Eduardo Campos

Eduardo Henrique Accioly Campos (Recife, 10 August 1965 – Santos, 13 August 2014) was a Brazilian economist and politician. He was the Leader of the Brazilian Socialist Party – Partido Socialista Brasileiro (PSB).The Economist, An interview with Eduardo Campos: Real v official Brazil, November 14, 2013. In April 2014, Eduardo Campos announced his name for the Brazilian Presidential election, naming Marina Silva as vice president.Campos-Silva ticket confirmed in Brazil 2014 election

He was a State Deputy, Federal Deputy, Secretary of Finance of Pernambuco and Minister of Science and Technology. He was the Governor of Pernambuco, between 2007 and 2014, and was, at the time of his death, the President of PSB.

Campos died in 13 August 2014 in an airplane crash at the coastal town of Santos (state of São Paulo).Thomson Reuters Foundation, Brazil presidential candidate Campos in plane crash , August 13, 2014.

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