Jackson Barreto

Jackson Barreto
Barreto in 2017
Governor of Sergipe
In office
December 2, 2013 – April 6, 2018
Preceded byMarcelo Déda
Succeeded byBelivaldo Chagas
Vice Governor of Sergipe
In office
January 1, 2011 – December 2, 2013
GovernorMarcelo Déda
Preceded byBelivaldo Chagas
Succeeded byLivaldo Chagas Silva
Federal Deputy of Sergipe
In office
February 1, 2003 – February 1, 2011
Federal Deputy of Sergipe
In office
1979–1983
Personal details
Born(1944-05-06)6 May 1944
Santa Rosa de Lima, Sergipe, Brazil
Political partyPMDB
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Jackson Barreto de Lima (born May 6, 1944) is a Brazilian lawyer, politician, and member of the PMDB. Barreto has served as the governor of Sergipe since December 2, 2013, following the death of his predecessor, Governor Marcelo Déda, who died in office.[1]

He served as a Sergipe state deputy from 1975 to 1978. Barreto also served as the mayor of Aracaju, the state's largest city, from 1986 to 1988 and again from 1993 to 1994.[1]

Barreto won re-election for a full term as governor in the Sergipe gubernatorial election on October 5, 2014. Governor Barreto received 53.51% of the vote, while his closest opponent, Eduardo Amorim of the PSC, placed second with 41.33% of the vote.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Jackson Barreto, do PMDB, é reeleito governador de Sergipe". G1 (Rede Globo). 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2016-02-27.