Tarcísio Burity

Tarcísio de Miranda Burity (João Pessoa, November 28, 1938 – São Paulo, July 8, 2003) was a Brazilian jurist, politician, writer and professor. He was a federal deputy and, twice, governor of Paraíba. He was also a prosecutor and professor at the Federal University of Paraíba.[1]

Career

He studied law at the Federal University of Paraíba, before earning a master's degree in sociology of education at the University of Poitiers, France, and a PhD in political science at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. Before entering politics, he was a public prosecutor in the municipality of Araruna, and later, a professor at the Federal University of Paraíba, where he taught law, philosophy, the sociology of education and the history of education. At the Federal University of Paraíba, he also held administrative positions, such director of the faculty of law.[2]

In 1975, he was appointed state secretary of Education and Culture by Governor Ivan Bichara. In 1979, he became governor of Paraíba. In 1982, he resigned from office to run for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies, receiving the second highest vote in the history of Paraíba: approximately 173,000 votes, surpassed only by Pedro Cunha Lima in the 2014 elections.[3]

References
  1. "Ex-governador Tarcísio Burity morre aos 64". Folha de S. Paulo. 9 July 2003.
  2. "BURITI, TARCISIO". FGV.
  3. "Ronaldo Cunha Lima construiu quase 50 anos de carreira política". Globo. 7 July 2012.
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