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João Henrique Campos

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Andrade Lima and the second or paternal family name is Campos.

João Henrique de Andrade Lima Campos (born 26 November 1993), is a Brazilian politician who has been the mayor of Recife since 2021. He was first elected as a federal deputy to the Chamber of Deputies for the state of Pernambuco during the 2018 general election as a member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB). He is the son of former government minister and governor of Pernambuco Eduardo Campos.

João Henrique Campos
Campos in 2022
Mayor of Recife
Assumed office
1 January 2021
Vice MayorIsabella de Roldão
Preceded byGeraldo Júlio
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 February 2019 – 20 December 2020
ConstituencyPernambuco
Personal details
Born (1993-11-26) 26 November 1993 (age 30)
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political partyPSB (2013–present)
Parent
Relatives
Alma materFederal University of Pernambuco

Early life edit

Campos was born on 26 November 1993 in Recife to Eduardo Campos and Renata de Andrade Lima, with Renata having established a career as an economist and state auditor.[1] He comes from a politically prominent family in Pernambuco. In addition to his father, his great-grandfather Miguel Arraes was a long established political figure in Pernambuco.[2] Both his grandmother Ana Arraes[3] and his cousin Marília Arraes[2] have also been federal deputies for Pernambuco state, the latter elected to office in 2018. His father, while campaigning as a presidential candidate during the 2014 presidential election for the PSB, was killed when his plane crashed in poor weather in Santos, São Paulo.[4]

Campos graduated with a degree in civil engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco in 2016. He began attending university when he was 17, having been approved for graduation from high school in his second year.[5]

Political career edit

 
João Campos during the opening session of the 57th Legislature of the National Congress. In the image (left to right), he's followed by his brother and congressman Pedro Campos, his sister-in-law Augusta Carneiro, his mother Renata Campos and his girlfriend and congresswoman Tabata Amaral.

In 2014, Campos was elected secretary of the Pernambuco state branch of the PSB. He coordinated party meetings in the interior of the state.[6] He later became chief of staff of the state of Pernambuco in 2016, a position once held by Campos' father. He served under governor Paulo Câmara. He was responsible for the state government's administrative agenda, as well as event planning and management.[7][8]

In March 2018, he was elected national vice president of federal relations in the 14th national congress of the PSB.[9] Later that year, during the 2018 general elections, he was elected as a federal deputy for the state of Pernambuco with 460,037 votes, becoming the federal deputy candidate with the most votes in the history of the state. He surpassed both his grandmother Ana Arraes and great-grandfather Miguel Arraes in obtaining this record.[10]

Campos was a candidate in the 2020 Recife mayoral election for the Brazilian Socialist Party.[11][12] In the first round, he received 29.13% of the vote, going on to win the second round with 56.27% of the vote. He faced his cousin Marília Arraes in the second round, with her representing the Workers' Party. He resigned from his position as a federal deputy on 20 December 2020 in order to take office. At 27, he became the youngest mayor in the city's history.[13]

Personal life edit

Beginning in 2019, Campos has been in a relationship with fellow Socialist Party member, federal deputy, and education activist Tabata Amaral.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ "Renata Campos recebe homenagem e prega harmonia política". Câmara Municipal de Recife (in Portuguese). 24 November 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b Carvalho, Ciara (14 July 2021). "The Brazilian Political Scion Making His Own Mark". Americas Quarterly. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. ^ Jamildo (12 September 2020). "Após defender neto João Campos de ataques na campanha, Ana Arraes faz foto ao seu lado em Brasília". Jornal do Comercio (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  4. ^ Romero, Simon (14 August 2014). "Brazilian Presidential Candidate Dies in Plane Crash, Upsetting Race". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Colégio Damas - Aluno do 2º ano aprovado na UFPE". colegiodamas.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Filho de Eduardo Campos ganha cargo no governo de Pernambuco - 17/02/2016 - Poder". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 17 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Filho de Campos será chefe de gabinete do governador de Pernambuco - Política". Estadão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Gabinete do Governador". www.pe.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Por unanimidade, PSB elege novo Diretório e Executiva Nacional". Folha - PE (in Portuguese). 3 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  10. ^ "João Campos tem recorde de votos". Diário de Pernambuco. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  11. ^ "João Campos (PSB): candidato a prefeito do Recife | Eleições 2020". Gazeta do Povo (in Portuguese). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Sobre a Prefeitura do Recife | Prefeitura do Recife". www2.recife.pe.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Aos 27 anos, João Campos, do PSB, é eleito o prefeito mais jovem do Recife" (in Portuguese). G1. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  14. ^ "João Campos diz que planeja casamento com Tabata Amaral: 'Pessoa certa'". noticias.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). 12 December 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

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