Iberê Ferreira

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Iberê Ferreira
Wilma Maria de Faria
Succeeded byRosalba Ciarlini
Vice Governor of Rio Grande do Norte
In office
January 1, 2007 – March 30, 2010
Preceded byAntônio Jácome
Succeeded byRobinson Faria
Personal details
Born(1944-02-27)February 27, 1944
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
DiedSeptember 13, 2014(2014-09-13) (aged 70)
São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPSB
SpouseCelina Maia Ferreira de Souza

Iberê Paiva Ferreira de Souza (February 27, 1944 – September 13, 2014) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. Ferreira served as the Governor of Rio Grande do Norte from March 31, 2010, until January 1, 2011, as well as the Vice Governor of Rio Grande do Norte from January 1, 2007, until March 30, 2010. He also held office as a federal deputy in the Chamber of Deputies for five terms from 1987 until 2006 and a member of the Rio Grande do Norte state legislature from 1971 to 1979.[1]

He studied law at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) and business law at

Fundação Getúlio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro.[1] Ferreira entered politics in 1970, when he was elected to the Rio Grande do Norte state legislature as a member of the now defunct Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB).[1]

He was elected Vice Governor of Rio Grander do Norte in 2006 and took office on January 1, 2007.

Federal Senate.[1] Ferreira ran for the remainder of the term later in 2010, but was defeated in the Rio Grande do Norte gubernatorial election.[1] His opponent, Rosalba Ciarlini of the DEM, won the election with 52.46% to win the first round outright, with Governor Ferreira placed second with 36.25% of the vote.[2] He largely retired from politics after leaving office on January 1, 2011.[1]

Iberê Ferreira died from complications of cancer at

bacterial meningitis.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Gibson, Felipe (2014-09-14). "Morre aos 70 anos ex-governador do RN, Iberê Ferreira de Souza". G1 (Rede Globo). Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  2. Terra Networks
    . 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  3. ^ a b "Morre o ex-governador do RN, Iberê Ferreira". Diário do Grande ABC. 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
Political offices
Preceded by
Wilma Maria de Faria
 Governor of Rio Grande do Norte
2010–2011 		Succeeded by
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