Edison Freitas de Oliveira (27 April 1930 – 13 July 2021) was a Brazilian politician who briefly served as the governor of the state of Mato Grosso from 1990 to 1991. He was previously vice-governor under Carlos Bezerra, and assumed the position after Bezerra resigned to run for the federal senate, losing to Jayme Campos.[1] Oliveira died in 2021 in Cuiabá.[2]

Edison de Oliveira
Governor of Mato Grosso
In office
2 April 1990 – 15 March 1991
Preceded byCarlos Bezerra
Succeeded byJayme Campos
Vice-governor of Mato Grosso
In office
15 March 1987 – 2 April 1990
Preceded byWilmar Peres de Faria [pt]
Succeeded byOsvaldo Sobrinho [pt]
Personal details
Born(1930-04-27)27 April 1930
Aparecida do Taboado, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Died13 July 2021(2021-07-13) (aged 91)
Cuiabá, Brazil
Political partyMDB

References

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  1. ^ "EDSON FREITAS DE OLIVEIRA". CPDOC - Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ Morre ex-governador de Mato Grosso Edison Freitas de Oliveira Archived 2021-07-17 at the Wayback Machine at cuiabanonews.com.br