Jhonatan de Jesus | |
Office: | Minister of the Federal Court of Accounts |
Term Start: | 15 March 2023 |
Nominator: | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
Predecessor: | Ana Arraes |
Office1: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies |
Term Start1: | 1 February 2011 |
Term End1: | 12 March 2023 |
Constituency1: | Roraima |
Birth Name: | Jhonatan Pereira de Jesus |
Birth Date: | 3 September 1983 |
Birth Place: | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil |
Party: | Republicanos (2009–2023) |
Jhonatan Pereira de Jesus (born 3 September 1983) is a Brazilian politician. He has spent his political career representing Roraima, having served as state representative since 2015.[1]
Jhonatan de Jesus was born to Mecias de Jesus and Luzeni Carvalho Ribeiro.[1] Before he became a politician, Santos briefly worked as a physician and bushinessman.[1]
He held the position of federal deputy between 2014 and 2023, having been elected by the Republicans (PRB) in the 2014 elections and re-elected in 2018 elections.[2]
In 2017, he became chairman of the Mines and Energy Commission of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies.[3]
In 2023, the federal deputy was appointed by the Chamber of Deputies to be Minister of the Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU), succeeding Minister Ana Arraes in the position .[4]
de Jesus and his family belong to the Nova Vida Baptist church.[5]