José Wellington Barroso de Araújo Dias, aged 60, was coordinator of Lula's campaign in the Northeast during the 2022 Elections.
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He is from Oeiras, Piauí. He graduated in literature from the Federal University of Piauí and specialized in public policy and government from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).
The future Minister of Social Development began his political career by participating in his university and, at the same time, he also participated in trade union movements.
In 1985, at the age of 23, Wellington Dias He joined the Workers' Party (PT) and in 1992 was elected councilor of Teresina.
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In 1994, he resigned from his position to run for a seat in the state Legislative Assembly. He was elected as a state deputy and was the first president of the Piauí Human Rights Commission.
Wellington Dias He is also a writer and author of five books, having even received an honorable mention in the “João Pinheiro Short Story Competition”, from the Piauí Department of Culture.
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- In 1992, he was elected councilor of Teresina, but resigned two years later to contest the state elections;
- In 1994, he was elected state deputy;
- In 1998, he was elected federal deputy;
- In 2002, he was announced as a candidate for the Senate, but ran for governor and won;
- In 2006, he was re-elected as governor of Piauí;
- In 2010, he was elected senator;
- In 2022, he was re-elected as senator with 941.444 votes;
- His literary works are called: “Maria Valei-me”, “Macambira”, “Reisados da Minha Terra”, “As Tiradas de Tio Sinhô” and “A Melancia do Presidente”.
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