# Eduardo Campos

_Brazilian economist and politician (1965–2014)_

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> Eduardo Henrique Accioly Campos was a Brazilian congressman and governor. Born and raised in Recife, in the Northeast Brazil, he graduated in Economics from the Recife's Federal University of Pernambuco. Campos' maternal grandfather, the governor of the Brazilian state, Pernambuco, made him his Financial Secretary. Campos became a federal congressman in Brazil and got Pernambuco federal money for a shipyard, railways and an oil refinery. Later, as Brazil's Minister for Science and Technology, he supported stem-cell research. He served two terms as governor of his home state, Pernambuco. He helped hospitals, secondary schools, wind power, farms, poor people and anti-crime data-mining. In his 2014 campaign for president of Brazil he criticized the incumbent and her Workers' Party and positioned himself as the business-friendly leader of the Brazilian Socialist Party. For outdoor rallies and local radio interviews, he criss-crossed the country by rented jet. He died on 13 August 2014, three days after his 49th birthday, when his plane crashed in poor weather in the city of Santos.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 10 August 1965 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4864755#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Recife ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4864755#P19))
- **Died:** 13 August 2014 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4864755#P570))
- **Place of death:** Santos ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4864755#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Brazil ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4864755#P27))
- **Occupation:** economist; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4864755#P106))
- **Political party:** Brazilian Socialist Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4864755#P102))
- **Education:** Federal University of Pernambuco ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4864755#P69))
- **Positions held:** Governor of Pernambuco (1 January 2007 – 4 April 2014); federal deputy of Pernambuco ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4864755#P39))
- **Awards:** Grand Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit; Livro dos Heróis e Heroínas da Pátria ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4864755#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** eduardocampos40 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4864755#P2002))

## Questions

**When was Eduardo Campos born?**  
Eduardo Campos was born on 10 August 1965 in Recife.

**What positions has Eduardo Campos held?**  
Positions held by Eduardo Campos include: Governor of Pernambuco (2007–2014); federal deputy of Pernambuco.

**Where did Eduardo Campos study?**  
Eduardo Campos was educated at Federal University of Pernambuco.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Eduardo Campos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Campos) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q4864755](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4864755) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Governador Eduardo Campos em 2013.jpg by governadoreduardocampos (CC BY-SA 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Governador_Eduardo_Campos_em_2013.jpg)

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