Zequinha Marinho
José da Cruz Marinho (born 18 September 1959) more commonly known as Zequinha Marinho is a Brazilian politician, as well as a pedagogist, accounting technician, and pastor. Although born in Tocantins, he has spent his political career representing Pará, having served as federal deputy from 2003 to 2015 and federal senator since 2019.[1]
Zequinha Marinho | |
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Marinho in 2011 | |
Senator for Pará | |
Assumed office 1 February 2019 | |
Vice-Governor of Pará | |
In office 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2018 | |
Governor | Simão Jatene |
Preceded by | Helenilson Pontes |
Succeeded by | Lúcio Vale |
Federal deputy from Pará | |
In office 1 January 2003 – 1 January 2015 | |
State deputy from Pará | |
In office 1 January 1997 – 1 January 2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | José da Cruz Marinho September 18, 1959 Araguacema, Tocantins, Brazil |
Political party | PSC (2009–) MDB (2005–2009) PSC (2002–2005) |
Spouse(s) | Júlia Marinho |
Profession | Pedagogist, Accounting technician, Pastor |
Personal life
Marinho graduated from Universidade do Estado do Pará and has worked is a pedagogist and an accounting technician prior to entering politics.[1] He is married to Júlia Marinho, who herself is a politician.[2] Marinho is a pastor of the Assembleias de Deus church.[3]
Political career
Marinho voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff.[4] Marinho voted in favor of the Brazil labor reform (2017), and would later back Rousseff's successor Michel Temer against a similar impeachment motion.[5]
In the 2018 election Marinho was one of 6 new evangelical politicians elected to the federal senate.[3]
References
- "ZEQUINHA MARINHO – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- "Experiência a serviço do povo: conheça o senador Zequinha Marinho (PSC/PA)" (in Portuguese). PSC. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- "De Araguacema -TO, Pastor Zequinha Marinho é eleito Senador no Pará" [From Araguacema -TO, Pastor Zequinha Marinho is elected Senator in Pará] (in Portuguese). JM Notícia. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- "Reforma trabalhista: como votaram os deputados" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- "Como votou cada deputado sobre a denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.