Ilques Barbosa Junior

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]

Ilques Barbosa Junior
Commander of the Brazilian Navy
Assumed office
9 January 2019
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Minister of DefenceFernando Azevedo e Silva
Preceded byEduardo Bacellar Leal
Personal details
Born
Ilques Barbosa Junior

(1954-05-29) 29 May 1954
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Spouse(s)Leoniza Neves
Children2×
Military service
Allegiance Brazil
Branch/service Brazilian Navy
Years of service1976−present
Rank Admiral of the fleet

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

References
  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.
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
11th in line
as Commander of the Brazilian Armed Forces
Served alongside: Edson Leal Pujol, Raul Botelho, Antônio Carlos Moretti Bermudez		 Followed by
José Levi do Amaral
as Attorney General of the Union
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