Siqueira Campos (politician)

José Wilson Siqueira Campos (1 August 1928 – 4 July 2023) was a Brazilian politician. A member of multiple conservative political parties, he served as Governor of Tocantins on four occasions.[1]

Siqueira Campos
Campos in 2019
Member of the Federal Senate of Brazil for Tocantins
In office
16 July 2019 – 14 August 2019
Governor of Tocantins
In office
1 January 2011 – 5 April 2014
Preceded byCarlos Gaguim [pt]
Succeeded bySandoval Cardoso [pt]
In office
1 January 1999 – 1 January 2003
Preceded byRaimundo Boi [pt]
Succeeded byMarcelo Miranda
In office
1 January 1995 – 4 April 1998
Preceded byMoisés Avelino [pt]
Succeeded byRaimundo Boi
In office
1 January 1989 – 15 March 1991
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byMoisés Avelino
Personal details
Born
José Wilson Siqueira Campos

(1928-08-01)1 August 1928
Crato, Ceará, Brazil
Died4 July 2023(2023-07-04) (aged 94)
Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil

Campos died from an infection in Palmas, Tocantins on 4 July 2023, at the age of 94.[2]

Tocantins government

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His government was marked by several works, including: Lajeado Plant, Dairy Basins, More than 200,000 jobs, More than 14 km of concrete bridges, North-South Line, Agrotins, Dona Regina Hospital, Irrigation Project Works, Prodecer Project by Pedro Afonso, Interior Hospitals, Kartódromo, Stadium, State Schools (Majority), Airport, Bus station, Palmas General Hospital, Rural Electrification, Sunflower Square, Araguaia Palace, University Buildings, Highways such as Porto-Arraia and Transpico, Junior Pioneers, Indigenous Education, Asphalt Climbing the Taquaruçu Mountains, Potable water, Tropical Medicine, Industrial Districts, 50,000 affordable homes, Taquari and Jacuba, Campos Limpos Agricultural Project, Redesat, City Hall Building, Aureny I/II/III/IV, PM general command headquarters, Cesamar Park, Tractor Distribution, Tourism in Jalapão and Cantão, Young Force, Palmas Lake Bridge, and the Construction of Palmas.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Ex-governador Siqueira Campos assume vaga no Senado aos 90 anos". g1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  2. ^ "Morre Siqueira Campos, ex-governador e criador do estado do Tocantins, aos 94 anos". g1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-07-07.