Office: | Governor of Mato Grosso |
Term Start: | 1 January 2015 |
Term End: | 1 January 2019 |
Predecessor: | Silval Barbosa |
Successor: | Mauro Mendes |
Office1: | Senator from Mato Grosso |
Term Start1: | 1 February 2011 |
Term End1: | 1 January 2015 |
Birth Name: | José Pedro Gonçalvez Taques |
Birth Date: | 15 March 1968 |
Birth Place: | Cuiabá, Brazil |
Alma Mater: | University of Taubaté |
José Pedro Gonçalves Taques (born March 15, 1968) is a Brazilian teacher and politician. He has previously as governor of Mato Grosso and senator for the same state.[1] His ticket won against Lúdio Cabral and Tetê Bezerra in 2014.