Born: 1963 (age 60 years), Sobral, Ceará, Brazil
Party: Brazilian Socialist Party
Children: Rodrigo Dias Ferreira Gomes
Spouse: Maria Célia Habib Moura Ferreira Gomes (m. 2006)
Previous offices: Minister of Education of Brazil (2015–2015), Governor of Ceará (2007–2014), and Mayor of Sobral (1997–2004)
Siblings: Ciro Gomes, Ivo Gomes, and Lia Ferreira Gomes
Education: Universidade Federal do Ceará