José de Oliveira Fernandes

José de Oliveira Fernandes (1 December 1943 — 12 October 2020) was a Brazilian politician, economist and university professor. He served as mayor of Manaus and member of the Chamber of Deputies, as well as federal Secretary of Housing and Urbanism and Secretary of Works.

Biography Fernandes was born in Careiro on 1 December 1943. The son of Benjamim Matias Fernandes and Maria de Oliveira Fernandes, he graduated in Economy in 1968 at the Federal University of Amazonas and specialized with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean on the following year. In 1970 he became head professor of the Federal University of Amazonas and advisor to the Department of Highways of Amazonas, a position which he kept for a year. Appointed Secretary of Transport in 1975 by governor Enoque Reis, he left office in 1978 when he was elected federal deputy of the Amazonas.

Approximately 45 days after his inauguration, he asked governor José Lindoso to be appointed mayor of Manaus,