Camilo Santana
Camilo Sobreira de Santana (born 3 June 1968) is a Brazilian agricultural engineer and politician, affiliated to the Workers' Party (PT). He has a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering from the Federal University of Ceará and a master's degree in Development and Environment from the same university. As an undergraduate, he held the director function UFC Students of Central Directory. He was Secretary of Agrarian Development of the State of Ceará in the government of Cid Gomes, from 1 February 2007 to 31 December 2010, as well as Secretary of Cities in the same government.[1]
Camilo Santana | |
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60th Governor of Ceará | |
Assumed office 1 January 2015 | |
Vice Governor | Izolda Cela |
Preceded by | Cid Gomes |
State Deputy for Ceará | |
In office 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Camilo Sobreira de Santana 3 June 1968 Crato, Ceará, Brazil |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Political party | PT |
Domestic partner | Onelia Leite |
Children | Pedro Santana, Luisa Santana |
Alma mater | Federal University of Ceará |
Profession | Agricultural engineer |
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He was voted the most voted state deputy of Ceará in October 2010, with 131,171 votes. He is the current governor of the state of Ceará.
Election to the government
Santana's candidature for the government of Ceará was made official on 29 June in Fortaleza, during collective agreement of PROS, PT and other parties allied with the coalition led by the governor Cid Gomes. The convention was marked, however, by uncertainty about the indications to Senator and Vice-Governor of the coalition. Santana had previously been considered for the top post of the state executive, but did not include the list of favorites for the position, dominated by PROS members.
Santana was elected governor of Ceará on 26 October 2014. His victory was given as mathematically certain even before the official confirmation by the Superior Electoral Court.
Political future
Santana, a member of the Workers' Party, chose to endorse Ciro Gomes (PDT), himself a former Governor of Ceará, over Fernando Haddad, a fellow member of his party, in the 2018 Brazilian presidential election.[2]
References
- "Camilo Santana deixa a secretaria das Cidades". O povo online (in Portuguese). 5 June 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- "No Ceará, Camilo Santana, governador do PT que apoia Ciro Gomes, denuncia 'preconceito' – Jovem Pan". No Ceará, Camilo Santana, governador do PT que apoia Ciro Gomes, denuncia 'preconceito' – Jovem Pan (in Portuguese). 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2020-11-15.