Wilson Miranda Lima
Wilson Miranda Lima (born June 26, 1976 in Santarém , Pará ) is a Brazilian journalist , politician and since January 2019 incumbent governor of the state of Amazonas . He is a member of the Partido Social Cristão (PSC).
Life
Lima is the son of José Lins de Lima and Maria Miranda Lima. He grew up in Santarém, taught English for 15 years and then became a journalist and radio and television presenter . In 2006 , at the age of 30, he moved to Manaus in the state of Amazonas to work as a journalist there.
Political career
Wilson Lima began his political career with the Greens in 2012 when he joined the Partido Verde (PV). In 2016 he moved to the then Partido da República (PR), renamed the Partido Liberal (PL) today , but left only a year later to join the Movimento Democrático Brasileiro (MDB). In 2018, however, he changed sides again and joined the right-wing religious, conservative and economically liberal Partido Social Cristão (PSC). This party enabled him to run for the state government.
In the 2018 elections in Brazil , he was elected 49th Governor of the Amazon with 1,033,954 valid votes in the second ballot.
Web links
- Governador Wilson Miranda Lima. In: amazonas.am.gov.br. Amazonas, Governo do Estado(Brazilian Portuguese).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Wilson Lima (PSC) é eleito governador do AM com 58.50% dos votos. In: globo.com. G1 , October 28, 2018, accessed May 30, 2020 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Andreza Cunha: Wilson Lima é eleito novo governador do Amazonas. In: emtempo.com.br. Em tempo, October 28, 2018, accessed May 31, 2020 (Brazilian Portuguese).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Amazonino Mendes | 49th Governor of the Amazon since January 1, 2019 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lima, Wilson Miranda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lima, Wilson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santarém , Pará |