Background
PONTES, Gercino de was born on December 15, 1894 in Caruarú, Pernambuco, Brazil.
PONTES, Gercino de was born on December 15, 1894 in Caruarú, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Educated Ginásio Pernambucano. Civil Engineer, University do Recife, 1918.
Engineer, state public works, 1918-1919. Director, Cucaú sugar mill, 1920-1932. Regional inspector in northeast to check loans of the Caixa Económica do Rio de Janeiro, 1933-1937.
State secretary of highways and public works, Pernambuco, 1938-1945. Federal deputy since 1946, and chairman of the house committee on public works.
Member: Sind, dos Engenheiros de Pernambuco (founder, ex-president), Institute de Engenharia de Sâo Paulo, Institute de Organizagáo Racional do Trabalho, Society Auxiliadora da Agricultura.