José Melo de Oliveira

José Melo de Oliveira (born September 26, 1946) is a Brazilian politician and was governor of state of Amazonas, Brazil.[2][3][4]

José Melo de Oliveira
47th Governor of Amazonas
In office
April 4, 2014 – May 9, 2017
Vice GovernorHenrique Oliveira
Preceded byOmar Aziz
Succeeded byDavid Almeida
May 9, 2017 – Oct 4, 2017 (provisional)[1]
Amazonino Mendes
Vice Governor of Amazonas
In office
March 31, 2010 – April 4, 2014
GovernorOmar Aziz
Preceded byOmar Aziz
Succeeded byHenrique Oliveira
Personal details
BornSeptember 26, 1946
Ipixuna, Amazonas, Brazil
Political partyPODE

Melo graduated with a degree in economics from the Federal University of Amazonas in 1967. He began public life while still at the university, where he served in various roles, including as a typist, director of the Department of Education and Sports, Subrector for Academic Affairs, and as a member of the University Council. Later, he worked as a teacher of history at Estelita Tapajós High School in Manaus. He also taught at the former Federal Technical School of Amazonas, and was a professor at the Federal University of Amazonas between 1970 and 1984. He won the election for Governor of the state of Amazonas in 2014 as a member of the Republican Party of the Social Order. His predecessor in the role, Omar Aziz, instead ran for a position in the Senate in the 2014 general elections.

References

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  1. ^ "TSE cassa governador do Amazonas e determina nova eleição para o cargo". www.tse.jus.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2018-06-17. In english [TSE removes Governor of the Amazonas and determines a new election for the Office.] — Constitutionally, after the impeachment of Governor and Vice-governor, who took is the President of the Legislative Assembly of the State, in this case David Almeida.
  2. ^ "Regional Electoral Court, section Amazonas". justicaeleitoral.jus.br. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Visualizador de log da urna – Eleições 2014 — Tribunal Superior Eleitoral | Log viewer the urn– Elections 2014". tse.jus.br. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Document of accountability". justicaeleitoral.jus.br. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Amazonas
2014–2017
Succeeded by
David Almeida (interim)