Ilques Barbosa Junior

Ilques Barbosa Junior
Commander of the Brazilian Navy
In office
9 January 2019 – 30 March 2021
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
MinisterFernando Azevedo e Silva
Preceded byEduardo Bacellar Leal
Succeeded byAlmir Garnier Santos
Personal details
Born
Ilques Barbosa Junior

(1954-05-29) 29 May 1954 (age 70)
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
SpouseLeoniza Neves
Children2
Military service
Allegiance Brazil
Branch/service Brazilian Navy
Years of service1976−present
Rank Admiral of the fleet

Ilques Barbosa Junior (born 29 May 1954 in Ribeirão Preto) is a Brazilian Admiral of the Fleet, former Chief of General Staff and Commander of the Navy from January 2019 to March 2021.[1][2]

He is married to Leoniza Neves de Aguiar e Sousa Barbosa and has two daughters: Larissa and Christina.

  1. ^ "Almirante Ilques Barbosa é o novo comandante da Marinha" (in Portuguese). Ministério da Defesa. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Comandante da Marinha" (in Portuguese). Marinha do Brasil. Retrieved 7 October 2019.