Gleisi Hoffmann
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Gleisi Hoffmann | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2019 | |
| Constituency | Paraná |
| National President of the Workers' Party | |
| Assumed office 3 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Rui Falcão |
| Senator for Paraná | |
| In office 3 February 2014 – 1 February 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sergio Souza |
| Succeeded by | Oriovisto Guimarães |
| In office 1 February 2011 – 8 June 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Osmar Dias |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Souza |
| Chief of Staff of the Presidency | |
| In office 8 June 2011 – 2 February 2014 | |
| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | Antonio Palocci |
| Succeeded by | Aloizio Mercadante |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 September 1965 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
| Political party | PT (1989–present) |
| Spouse | |
| Domestic partner | Lindbergh Farias (2020–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Curitiba Faculty of Law |
Gleisi Helena Hoffmann ([ˈɡlejzj ɛˈlẽnɐ ˈʁɔfmɐ̃]; born 6 September 1965) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician.[1] She was the Chief of Staff of Brazil from 8 June 2011 to 2 February 2014, during the presidency of Dilma Rousseff. Following her tenure as Chief of Staff, she became a Senator for Paraná and in 2017 became national president of the Workers' Party.
Biography
[edit]Gleisi Hoffmann began her involvement in politics in the student movement during her youth, becoming a Workers' Party' member in 1989. She graduated in law in the Centro Universitário Curitiba (Faculdade de Direito de Curitiba).
Known for her public management skills, Hoffmann has served as state secretary in Mato Grosso do Sul and as municipal secretary in the city of Londrina.
She was a member of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's presidential transition team in 2002, and served as the financial director at the Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric dam from 2003 to 2006.
She ran for the Federal Senate of Brazil in 2006 and for the office of mayor of Curitiba in 2008, losing both elections. At the time, she was the president of PT in the state of Paraná.
In October 2010, Hoffmann was elected to the Senate, receiving over 3.1 million votes, the most voted senator from the state of Paraná and the first woman to hold the office. After four months in office, she was appointed Chief of Staff,[2] the highest-ranking member of Brazil's Executive Office, by President Dilma Rousseff.[3]
Hoffmann was accused of receiving R$1.000.000,00 of embezzlement money from Petrobras in her campaign to the Senate in 2010. In 2018, Hoffmann was cleared of charges in the Supreme Court.
Gleisi was married to the ex-Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo; they divorced in 2019. They have two children.
References
[edit]- ^ "Conheça a trajetória política de Gleisi Hoffmann (political trajectory Gleisi Hoffmann)" (in Portuguese). 7 June 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Colitt, Raymond; Stuart Grudgings (8 June 2011). "Brazil's Rousseff tries to move on after aide quits". Reuters. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ "Gleisi diz que Dilma manifesta 'apreço' ao Congresso ao escolhê-la" (in Portuguese). 8 June 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
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- 1965 births
- Brazilian people of German descent
- Brazilian women lawyers
- Government ministers of Brazil
- Living people
- Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil)
- Politicians from Curitiba
- Presidents of the Workers' Party (Brazil)
- Centro Universitário Curitiba alumni
- Federal University of Technology – Paraná alumni
- Women government ministers of Brazil
- Chiefs of staff of Brazil
- 20th-century Brazilian lawyers
- Leaders of political parties in Brazil
- 20th-century Brazilian women lawyers
- Brazilian Roman Catholics