Johnathan de Jesus
Johnathan Pereira de Jesus (born 3 September 1983) is a Brazilian politician. He has spent his political career representing Roraima, having served as state representative since 2015.[1]
Johnathan de Jesus | |
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![]() de Jesus in April 2018 | |
Federal Deputy from Roraima | |
Assumed office 1 February 2011 | |
Chamber REPUBLICANOS Leader | |
Assumed office 1 February 2019 | |
Preceded by | Celso Russomanno |
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Born | Johnathan Pereira de Jesus 3 September 1983 Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil |
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Biography
de Jesus was born to Mecias de Jesus and Luzeni Carvalho Ribeiro.[1] Before he became a politician, Santos briefly worked as a physician and bushinessman.[1]
Political career
He held the position of federal deputy between 2014 and 2023, having been elected by the Republicans (PRB) in the 2014 elections and re-elected in 2018 elections.[2]
In 2017, he became chairman of the Mines and Energy Commission of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies.[3]
Minister of TCU
In 2023, the federal deputy was appointed by the Chamber of Deputies to be Minister of the Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU), succeeding Minister Ana Arraes in the position .[4]
Personal life
de Jesus and his family belong to the Nova Vida Baptist church.[5]
References
- "JHONATAN DE JESUS – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "Poder360 | JHONATAN DE JESUS". eleicoes.poder360.com.br. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
- "Presidente atual e seus antecessores". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-28.
- Pereira, Luís Filipe (2023-02-02). "Deputado Jhonatan de Jesus vence eleição e é indicado pela Câmara ao TCU". InfoMoney. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- Matos, Fábio (15 July 2012). "Voz da Universal no Congresso, PRB quer dobrar número de prefeitos e mira 2014". IG São Paulo (in Portuguese). Último Segundo. Retrieved 9 May 2019.