Ilques Barbosa Junior
Commander of the Brazilian Navy
In office
9 January 2019  30 March 2021
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
MinisterFernando Azevedo e Silva
Preceded byEduardo Bacellar Leal
Succeeded byAlmir Garnier Santos
Personal details
Born
Ilques Barbosa Junior

(1954-05-29) 29 May 1954
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
SpouseLeoniza Neves
Children2
Military service
Allegiance Brazil
Branch/service Brazilian Navy
Years of service1976−present
Rank Admiral of the fleet

Ilques Barbosa Junior (born 29 May 1954 in Ribeirão Preto) is a Brazilian Admiral of the Fleet, former Chief of General Staff and Commander of the Navy from January 2019 to March 2021.[1][2]

He is married to Leoniza Neves de Aguiar e Sousa Barbosa and has two daughter: Larissa and Christina.

Career

Admiral Ilques has a long career in the Brazilian Navy. He was Midshipman, 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain Lieutenant, Corvette Captain, Frigate Captain, Captain of Sea and War, Counter Admiral, Vice Admiral and Admiral of the Fleet.

He was admitted at Naval School and had classes of Improvement of Communication for Officials, Basic Classes, Command and Staff, Superior Classes, Regular Classes of Staff in Academy of Naval War - Chile Army, Maritime Politics and Strategies Classes, High Studies of Politics and Strategies in Superior School of War.[3]

Military awards

Notes

  1. Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito da Defesa - Grã-Cruz
  2. Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito Naval - Grã-Cruz
  3. Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito Aeronáutico - Grande-Oficial

References

  1. "Almirante Ilques Barbosa é o novo comandante da Marinha" (in Portuguese). Ministério da Defesa. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. "Comandante da Marinha" (in Portuguese). Marinha do Brasil. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. "Alm Esq Ilques Barbosa Jr" (in Portuguese). DefesaNet. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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