Jarbas Vasconcelos

Jarbas Vasconcelos
Senator from Pernambuco
In office February 1, 2007 – February 1, 2015
Preceded by	Jose Jorge
Succeeded by	Fernando Bezerra Coelho
53rd Governor of Pernambuco
In office January 1, 1999 – March 31, 2006
Preceded by	Miguel Arraes
Succeeded by	Mendonça Filho
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 Representative of Pernambuco
In office January 1, 1971 – January 1, 1975
Personal details
Born	(1942-08-23) August 23, 1942 Vicência, Pernambuco
Political party	Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (1982- ) Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (1966-1980)
Alma mater	Catholic University of Pernambuco
Profession	Lawyer

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.^[1]

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.

References

Governors of Pernambuco (1889 — 2016)
José Cerqueira de Aguiar Lima José Simeão de Oliveira Albino Gonçalves Meira Ambrósio Machado da Cunha Cavalcanti Barão de Lucena José Antônio Correia da Silva José Maria de Albuquerque Melo Barão de Contendas Ambrósio Machado da Cunha Cavalcanti Barbosa Lima Joaquim Correia de Araújo Sigismundo Gonçalves Antônio Gonçalves Ferreira Sigismundo Gonçalves Herculano Bandeira Estácio Coimbra João da Costa Bezerra de Carvalho Dantas Barreto Manuel Borba José Rufino Bezerra Cavalcanti Sérgio Loreto Estácio Coimbra Carlos de Lima Cavalcanti Amaro de Azambuja Vila Nova Agamenon Magalhães Etelvino Lins José Neves Filho José Domingues da Silva Demerval Peixoto Amaro Gomes Pedrosa Otávio Correia de Araújo Barbosa Lima Sobrinho Agamenon Magalhães Antônio Torres Galvão Etelvino Lins Cordeiro de Farias Otávio Correia de Araújo Cid Sampaio Miguel Arraes Paulo Pessoa Guerra Nilo Coelho Eraldo Gueiros Leite Moura Cavalcanti Marco Maciel José Muniz Ramos Roberto Magalhães Gustavo Krause Miguel Arraes Carlos Wilson Joaquim Francisco Miguel Arraes Jarbas Vasconcelos Mendonça Filho Eduardo Campos Lyra Neto Paulo Câmara