Wilma de Faria
Appearance
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 | Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | February 17, 1945
Died | June 15, 2017 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte | (aged 72)
Political party | AVANTE (2016-2017) |
Other political affiliations | ARENA (1965-1980) PDS (1980-1988) PDT (1988-1994) PSB (1994-2016) AVANTE (2016-2017) |
Spouse | |
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.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Lula%2C_Wilma%2C_Antonio%2C_Melanie_e_Marisa.jpg/300px-Lula%2C_Wilma%2C_Antonio%2C_Melanie_e_Marisa.jpg)
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.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Wilma de Faria is re-elected Governor of Rio Grande do Norte". October 30, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
- ^ "Morre ex-governadora Wilma de Faria" [Wilma de Faria, former governor, dies]. Tribunadonorte.com.br (in Portuguese). Tribuna do Norte. June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
Categories:
- 1945 births
- 2017 deaths
- Governors of Rio Grande do Norte
- Mayors of Natal
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio Grande do Norte
- Women mayors of places in Brazil
- First Ladies of Rio Grande do Norte
- Avante (political party) politicians
- Brazilian Socialist Party politicians
- Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) politicians
- Democratic Social Party politicians
- National Renewal Alliance politicians
- Deaths from cancer in Rio Grande do Norte
- Women state governors of Brazil
- People from Mossoró
- Brazilian politician stubs