José Reinaldo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Carneiro and the second or paternal family name is Tavares.

José Reinaldo Carneiro Tavares (born March 19, 1939) is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He served as governor of Maranhão, from 2002 to 2007. Was minister of Transport (1986–1990) during José Sarney's presidency. Tavares currently serves as federal deputy.^[1]

José Reinaldo
Governor of Maranhão
In office April 5, 2002 – January 1, 2007
Minister of Transport
In office February 14, 1986 – March 15, 1990
President	José Sarney
Preceded by	Affonso Camargo
Succeeded by	Ozires Silva
Federal Deputy from Maranhão
Incumbent
Assumed office February 1, 2015
In office February 1, 1991 – December 28, 1994
Personal details
Born	José Reinaldo Carneiro Tavares (1939-03-19) March 19, 1939 (age 86) São Luís, MA
Political party	PMDB (1986–1990) PDC (1989–1990) PFL (1990–2004) PTB (2004–2005) PSB (2005–2018) PSDB (since 2018)
Spouse	Ana Tavares
Children	10
Occupation	Engineer
Profession	Politician