Dinaldo Wanderley

Dinaldo Medeiros Wanderley (20 June 1950 – 24 May 2020), better known simply as Dinaldo Wanderley, was a Brazilian politician, lawyer and economist from the state of Paraíba.[1]

Dinaldo Wanderley
Mayor of Patos
In office
1997–2004
Preceded byIvânio Ramalho
Succeeded byNabor Wanderley
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Paraíba
In office
2007–2010
Personal details
Born(1950-06-20)June 20, 1950
Patos, Paraíba, Brazil
DiedMay 24, 2020(2020-05-24) (aged 69)
João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Political partyBrazilian Democratic Movement (PMDB)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseEdina Guedes Wanderley
ChildrenDinaldinho
Alma materFederal University of Paraíba
Fundação Francisco Mascarenhas
ProfessionPolitician, economist, lawyer

Life

Born on 20 June 1950, in Patos. Wanderley was the son of Dinamérico Wanderley de Sousa, a Notary and Haydée Medeiros Wanderley, a Teacher.[1]

Graduated in Economics at Fundação Francisco Mascarenhas in 1975.[1]

Graduated in Law at Federal University of Paraíba in 1980.[1]

In 1996, he was elected Mayor of his birth city of Patos. His term lasted from 1997 to 2000.[1]

In 2000, he was reelected Mayor of Patos and remained from 2001 to 2004.[1]

In 2006, Wanderley was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Paraíba. He remained in power from 2007 to 2010.[2]

In 2010, he was reelected State Deputy.[3] This time however, he never took office as the Superior Electoral Court canceled his victorious candidacy due to previous corruption conviction.[4]

Personal life

In 1973, Wanderley married fellow economics student Edina Guedes Wanderley and had three sons and one daughter together.

In 2004, his wife Edina was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Paraíba (2003–2006).

One of his sons, Dinaldinho, is also a politician and was also elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Paraíba (2015–2016) and is the incumbent Mayor of Patos.[5][6]

Death

On 24 May 2020, Wanderley died in João Pessoa at the age of 69 due to complications brought on by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[7]

References
  1. Lucena, Damião (2015). Patos de todos os tempos: A Capital do Sertão da Paraíba. Editora A União. pp. 105–106. ISBN 978-85-8237-052-0.
  2. "VEJA OS DEPUTADOS ESTADUAIS ELEITOS NA PARAÍBA". G1. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. "Confira a relação dos deputados estaduais eleitos e seus números de votos". Jornal da Paraíba. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  4. "TSE cassa registro de candidatura de Dinaldo Wanderley com base na Lei". Clcik PB. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  5. "Confira a composição da Assembleia Legislativa da Paraíba". G1. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  6. "UOL Eleições 2016: Patos". UOL. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  7. "Ex-prefeito de Patos, Dinaldo Wanderley morre por Covid-19 aos 69 anos, em João Pessoa". G1. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
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