Luiza Erundina
Luiza Erundina de Sousa (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈizɐ ɛrũˈdjinɐ dʒi ˈsowzɐ]; November 30, 1934) is a Brazilian politician.
Luiza Erundina | |
|---|---|
 Luiza Erundina | |
| Federal Deputy for São Paulo | |
| Assumed office 1 February 1999 | |
| 53rd Mayor of São Paulo | |
| In office 1 January 1989 – 1 January 1993 | |
| Vice Mayor | Luiz Eduardo Greenhalgh |
| Preceded by | Jânio Quadros |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Maluf |
| Minister of the Federal Administration | |
| In office 28 February 1993 – 20 May 1993 | |
| President | Itamar Franco |
| Preceded by | Osiris de Azevedo Lopes Filho |
| Succeeded by | Romildo Canhim |
| State Deputy of São Paulo | |
| In office 1 February 1987 – 31 December 1988 | |
| Alderman of São Paulo | |
| In office 1 February 1983 – 1 February 1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 30, 1934 Uiraúna, Brazil |
| Political party | PT (1980–1997) PSB (1997–2016) PSOL (2016–present) |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Paraíba |
| Profession | Social worker |
In 1997 she changed to the PSB party. When her party supported the impeachment process against president Dilma Rousseff, Erundina switched to party PSOL in March 2016.[1]
Erundina was on the São Paulo city council from 1983–1987. From 1987–1988 she was a state deputy for the state of São Paulo. She was São Paulo's first female mayor, serving from 1989 to 1992. In 1993, she became Brazil's Minister for the Federal Administration. Since 1999, Luiza Erundina has served as a Congresswoman in Brazil's Federal Congress. She was re-elected six times in a row, and now is disputing her seventh election as a Federal Deputy. She's considered a champion on the fight for women's rights, and a role model for the socialist youth.
References
- ↑ "Erundina se filia ao PSOL, critica Dilma, mas é contra impeachment". O Globo (in português do Brasil). 2016-03-14. Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-04-28.