| José Melo de Oliveira | |
| Office: | 47th Governor of Amazonas |
| Term Start: | April 4, 2014 |
| Term End: | May 9, 2017 |
| Vicegovernor: | Henrique Oliveira |
| Predecessor: | Omar Aziz |
| Successor: | David Almeida May 9, 2017 – Oct 4, 2017 (provisional)[1] Amazonino Mendes |
| Office2: | Vice Governor of Amazonas |
| Term Start2: | March 31, 2010 |
| Term End2: | April 4, 2014 |
| Governor2: | Omar Aziz |
| Predecessor2: | Omar Aziz |
| Successor2: | Henrique Oliveira |
| Birth Date: | September 26, 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Ipixuna, Amazonas, Brazil |
| Party: | PODE |
José Melo de Oliveira (born September 26, 1946) is a Brazilian politician and was governor of state of Amazonas, Brazil.[2] [3] [4]
Melo graduated with a degree in economics from the Federal University of Amazonas in 1967. He began public life while still at the university, where he served in various roles, including as a typist, director of the Department of Education and Sports, Subrector for Academic Affairs, and as a member of the University Council. Later, he worked as a teacher of history at Estelita Tapajós High School in Manaus. He also taught at the former Federal Technical School of Amazonas, and was a professor at the Federal University of Amazonas between 1970 and 1984. He won the election for Governor of the state of Amazonas in 2014 as a member of the Republican Party of the Social Order. His predecessor in the role, Omar Aziz, instead ran for a position in the Senate in the 2014 general elections.