of Brazil to the United States
In office
10 July 1959 – 16 February 1960
Nominated byJuscelino Kubitschek
Preceded byAmaral Peixoto
Succeeded byRoberto Campos
In office
3 June 1952 – 18 August 1953
Nominated byGetúlio Vargas
Preceded byMaurício Nabuco
Succeeded byJoão Carlos Muniz
Executive Director of the Superintendency for the Currency and Credit
In office
22 February 1951 – 8 May 1952
PresidentGetúlio Vargas
Preceded byRenato Pereira dos Santos
Succeeded byJosé Soares Maciel Filho
Personal details
Born(1912-05-28)28 May 1912
Died27 February 2001(2001-02-27) (aged 88)
ChildrenWalter Salles Júnior, João Moreira Salles, Pedro Moreira Salles
OccupationPolitician

Walter Moreira Salles, also Walther Moreira Salles (28 May 1912 – 27 February 2001), was a Brazilian banker, politician and philanthropist, considered as one of the founders of the modern Brazilian banking industry.