Ilques Barbosa Junior

Ilques Barbosa Junior
Admiral; Ilques Barbosa Junior
Commander of the Brazilian Navy
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 January 2019
President	Jair Bolsonaro
Minister of Defence	Fernando Azevedo e Silva
Preceded by	Eduardo Bacellar Leal
Personal details
Born	Ilques Barbosa Junior; 29 May 1954; Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Spouse(s)	Leoniza Neves
Children	2×
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Navy
Years of service	1976−present
Rank	Admiral of the fleet

Ilques Barbosa Junior (born 29 May 1954 in Ribeirão Preto) is a Brazilian Admiral of the Fleet, former Chief of General Staff and current Commander of the Navy since 9 January 2019.[1][2]

He is married to Leoniza Neves de Aguiar e Sousa Barbosa and has two daughter: Larissa and Christina.

Career

Admiral Ilques has a long career in the Brazilian Navy. He was Midshipman, 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain Lieutenant, Corvette Captain, Frigate Captain, Captain of Sea and War, Counter Admiral, Vice Admiral and Admiral of the Fleet.

He was admitted at Naval School and had classes of Improvement of Communication for Officials, Basic Classes, Command and Staff, Superior Classes, Regular Classes of Staff in Academy of Naval War - Chile Army, Maritime Politics and Strategies Classes, High Studies of Politics and Strategies in Superior School of War.[3]

Military awards

Order of Defence Merit (Grand Cross)
Order of Naval Merit (Grand Cross)
Order of Military Merit (Grand Officer)
Order of Aeronautical Merit (Grand Officer)
Order of Rio Branco (Grand Cross)
Order of Military Judiciary Merit (Grand Officer)

References

"Almirante Ilques Barbosa é o novo comandante da Marinha" (in Portuguese). Ministério da Defesa. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
"Comandante da Marinha" (in Portuguese). Marinha do Brasil. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
"Alm Esq Ilques Barbosa Jr" (in Portuguese). DefesaNet. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

Military offices
Preceded by Eduardo Bacellar Leal	Commander of the Brazilian Navy 2019−present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Alexandre Ramagem as Director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency	Brazilian order of precedence as Commander of the Brazilian Navy	Followed by Edson Leal Pujol as Commander of the Brazilian Army

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[1] "Almirante Ilques Barbosa é o novo comandante da Marinha" (in Portuguese). Ministério da Defesa. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

[2] "Comandante da Marinha" (in Portuguese). Marinha do Brasil. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

[3] "Alm Esq Ilques Barbosa Jr" (in Portuguese). DefesaNet. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2019.