Miquéias Fernandes Explained

Miquéias Fernandes
Office:City councilor of Manaus
Term Start:1989
Term End:1991
Office2:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Amazonas
Term Start2:1991
Term End2:2002
Birth Date:28 August 1950
Birth Place:Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil
Death Place:Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Party:Democrats (Brazil) (PFL)
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Profession:Politician, lawyer, pastor

Miquéias Matias Fernandes (28 August 1950 – 26 April 2020), better known simply as Miquéias Fernandes, was a Brazilian Politician, Lawyer and Pastor from the State of Roraima who represented the State of Amazonas politically.[1]

Life

Born on 28 August 1950, in Boa Vista, Roraima, Fernandes was the son of Benjamin Matias Fernandes, a Pastor for Assemblies of God and Maria Fernandes, a Housewife. Before pursuing a career in politics, Fernandes worked as a Lawyer and also as a Pastor, just like his father.

In 1988, Fernandes was elected City councilor of Manaus. His tenure lasted from 1989 to 1991.[2] [3] In 1990, he was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Amazonas. He remained in power from 1991 to 1994.[2]

In the 1994 elections, he was re-elected a State Deputy. His second tenure went from 1995 to 1998.[2] [4] In 1998, Fernandes was re-elected for his third and last term as a State Deputy. This time he remained from 1998 to 2002.[2] After his last term as a State Deputy, Fernandes retired from politics and resumed practicing law and preaching at his church.[2]

At the time of his death, Fernandes was married to Helen Fernandes and had three daughters and one son.[2]

Death

On 28 April 2020, Fernandes died in Manaus at the age of 69, due to complications brought on by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ex-vereador Miquéias Fernandes morre aos 69 anos vítima do novo coronavírus . . June 3, 2020.
  2. News: Articulista do blog, morre, aos 70, o ex-deputado Miquéias Fernandes, vítima da Covid-19. Blog do Hiel Levy . June 3, 2020.
  3. News: A Câmara: Legislaturas . Câmara Municipal de Manaus . June 3, 2020 . June 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200611184752/http://www.cmm.am.gov.br/legislaturas/ . dead .
  4. News: Resultados das Eleições 1994 – Amazonas – deputado estadual . . June 3, 2020 . June 3, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200603202515/http://www.tse.jus.br/eleicoes/eleicoes-anteriores/eleicoes-1994/resultados-das-eleicoes-1994/amazonas/resultados-das-eleicoes-1994-amazonas-deputado-estadual . dead .