Jackson Lago
José Reinaldo Tavares | |
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Succeeded by | Roseana Sarney |
Mayor of São Luís | |
In office January 1, 1997 – April 5, 2002 | |
Preceded by | Conceição Andrade |
Succeeded by | Tadeu Palácio |
In office January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993 | |
Preceded by | Gardênia Ribeiro Gonçalves |
Succeeded by | Conceição Andrade |
Personal details | |
Born | Jackson Kepler Lago November 1, 1934 UFMA |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Physician |
Jackson Kepler Lago (November 1, 1934
Political career
Born in the municipality of
In 1989, Lago was elected and assumed office as Mayor of São Luís for the first time. On 1996 he was elected by the second time and assumed office on January 1, 1997, for his second term. In 2000 he was re-elected and assumed office on January 1, 2001, for the third time. Lago achieved the title of best mayor in Brazil, being so-named according to research conducted by the newspaper
Lago resigned his last term as mayor of São Luís to run to become the governor of Maranhão. Counting initially on the support of only about 20% of the electorate, Lago surprised opinion polling and was elected in the second round with 51.82% of the valid votes against 48.18% of former governor
Repeal
Lago was accused by the coalition of the defeated candidate of committing electoral crimes, such as abuse of power and buying votes, during the elections of 2006. On March 2, 2009, the
On April 16, 2009, the
Death
Lago died of prostate cancer on April 4, 2011, in São Paulo at the age of 76.[7]
Personal life
Lago was married with Maria Moreira Clay Lago, also a doctor, with whom he had three children. Maria Clay was the State Secretary of Human Solidarity during the term of governor
See also
References
- Terra- Eleições 2006. Accessed April 19, 2009.
- ^ a b c (in Portuguese) Savarese, Maurício. "Jackson Lago alija Sarney do poder no Maranhão", UOL, October 29, 2006. Accessed April 18, 2009.
- ^ Terra, October 29, 2006. Accessed April 18, 2009.
- ^ (in Portuguese) Result of the 2006 general elections in Maranhão Archived 2017-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, Duplipensar. Accessed April 18, 2009.
- ^ (in Portuguese) Santiago, Patrícia. "Eleição de Lago interrompe 40 anos de governo Sarney", Terra, October 30, 2006. Accessed April 18, 2009
- ^ "G1 > Política - NOTÍCIAS - TSE cassa o mandato do governador do Maranhão, Jackson Lago". g1.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ Jinkings, Daniella (April 4, 2011). "Corpo de Jackson Lago será velado em São Luís" (in Portuguese).