List of governors of Tocantins

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This is the list of governors of the Brazilian state of Tocantins.

#NameTook officeLeft officePartyNotesPhoto
1 José Wilson Siqueira Campos January 1, 1989 [1] March 15, 1991 [2] PDC First governor of Tocantins.
First term.		 Siqueira Campos (cropped).jpg
2 Moisés Nogueira Avelino March 15, 1991December 31, 1994 PMDB [2] [3] none available
3 José Wilson Siqueira Campos January 1, 1995 [2] April 3, 1998 [2] PPR [4] [ verification needed ]Second term. Siqueira Campos (cropped).jpg
4 Raimundo Nonato Pires dos Santos April 3, 1998December 31, 1998 PFL Elected as lieutenant-governor.none available
5 José Wilson Siqueira Campos January 1, 1999 [2] December 31, 2002 [2] PFL [4] [ verification needed ]Third term. Siqueira Campos (cropped).jpg
6 Marcelo Miranda January 1, 2003December 31, 2006Elected by PFL.First term. Later Miranda defected to PSDB, and then to PMDB.
[ citation needed ]		 Marcelomiranda06032007.jpg
January 1, 2007September 9, 2009Mandate revoked by the Superior Electoral Court on June 25, 2009. [5]
7 Carlos Henrique Gaguim September 9, 2009 [6] December 31, 2010 PMDB Elected indirectly by State Assembly. Gaguim.jpg
8 José Wilson Siqueira Campos January 1, 2011May 9, 2014 PSDB Fourth term. Siqueira Campos em 2011 (cropped).jpg
9 Sandoval Cardoso April 4, 2014
May 4, 2014		May 4, 2014
December 31, 2014		 SD Acting governor. [7]
Governor indirectly elected by the Legislative Assembly. [8] 		none available
10 Marcelo Miranda January 1, 2015
April 6, 2018		March 27, 2018
April 19, 2018		 PMDB Elected governor. His mandate was revoked for the second time by the Superior Electoral Court on March 22, 2018. [9] [10]
Return to office by preliminary decision of Justice Gilmar Mendes of the Federal Supreme Court. [11] 		Marcelomiranda06032007.jpg
11 Mauro Carlesse March 27, 2018
April 19, 2018 [lower-alpha 1] 		April 6, 2018
December 31, 2018		 PHS [12] President of the Legislative Assembly. Temporarily assumed the position after the removal of Gov. Marcelo Miranda. [13] [14]
With the confirmation of the dismantling of the gov. Miranda, he takes office again until the gubernatorial special election, being elected to the position. [15] [16] 		Mauro Carlesse em Encontro do Interlegis (cortada).jpg
January 1, 2019March 11, 2022 PSL Temporarily removed from office between October 20, 2021, and March 11, 2022, by order of the Superior Court of Justice. [17] Resigned from office on March 11, 2022. [18]
12 Wanderlei Barbosa March 11, 2022December 31, 2022 Republicanos Acting Governor between October 20, 2021, and March 11, 2022. Definitively assumed the position of Governor after the resignation of Mauro Carlesse. [19] Wanderlei Barbosa, Governador em exercicio do Tocantins.jpg
January 1, 2023PresentRe-elected governor. [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "Criação do Estado do Tocantins - 1988" (in Portuguese). Governo do Estado do Tocantins. Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cleber Toledo. "É o fim do siqueirismo? Aliados e adversários dizem que não" (in Portuguese). Posse 2007. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
  3. ↑ "Trajetória" (in Portuguese). Moisés Avelino. Archived from the original on 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
  4. 1 2 "Tocantins" (in Portuguese). Fundação Perseu Abramo. 2006-04-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
  5. ↑ ConJur Staff (June 26, 2009). "TSE cassa mandato de governador de Tocantins" (in Portuguese). ConJur. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Carlos Henrique Gaguim assume Governo do Estado" (in Portuguese). Secretaria da Comunicação de Tocantins. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
  7. ↑ Dias, Penaforte (April 8, 2014). "Siqueira Campos renuncia e Sandoval Cardoso assume o governo do Tocantins" (in Portuguese). G1 Tocantins. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  8. ↑ Soveral, Fabrício (May 4, 2014). "Sandoval Cardoso é eleito por deputados governador do Tocantins" (in Portuguese). G1 Tocantins. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  9. ↑ G1 Staff (March 22, 2018). "Eleito três vezes e cassado duas; relembre trajetória política de Marcelo Miranda" (in Portuguese). G1 /TV Anhanguera. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  10. ↑ Cobra, Amanda (March 27, 2018). "TSE publica decisão e afasta Marcelo Miranda, governador cassado de TO" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  11. ↑ Turollo Jr., Reynaldo (April 6, 2018). "Em liminar, Gilmar Mendes mantém governador do Tocantins no cargo até TSE julgar recurso" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Eleições 2018 | Mauro Carlesse Governador 31 | Estadão" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Archived from the original on 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  13. ↑ Santana Jr., Jesuino (March 27, 2018). "Presidente da Assembleia assume interinamente Governo do Tocantins" (in Portuguese). Website of Government of Tocantins. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  14. ↑ G1 Staff (March 27, 2018). "Mauro Carlesse toma posse como governador interino do Tocantins" (in Portuguese). G1 /TV Anhanguera. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Mauro Carlesse é notificado para assumir novamente o governo do estado" (in Portuguese). G1 Tocantins. March 19, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  16. ↑ Rodrigues, Douglas (July 9, 2018). "Mauro Carlesse toma posse como governador do Tocantins" (in Portuguese). Poder 360. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  17. ↑ Bonfanti, Cristiane (October 20, 2021). "Corte Especial do STJ confirma afastamento do governador do Tocantins por 6 meses" (in Portuguese). Jota. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  18. ↑ Marques, Hugo (March 11, 2022). "Mauro Carlesse, governador afastado do Tocantins, renuncia ao cargo" (in Portuguese). Veja. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  19. ↑ G1 Tocantins Staff (March 11, 2022). "Wanderlei Barbosa toma posse como governador do Tocantins, renuncia ao cargo" (in Portuguese). G1 Tocantins. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  20. ↑ Máximo, Gabriel (October 2, 2022). "Wanderlei Barbosa é reeleito governador do Tocantins" (in Portuguese). Poder360. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Acting Governor until July 8; Carlesse was sworn in as governor on July 9, 2018.
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