Cássio Cunha Lima

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| name = Cássio Cunha Lima

| image = Cassiocunhalima2006.jpg

| caption = Cássio in 2006

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| office = Governor of Paraíba

| term_start = January 1, 2003

| term_end = February 17, 2009

| predecessor = Roberto Paulino

| successor = José Maranhão

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| office2 = Senator from Paraíba

| term_start2 = November 8, 2011

| term_end2 = February 1, 2019

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| birth_date = April 5, 1963

| birth_place = Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil

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| website = [http://www.cassiocunhalima.com.br/ cassiocunhalima.com.br]

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Cássio Rodrigues da Cunha Lima (Campina Grande, April 5, 1963) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, affiliated to the Party of Brazilian Social Democracy (PSDB). He is the son of former governor of Paraíba Ronaldo Cunha Lima. He was governor of Paraiba, mayor of Campina Grande, Federal Deputy and currently is a member of the Brazilian Federal Senate.{{ cite web |title=Senador Cássio Cunha Lima |url=http://www25.senado.leg.br/web/senadores/senador/-/perfil/5197 |publisher=Brazilian Federal Senate |accessdate=September 2, 2016 |language=Portuguese |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215115329/http://www25.senado.leg.br/web/senadores/senador/-/perfil/5197 |archivedate=February 15, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

He graduated in law from the State University of Paraíba and began his political career in 1986 when he was elected federal deputy by the state of Paraíba.{{ cite news |title=Biography |url=http://www2.camara.leg.br/deputados/pesquisa/layouts_deputados_biografia?pk=101233&tipo=0 |publisher=Chamber of Deputies of Brazil|accessdate=March 18, 2013 |language=Portuguese}}