Jandira Feghali

Jandira Feghali
Jandira Feghali
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 January 2011
Constituency	Rio de Janeiro
	In office; 1 February 1991 – 31 January 2007
Constituency	Rio de Janeiro
Chamber Minority Leader
	In office; 13 February 2019 – 10 March 2020
Preceded by	Weverton Rocha
Succeeded by	José Guimarães
	In office; 20 June 2016 – 13 March 2018
Preceded by	José Guimarães
Succeeded by	Weverton Rocha
State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro
	In office; 1 January 1987 – 31 December 1990
Constituency	At-large
Personal details
Born	17 May 1957 (age 67); Curitiba, PR, Brazil
Political party	PCdoB (1981-present)
Alma mater	Rio de Janeiro State University
Occupation	Physician, Unionist

Jandira Feghali (born 17 May 1957) is a physician, unionist and politician member of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB).^[1]

Background

She is sister of the piano and keyboard player Ricardo Feghali, member of the Brazilian band Roupa Nova. Jandira is mother of two children.^[2] Her family is of Lebanese descent, and her aunt was the iconic Lebanese singer Sabah (birth name Jeanette Gergis Feghali).^[3] In 2019, she was appointed to lead the minority in the House of Representatives.^[4]

References

^ "Conheça os Deputados" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal da Camara dos Deputados.
^ "Pré-candidata ao governo do Rio de Janeiro, Jandira Feghali divide tempo entre seu restaurante e a política" (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Globo. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^ "Jandira Feghali é alvo de ódio na internet por voar até Paris". 22 May 2015.
^ "Molon e Jandira líderes da oposição". BR18 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-02-19.

External links

Official website (in Portuguese)

Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
Preceded by José Guimarães	Chamber Minority Leader 2016–18; 2019–20	Succeeded by Weverton Rocha
Preceded by Weverton Rocha	Chamber Minority Leader 2016–18; 2019–20	Succeeded by José Guimarães
Party political offices
New political party	PCdoB nominee for Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 2004, 2008, 2016	Most recent

[1] "Conheça os Deputados" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal da Camara dos Deputados.

[2] "Pré-candidata ao governo do Rio de Janeiro, Jandira Feghali divide tempo entre seu restaurante e a política" (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Globo. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[3] "Jandira Feghali é alvo de ódio na internet por voar até Paris". 22 May 2015.

[4] "Molon e Jandira líderes da oposição". BR18 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-02-19.

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Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF WorldCat
National	United States Netherlands