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{{Short description|Brazilian judge, lawyer and politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name            = José Odon Maia Alencar
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|office          = [[Governor of Piauí]]
|term_start      = August 12, 1966
|term_end        = September 12, 1966
|predecessor     = [[Petrônio Portella]]
|successor       = [[Helvídio Nunes de Barros]]
|office2         = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Piauí]]
|term_start2     = 1963
|term_end2       = 1967
|predecessor2    =
|successor2      =
|office3         = Mayor of [[Pio IX]]
|term_start3     = 1959
|term_end3       = 1962
|predecessor3    = [[José Ferreira de Alencar Mota]]
|successor3      = [[José Ferreira de Alencar Mota]]
|birth_name      =
|birth_date      = {{birth date|mf=yes|1928|10|6}}
|birth_place     = [[Picos]], [[Piauí]], [[Brazil]]
|death_date      = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2017|6|13|1928|10|6}}
|death_place     = [[Teresina]], [[Piauí]]
|party           = [[National Democratic Union (Brazil)|National Democratic Union]]<br>[[National Renewal Alliance|ARENA]]
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|alma_mater      =
|profession      = [[Lawyer]]
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'''José Odon Maia Alencar''' (October 6, 1928 – June 13, 2017) was a Brazilian judge, lawyer, and politician. He served as the acting [[Governor of Piauí]] from August to September 1966.<ref name=pn>{{cite news |first=Jeremias |last=Carvalho |title=Morre o ex-prefeito de Pio IX José Odon Maia Alencar  |url=https://www.portalenoticias.com.br/morre-o-ex-prefeito-de-pio-ix-jose-odon-maia-alencar/ |work=[[Portal Noticias]] |date=2017-06-13 |access-date=2017-07-03}}</ref><ref name=gp1>{{cite news |first=Raisa|last=Brito |title=Conselheiro aposentado José Odon Maia Alencar morre aos 88 anos |url=http://www.gp1.com.br/noticias/conselheiro-aposentado-jose-odon-maia-alencar-morre-aos-88-anos-415894.html |work=[[Piauí]] Official Notices |date=2017-06-13 |access-date=2017-07-03}}</ref>
Odon was born on October 6, 1928, in the city of [[Picos]], [[Piauí]].<ref name=pn/><ref name=gp1/> He received his bachelor of law and social sciences degree from the Faculdade de Direito do Piauí.<ref name=pn/> Odon Maia Alencar served as the mayor of the city of [[Pio IX]] from 1959 to 1962.
He was then elected to the state [[Legislative Assembly of Piauí]] beginning in 1963, where he rose to become the President of the Legislative Assembly.<ref name=pn/><ref name=gp1/> In 1966, in his capacity as Legislative President, Odon became the acting Governor of Piauí from August 12, 1966, until September 12, 1966.<ref name=pn/><ref name=gp1/>
In 1967, Odon was appointed to the Court of Auditors of the State of Piauí (''Tribunal de Contas do Estado do Piauí''), where he served until his retirement from the court in 1998.<ref name=pn/> He simultaneously served as the President of the Court of Auditors from 1981 until 1993.
José Odon Maia Alencar died at the Hospital São Marcos in [[Teresina]], [[Piauí]], on June 13, 2017, at the age of 88.<ref name=pn/><ref name=gp1/> He had been hospitalized for several days.<ref name=pn/> A public memorial service was held for him in the auditorium of the state Court of Auditors.<ref name=pn/>
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