Edson Aparecido was the first secretary of Metropolitan Development in São Paulo State (2011-211). He is graduated in History. He had four parliamentary terms of office (two as congressman, and two as state representative.) Currently, he is the Chief of Staff of São Paulo State’s government, position that he's also occupied between 2012 and 2014. He articulated the institutionalization of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, and the creation of forms of governance to São Paulo’s Macro-metropolis, which congregates eight metropolitan regions, with 30.5 million people.