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His son, Newton Cardoso Jr, is a member of the Chamber of Deputies.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"22 May 1938","date":"1938-05-22"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10336590#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Brumado","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1808298"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10336590#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"2 February 2025","date":"2025-02-02"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10336590#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Belo Horizonte","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42800"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10336590#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Brazil","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10336590#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10336590#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Democratic Movement Party (1980–2025)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1322751","start":"1980","end":"2025"},{"text":"Brazilian Democratic Movement (1966–1979)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3097751","start":"1966","end":"1979"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10336590#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Brazilian federal deputy (1 February 2011 – 1 February 2015)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20058725","start":"2011-02-01","end":"2015-02-01"},{"text":"Brazilian federal deputy (1 February 1995 – 1 January 1997)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20058725","start":"1995-02-01","end":"1997-01-01"},{"text":"governor of Minas Gerais (15 March 1987 – 15 March 1991)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53739337","start":"1987-03-15","end":"1991-03-15"},{"text":"Brazilian federal deputy (1 February 1979 – 1 January 1983)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20058725","start":"1979-02-01","end":"1983-01-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10336590#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_Cardoso","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10336590"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Newton Cardoso born?","a":"Newton Cardoso was born on 22 May 1938 in Brumado."},{"q":"What positions has Newton Cardoso held?","a":"Positions held by Newton Cardoso include: Brazilian federal deputy (2011–2015); Brazilian federal deputy (1995–1997); governor of Minas Gerais (1987–1991); Brazilian federal deputy (1979–1983)."}],"related":[{"name":"Borges de Medeiros","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/borges-de-medeiros"},{"name":"Ronaldo Cunha Lima","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ronaldo-cunha-lima"},{"name":"Cássio Cunha Lima","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/cassio-cunha-lima"},{"name":"Jarbas Vasconcelos","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jarbas-vasconcelos"},{"name":"José de Melo Carvalho Muniz Freire","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-de-melo-carvalho-muniz-freire"},{"name":"Maria de Lourdes Abadia","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/maria-de-lourdes-abadia"},{"name":"Juscelino Kubitschek","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/juscelino-kubitschek"},{"name":"Afonso Pena","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/afonso-pena"},{"name":"Itamar Franco","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/itamar-franco"},{"name":"Magalhães Pinto","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/magalhaes-pinto"},{"name":"Antonio Anastasia","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/antonio-anastasia"},{"name":"Fernando Pimentel","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/fernando-pimentel"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/newton-cardoso-df80d14510.jpg","width":427,"height":616,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Jorgui","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Newton_Cardoso.JPG"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Newton Cardoso","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_Cardoso","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q10336590","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10336590","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Newton Cardoso.JPG by Jorgui (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Newton_Cardoso.JPG","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Newton Cardoso, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Newton Cardoso.JPG — Jorgui, Public domain.","cite":"\"Newton Cardoso\". DigiNepal. Last updated 5 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/newton-cardoso. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-05T06:42:23Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/newton-cardoso","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/newton-cardoso","ne":null}}