Wellington Dias (politician)

Wellington Dias
Ministry of Social Development
Assumed office
1 January 2023
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byAlberto Beltrame
Governor of Piauí
In office
1 January 2015  31 March 2022
Vice GovernorMargarete Coelho
Regina Sousa
Preceded byZé Filho
Succeeded byRegina Sousa
In office
1 January 2003  1 April 2010
Vice GovernorOsmar Júnior
Wilson Martins
Preceded byHugo Napoleão
Succeeded byWilson Martins
Senator for Piauí
In office
1 February 2011  1 January 2015
In office
1 February 2023  6 February 2023
Succeeded byJussara Lima
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
for Piauí
In office
1 February 1999  29 November 2002
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Piauí
In office
1 January 1995  1 February 1999
Member of the Teresina City Council
In office
1 January 1993  1 February 1995
Personal details
Born (1962-03-05) 5 March 1962
Oeiras, Piauí, Brazil
Political partyWorkers' Party (1985–present)
SpouseRejane Dias
Children3
ProfessionBanker

José Wellington Barroso de Araújo Dias, known as Wellington Dias, (born 5 March 1962, in Oeiras, Piauí) is a Brazilian politician, Governor of Piauí, and a former federal Senator representing Piauí. He is a member of the Workers' Party.

He is married to Rejane Dias, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Piauí from 2011 to 2015 and the First Lady of Piauí from 2003 to 2010.