Jayme Campos
Brazilian politician
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Jayme Veríssimo de Campos (born 13 September 1951) better known as Jayme Campos is a federal senator of Brazil representing his home state of Mato Grosso.[1] He was previously governor of Mato Grosso from 1991 to 1994 and also served as mayor of Várzea Grande from 1997 to 2004.[2]
Jayme Campos | |
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Campos in 2019 | |
| Senator for Mato Grosso | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2019 | |
| In office 1 February 2007 – 1 February 2015 | |
| Mayor of Várzea Grande | |
| In office 1 January 1997 – 1 January 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Nereu Botelho de Campos |
| Succeeded by | Murilo Domingos |
| Governor of Mato Grosso | |
| In office 15 March 1991 – 1 January 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Edison de Oliveira |
| Succeeded by | Dante de Oliveira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1951 Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| Party | UNIÃO (2022–present) |
Other political affiliations | |
Personal life
Campos' father Júlio Campos was also a senator and governor of Mato Grosso as well as mayor of Várzea Grande. Campos is married to Lucimar Campos, who in 2015 was elected mayor of Várzea Grande.[3] Campos had four children, two daughters and two sons: Michelle Campos Soares, Jaime Veríssimo de Campos Júnior, Carlos Eduardo Sacre de Campos, and Gisele Sacre de Campos.[4] His second oldest child, Jaime Jr., died in a car accident in May 2004 while driving home from his sister's wedding.[5]
Political career
Campos was elected to the federal senate for the first time in the 2006 Brazilian general election, winning 61% of the votes. After being defeated in 2015, Campos was re-elected to the federal senate in the 2018 Brazilian general election, along with Selma Arruda from the state of Mato Grosso.[6]
