Wilson Barbosa Martins

His Excellency Wilson Barbosa Martins
Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul
In office 15 March 1983 – 14 May 1986
Vice Governor	Ramez Tebet
Preceded by	Pedro Pedrossian
Succeeded by	Ramez Tebet
In office 1 January 1995 – 1 January 1999
Vice Governor	Braz Melo (1995–1996) None (1996–1999)
Preceded by	Pedro Pedrossian
Succeeded by	Zeca do PT
Senator for Mato Grosso do Sul
In office 15 March 1987 – 1 January 1995
Federal deputy for Mato Grosso
In office 15 March 1963 – 15 March 1969
44th Mayor of Campo Grande
In office 1 February 1959 – 24 January 1963
Preceded by	Marcílio de Oliveira Lima
Succeeded by	Luiz Alexandre de Oliveira
Personal details
Born	Wilson Barbosa Martins (1917-06-21)21 June 1917 Campo Grande, Brazil
Died	February 13, 2018(2018-02-13) (aged 100) Campo Grande, Brazil
Political party	UDN (1945–1965) MDB (1966–1979) MDB (1980–2018)
Spouse	Nelly Martins
Alma mater	University of Sao Paulo
Profession	Attorney
Awards	Order of Military Merit

Wilson Barbosa Martins (21 June 1917 – 13 February 2018) was a Brazilian centenarian, lawyer and politician served as governor of Mato Grosso do Sul for two terms, senator and federal deputy for two terms, as well as mayor of the future capital Campo Grande.

Son of Henrique Martins and Adelaide Barbosa Martins, he was born at Fazenda São Pedro, an area that today corresponds to the municipality of Sidrolândia and at the time was a rural area of Campo Grande. At the age of 9, Wilson followed the family's move to the city of Entre Rios, now known as Rio Brilhante.^[1]

The first studies began with his father and then in private schools in the city. In 1929, the family returned to Campo Grande so that Wilson and his brother Ênio could continue their studies. At that time, the young man had his first contact with his future father-in-law Vespasiano Barbosa Martins.^[2]