Francisco José Pinheiro (born September 28, 1954 in

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, Brazil), better known as Professor Pinheiro, is a Brazilian historian, writer and politician. He was deputy governor of the state of

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(one of Brazil's states in the northeast region), in the first term of Governor

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. Today was elected state representative, but took over as head of the Secretary of Culture of the state of Ceará.

Education

Professor Pinheiro has a PhD in

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from the

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. He is a history professor at the

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(UFC) and a specialist in history of the Catholic Church in

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at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP).

Career

He was president of the professors’ union at UFC, councilman in

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(Ceará's capital), and twice president of Fortaleza's Workers' Party (PT). He was also secretary of region IV in Fortaleza, during mayor

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' first administration.

Personal life

He is married to Margarida de Lima Pompeu, a doctor and professor of Pathology and Forensic Medicine at UFC. The couple have four children: Heráclito Aragão Pinheiro, Francisco Pablo H. Aragão Pinheiro, Iago Domingos Menezes Pinheiro, and Alfa Manuela Pompeu Pinheiro.

References

Brazilian politicians Living people 1954 births People from Ceará 20th-century Brazilian historians University of Pernambuco alumni Academic staff of the Federal University of Ceará Academic staff of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo Historians of the Catholic Church 21st-century Brazilian historians {{brazil-politician-stub