Papaléo Paes

Papaléo Paes
Vice governor of Amapá
In office 2015–2018
Governor	Waldez Góes
Preceded by	Dora Nascimento
Succeeded by	Jaime Nunes
Senator for Amapá
In office 2003–2011
Mayor of Macapá
In office 1993–1996
Preceded by	João Capiberibe
Succeeded by	Aníbal Barcelos
Health Secretary of Amapá
In office 1992–1993
Governor	Aníbal Barcelos
Personal details
Born	(1952-08-27)August 27, 1952 Belém, Pará, Brazil
Died	June 25, 2020(2020-06-25) (aged 67) Macapá, Amapá, Brazil
Political party	Progressistas (PP)
Other political affiliations	PRONA (1989–1991) PSDB (1991–1999 and 2005–2013) PTB (1999–2003) PMDB (2003–2005)
Alma mater	Federal University of Pará
Profession	Politician, physician, cardiologist

João Bosco Papaléo Paes (27 August 1952 – 25 June 2020), better known simply as Papaléo Paes, was a Brazilian politician and physician from the state of Pará who represented the state of Amapá at national level.

Career

Before pursuing a career in politics, Paes graduated as a Physician at the Federal University of Pará and later specialized in Cardiology in Rio de Janeiro.

He worked at the Hospital Geral de Macapá at a management level and in 1992 was appointed Health Secretary of Amapá.

In 1992, Paes was elected Mayor of Macapá and remained in charge between 1993 and 1996.

In 2000, he decided to run again at Macapá's mayoral election. This time however, he failed to secure enough votes to be elected.

In 2002, he was elected Senator representing the state of Amapá. His tenure lasted from 2003 to 2011.

In 2006, he ran at the Amapá state elections, but failed to secure enough votes to be elected Governor.

In 2014, Paes was elected Vice governor of Amapá. He kept his post from 2015 to 2018.

Personal life and death

Paes was married to Josélia Martins Papaléo Paes and had two daughters, Juliana and Jacyra.

On 25 June 2020, Paes died in Macapá at the age of 67 from complications brought on by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.