Wilma de Faria

Wilma de Faria
Wilma de Faria in 2006
Natal City Alderman
In office January 1, 2017 – June 15, 2017
Vice Mayor of Natal
In office January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2017
Preceded by	Paulinho Freire
Succeeded by	Álvaro Costa Dias
54th Governor of Rio Grande do Norte
In office January 1, 2003 – March 31, 2010
Vice Governor	Antônio Jácome (2003-2007) Iberê Ferreira (2007-2010)
Preceded by	Fernando Freire
Succeeded by	Iberê Ferreira
38th Mayor of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
In office January 1, 1997 – April 5, 2002
Preceded by	Aldo Tinoco
Succeeded by	Carlos Eduardo Alves
36th Mayor of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
In office January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993
Preceded by	Garibaldi Alves Filho
Succeeded by	Aldo Tinoco
Member of the federal Chamber of Deputies for Rio Grande do Norte
In office 1986–1988
State Secretary of Labor and Social Well-being of Rio Grande do Norte
In office 1983–1985
First Lady of Rio Grande do Norte
In office March 15, 1979 – May 14, 1982
Governor	Lavoisier Maia
Preceded by	Teresa Maia
Succeeded by	Anita Louise Catalão Maia
Personal details
Born	(1945-02-17)February 17, 1945 Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Died	June 15, 2017(2017-06-15) (aged 72) Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
Political party	AVANTE (2016-2017)
Other political affiliations	ARENA (1965-1980) PDS (1980-1988) PDT (1988-1994) PSB (1994-2016) AVANTE (2016-2017)
Spouse	Lavoisier Maia ​ ​ (m. 1959; div. 1991)​
Profession	Academic

Wilma de Faria (February 17, 1945 – June 15, 2017) was a Brazilian politician. She served as the governor of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte from 2003 to 2010, the first woman to hold the position. She is a member of the AVANTE.

The actor Antonio Banderas, first-lady of Brazil, Marisa Letícia, the president of Brazil, Lula da Silva, the actress Melanie Griffith, and the governor of the state of the Rio Grande do Norte, Wilma de Faria, in visit the Natal, capital of the Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in December 2007.

Death

Wilma de Faria died on June 15, 2017, aged 72, at São Lucas Nursing Home, in Natal, due to multiple organ failure. Wilma was also victim of a cancer in the digestive system, diagnosed two years before.

Her corpse was veiled at Our Lady of the Presentation Cathedral. Her corpse was buried at Morada da Paz Cemetery.

See also

• List of mayors of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte