Jarbas Vasconcelos

Jarbas Vasconcelos
Senator for Pernambuco
Incumbent
Assumed office February 1, 2019
In office February 1, 2007 – February 1, 2015
Federal Deputy for Pernambuco
In office February 1, 2015 – January 31, 2019
In office February 1, 1983 – December 30, 1985
In office February 1, 1975 – February 1, 1979
53rd Governor of Pernambuco
In office January 1, 1999 – March 31, 2006
Vice Governor	Mendonça Filho
Preceded by	Miguel Arraes
Succeeded by	Mendonça Filho
39th and 42nd Mayor of Recife
In office January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1997
Preceded by	Gilberto Marques Paulo
Succeeded by	Roberto Magalhães
In office January 1, 1986 – January 1, 1989
Preceded by	Joaquim Francisco
Succeeded by	Joaquim Francisco
State Deputy of Pernambuco
In office February 1, 1971 – February 1, 1975
Personal details
Born	(1942-08-23) August 23, 1942 Vicência, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political party	MDB (1966–1980) PMDB (1980–1985) PSB (1985–1986) PMDB (1986–2017) MDB (2017–present)
Alma mater	Catholic University of Pernambuco

Jarbas Vasconcelos (born August 23, 1942) is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He represented Pernambuco in the Federal Senate from 2007 to 2015. Previously, he was governor of Pernambuco from 1999 to 2006. He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party.

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 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 in 1966. He finished his Bachelor of Law degree two years later.

See also

• List of mayors of Recife