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Wellington Dias
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Dias in 2018
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| 49th & 52 Governor of Piauí | |
| In office January 1, 2015 – March 31, 2022 |
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| Vice Governor | Margarete Coelho Regina Sousa |
| Preceded by | Antônio José de Moraes Souza Filho |
| Succeeded by | Regina Sousa |
| In office January 1, 2003 – April 1, 2010 |
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| Vice Governor | Osmar Júnior Wilson Martins |
| Preceded by | Hugo Napoleão |
| Succeeded by | Wilson Martins |
| Federal Senator for Piauí | |
| In office February 1, 2011 – January 1, 2015 |
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| Federal Deputy for Piauí | |
| In office February 1, 1999 – November 29, 2002 |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Piauí | |
| In office January 1, 1995 – February 1, 1999 |
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| Member of the Teresina city council | |
| In office January 1, 1993 – February 1, 1995 |
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| Born | March 5, 1962 Oeiras, Piauí, Brazil |
| Political party | Workers' Party (Since 1985) |
| Spouse | Rejane Dias |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Banker |
José Wellington Barroso de Araújo Dias, known as Wellington Dias, (born March 5, 1962, in Oeiras, Piauí) is a Brazilian politician, Governor of Piauí, and a former federal Senator representing Piauí. He is a member of the Workers' Party.
He is married to Rejane Dias, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Piauí from 2011 to 2015 and the First Lady of Piauí from 2003 to 2010.
Biography
Son of Joaquim Antônio Neto, elected mayor of Paes Landim by ARENA in 1972, and Teresinha de Araújo Dias, elected deputy mayor of the same municipality by the PFL in 1988, Wellington Dias was born in the municipality of Oeiras, in Piauí, but was raised in Paes Lacy in the same state. [2] During his youth, he joined the undergraduate course in Portuguese Literature at the Federal University of Piauí (1982) and specialized in Public Policy and Government at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He started working at the age of 19, working as a broadcaster at Rádio Difusora in Teresina, Piauí. As a bank employee, he worked as a manager at Banco do Nordeste, as a cashier and substitute manager at Banco do Estado do Piauí, in São João do Piauí and, at the age of 22, he passed the competition for Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF) of which is a career employee, holding the position of manager in 1984. Wellington Dias started political activism at a young age, working in the university student movement, getting involved with the Ecclesiastical Base Communities (CEBs) and also in the union movement. In 1985, he joined the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) and participated as a member of the Central Única dos Trabalhadores, becoming president of APCEF (Personnel Association of Caixa Econômica Federal) between 1986 and 1989 and president of the Union of Bank employees of the State of Piauí between 1989 and 1992. Also between 1987 and 1988, Dias chaired the deliberative board of Fenae Corretora de Seguros and, between 1988 and 1989, he was secretary of the fiscal council of the same institution. As a writer, he is the author of five literary works and has even received an honorable mention for the "Contest of Tales João Pinheiro", from the Secretariat of Culture of Piauí. In addition, Wellington Dias is married to federal deputy Rejane Dias with whom he has three children: Iasmin, Vinícius and Daniely.
See also
In Spanish: Wellington Dias para niños
