Jarbas Vasconcelos (born 23 August 1942) is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He represented
Pernambuco
Pernambuco ( , , ) is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.5 million people as of 2024, it is the List of Brazilian states by population, ...
in the
Federal Senate from 2007 to 2015 and for a second term from 2019 to September 2023, when he officially resigned from office and retired from politics. Previously, he was governor of Pernambuco from 1999 to 2006. He is a member of the
Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
The Brazilian Democratic Movement (, MDB) is a Brazilian political party. It is considered a " big tent party" and it is one of the parties with the greatest representation throughout the national territory, with the most numbers of senators, ...
.
Early life
Vasconcelos was born in
Vicência on August 23, 1942, to Carlindo de Moraes Vasconcelos and Aurea de Andrade Vasconcelos. Along with his eight siblings, his family moved to
Recife
Recife ( , ) is the Federative units of Brazil, state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of South America. It is the largest urban area within both the North Region, Brazil, North and the Northeast R ...
when he was seven.
Education
After serving in the army for two years, Vasconcelos enrolled into the Catholic University of Pernambuco in 1964. he became interested in politics and joined the
Brazilian Democratic Movement
The Brazilian Democratic Movement (, MDB) is a Brazilian political party. It is considered a " big tent party" and it is one of the parties with the greatest representation throughout the national territory, with the most numbers of senators, ...
in 1966. He finished his
Bachelor of Law
A Bachelor of Laws (; LLB) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners. This degree requires the study of core legal subje ...
degree two years later.
Political career
See also
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List of mayors of Recife
References
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Living people
1942 births
Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil)
Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians
Governors of Pernambuco
Mayors of Recife
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Pernambuco
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