José Carlos Barbosa

José Carlos Barbosa (born October 26, 1964), professionally known as Barbosinha, is a Brazilian politician affiliated with the Progressistas and current Deputy Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul since January 1, 2023.

His Excellency
Barbosinha
Vice-Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul
Assuming office
1 January 2023
GovernorEduardo Riedel
SucceedingMurilo Zauith
State Deputy of Mato Grosso do Sul
In office
1 February 2015 – 1 February 2023
ConstituencyAt-large
21st Secretary of State for Justice and Public Security of Mato Grosso do Sul
In office
1 April 2016 – 9 December 2017
GovernorReinaldo Azambuja
Preceded bySilvio Maluf
Succeeded byAntônio Carlos Videira
Personal details
Born
José Carlos Barbosa

(1964-10-26) 26 October 1964
São Simão, São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyProgressistas
Spouse
Maristela de Castro Menezes
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(m. 1993)​
Children
  • José Pedro Menezes Barbosa
EducationUniversity of Brasilia[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

Career

At the age of 13, Barbosa was the first official hired by the then-new municipal government in Angélica. Barbosa then moved to Dourados, where he worked as a banker and studied law at the Centro Universitário da Grande Dourados.[1]

In 1989, at the age of 23, he became mayor of Angélica,[2] After his term, he returned to Dourados and worked as a lawyer, banker, and university professor.[1]

Barbosa was named to head the Empresa de Saneamento de Mato Grosso do Sul (Mato Grosso Sanitation Company) in 2007;[3] in 2012, he was elected president of the Brazilian Association of State Sanitation Companies, the first from Mato Grosso do Sul.[1] In 2014, he was elected state deputy in Mato Grosso do Sul; he took leave from the legislature in 2016 when he was named secretary of the state Secretariat of Justice and Public Security (Secretaria de Estado de Justiça e Segurança Pública de Mato Grosso do Sul), serving in the position for 20 months.[4][1] In 2019, he was reelected as state deputy.[1]

Personal life

In 1993, he married Maristela de Castro Menezes, a doctor. The two have a son, José Pedro Menezes Barbosa.[1]

References
  1. "Assembleia Legislativa de Mato Grosso do Sul - Details". Site Oficial da Assembleia Legislativa de Mato Grosso do Sul (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  2. "Discurso de posse na prefeitura de Angélica, aos 23 anos de idade". Barbosinha - Deputado Estadual do MS (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  3. "Presidente da Sanesul é eleito para comandar entidade nacional". Campo Grande News (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  4. bbento, Mahmod A. Issa /. "Desafio marca início de trabalho de José Carlos Barbosa frente à Sejusp". www.agepen.ms.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-10-31.
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