Wanderlei Barbosa

Wanderlei Barbosa
Wanderlei Barbosa
Governor of Tocantins
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 March 2022
Vice Governor	None (2022); Laurez da Rocha Moreira (2023–present)
Preceded by	Mauro Carlesse
Vice Governor of Tocantins
	In office; 9 July 2018 – 11 March 2022
Governor	Mauro Carlesse
Preceded by	Cláudia Lelis
Succeeded by	Laurez da Rocha Moreira (2023)
State deputy for Tocantins
	In office; 1 February 2011 – 9 July 2018
Councilman for Palmas
	In office; 1 January 1997 – 1 February 2011
Councilman for Porto Nacional
	In office; 1 January 1989 – 1 January 1997
Personal details
Born	Wanderlei Barbosa Castro; 12 March 1964 (age 60); Porto Nacional, Goiás (now Tocantins), Brazil
Political party	Republicanos (since 2022)
Other political; affiliations	PFL (1986–2003); PDT (2003–2007); PSB (2007–2012); PEN (2012–2013); Solidariedade (2013–2018); PHS (2018–2019); PODE (2019–2020);
Spouse	Blandina Vieira Leite

Wanderlei Barbosa Castro (born 12 March 1964 in Porto Nacional) is a Brazilian businessman and politician who has been the governor of Tocantins since 2022, after the removal of then-governor Mauro Carlesse.^[1] Prior to being governor, he was vice-governor from 2018 to 2022 under Carlesse.^[2]^[3] He is currently a member of the Republicanos party.^[4]

Personal life

Born in Porto Nacional, Barbosa is the son of rancher Fenelon Barbosa Sales, the first mayor of the state capital Palmas from the Partido da Frente Liberal,^[5]^[6] and Maria Rosa de Castro Sales, a teacher who was the first Secretary of Education of Palmas.^[7] Wanderlei is married to Blandina Vieira Leite, and his son, Léo Barbosa [pt], is currently a state deputy for Tocantins.^[2]^[8]

Career

Barbosa was first elected as a councilman for Porto Nacional in 1989.^{[citation needed]} In 1996, he moved to Palmas, where he was again elected as councilman from 1997 to 2011.^[2] He was the president of the municipal assembly from 2003 to 2004, and again from 2009 to 2010.^[3] He was first elected as a state deputy in Tocantins in 2010, then reelected in 2014.^{[citation needed]}

In 2018, Barbosa was elected vice-governor of Tocantins, with Carlesse as governor.^[2] In 2022, he was elected in his own right as governor with 481,496 votes, or 58.14% of the vote.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Mathias, Lucas (2021-10-20). "Mauro Carlesse é o terceiro governador afastado no mandato 2019-2022". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Vice assume após governador Mauro Carlesse ser afastado por seis meses". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
^ ^a ^b "Governador em exercício". Government of Brazil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ Gadelha, Igor (9 March 2022). "Governadores do Tocantins e Santa Catarina se filiam ao Republicanos". Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ "Saiba quem é Wanderlei Barbosa, vice que assume o governo do Tocantins durante o afastamento de Carlesse". G1. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ Silva, Elisângela (17 April 2021). "Fenelon Barbosa, primeiro prefeito de Palmas e pai do Vice-governador, recebe segunda dose da vacina contra a Covid-19". Governo do Tocantins. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ Bucar, Ruy (26 September 2022). "Wanderlei divide palanque com seu pai em Taquaruçu Grande". G1. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ "Wanderlei Barbosa tem trajetória marcada por cargos no Legislativo e parentes conhecidos na política". G1. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

Political offices
Preceded by Cláudia Lelis	Vice Governor of Tocantins 2018–2022	Vacant Title next held by Laurez Moreira
Preceded by Mauro Carlesse	Governor of Tocantins 2022–present	Incumbent

[1] Mathias, Lucas (2021-10-20). "Mauro Carlesse é o terceiro governador afastado no mandato 2019-2022". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-27.

[g1-2] "Vice assume após governador Mauro Carlesse ser afastado por seis meses". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2023-07-25.

[to.gov-3] "Governador em exercício". Government of Brazil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[4] Gadelha, Igor (9 March 2022). "Governadores do Tocantins e Santa Catarina se filiam ao Republicanos". Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[5] "Saiba quem é Wanderlei Barbosa, vice que assume o governo do Tocantins durante o afastamento de Carlesse". G1. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[6] Silva, Elisângela (17 April 2021). "Fenelon Barbosa, primeiro prefeito de Palmas e pai do Vice-governador, recebe segunda dose da vacina contra a Covid-19". Governo do Tocantins. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[7] Bucar, Ruy (26 September 2022). "Wanderlei divide palanque com seu pai em Taquaruçu Grande". G1. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[8] "Wanderlei Barbosa tem trajetória marcada por cargos no Legislativo e parentes conhecidos na política". G1. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

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