Silval Barbosa | |
Office: | Governor of Mato Grosso |
Term Start: | 31 March 2010 |
Term End: | 1 January 2015 |
Predecessor: | Blairo Maggi |
Successor: | Pedro Taques |
Office2: | Vice-Governor of Mato Grosso |
Term Start2: | 1 January 2007 |
Term End2: | 31 March 2010 |
Predecessor2: | Iraci França |
Birth Date: | 26 April 1961 |
Birth Place: | Borrazópolis, Paraná, Brazil |
Silval Barbosa (Borazópolis, April 26, 1961) is a Brazilian businessman and politician affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB). He was governor of the State of Mato Grosso between 2010 and 2015 [1] Elected vice-governor in 2006, Silval took over the government following the resignation of Blairo Maggi, who was running for the Federal Senate.[2]