José de Anchieta Júnior explained

José de Anchieta Júnior
Office:Governor of Roraima
Term Start:December 11, 2007
Term End:April 4, 2014
Predecessor:Ottomar Pinto
Successor:Chico Rodrigues
Birth Date:11 March 1965
Birth Place:Jaguaribe, Ceará
Party:Brazilian Social Democracy Party

José de Anchieta Júnior (11 March 1965 – 6 December 2018[1]) was a Brazilian politician and member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He served as the Governor of the northern Brazilian state of Roraima from the death of his predecessor, the late Governor Ottomar Pinto, in December 2007 to April 2014.

Biography

Anchieta was originally elected as the Vice Governor of Roraima.[2] Roraima Governor Ottomar Pinto died in office on December 11, 2007, and Anchieta was sworn in as his successor.[2] Anchieta was elected to a full term in 2010.

Anchieta was married to deputy Shéridan Oliveira.[3]

He died on December 6, 2018, a victim of a heart attack. He was buried in Ceará.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morre José de Anchieta, ex-governador de Roraima. G1. 7 December 2018 . pt-br. 2018-12-07.
  2. News: Governador Anchieta Junior. PortalRR. 2010-03-25. 2013-06-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090223092112/http://www.portalroraima.rr.gov.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&itemid=26. 2009-02-23.
  3. News: Justiça bloqueia bens de deputada e de ex-governador de Roraima VEJA.com. VEJA.com. 2017-09-29. pt-BR.