Helder Barbalho
Helder Zahluth Barbalho (born 18 May 1979) is a Brazilian administrator, politician, the current governor of the state of Pará, former Chief Minister of National Secretariat of Ports and Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture during the government of president Dilma Rousseff, and former Minister of National Integration, appointed by president Michel Temer.
Helder Barbalho | |
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Helder in 2019 | |
| Governor of Pará | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2019 | |
| Vice Governor | Lúcio Vale |
| Preceded by | Simão Jatene |
| Minister of National Integration | |
| In office 12 May 2016 – 6 April 2018 | |
| President | Michel Temer |
| Preceded by | Josélio de Andrade Moura (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mário Ramos Ribeiro |
| Chief Minister of National Secretariat of Ports | |
| In office 2 October 2015 – 20 April 2016 | |
| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | Edson Coelho Araújo |
| Succeeded by | Maurício Muniz Barreto de Carvalho |
| Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture | |
| In office 1 January 2015 – 2 October 2015 | |
| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Lopes |
| Succeeded by | None (extinct)[E] |
| Mayor of Ananindeua | |
| In office 1 January 2005 – 1 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Manoel Carlos Antunes |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Carlos Antunes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Helder Zahluth Barbalho 18 May 1979 Belém, Pará, Brazil |
| Political party | MDB |
| Parent(s) | Jader Barbalho Elcione Zahluth Barbalho |
| Occupation | Administrator |
He is the son of former governor of Pará and current senator Jader Barbalho and federal congresswoman Elcione Zahluth Barbalho, has a bachelor's degree in administration by Universidade da Amazônia (UNAMA) and an executive MBA in public administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas
As the son of Pará's former governor Jader Barbalho, Helder Barbalho started his political career while young, at the age of 18 he joined the Brazilian Democratic Movement, in 2000, he became the most voted city councilman in the city of Ananindeua, and in 2002 was elected State deputy in the legislature of Pará, once again as the most voted candidate in the state's history, he left the position in 2004 to become mayor of the city of Ananindeua in 2005, a position that he held until 2012.
In 2014, Barbalho participated in the elections to become governor of Pará but was defeated by then governor Simão Jatene, he joined the federal government as Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture in 2015 and later became Minister of National Integration until he left in 2018 to dispute and win the 2018 elections for the state of Pará becoming governor from 2019 on.