Raquel Lyra

Raquel Lyra (born 2 December 1978) is the current mayor of Caruaru, and in the past served in the state legislature from 2011 to 2017.

Raquel Lyra
Lyra in May 2019
Mayor of Caruaru
Assumed office
1 January 2017
Preceded byJosé Queiroz de Lima
State Representative for Pernambuco
In office
1 January 2011 – 1 January 2017
Personal details
Born (1978-12-02) 2 December 1978
Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political partyPSDB

Personal life

Lyra is the daughter of former mayor of Caruaru and former governor of Pernambuco João Lyra Neto. She is married to Fernando Lucena, and has two sons: Fernando Jr. and João.[1]

Political career

Lyra was elected to the state legislative of Pernambuco in the 2010 elections with 49,610 votes.[2] Lyra was reelected in 2014 with around 80,000 votes, being the most voted state representative that election.[3]

Lyra was elected mayor of her hometown Caruaru in 2017 with 53.15% of the vote.[4] She is the first ever woman to be mayor of Caruaru.[5]

References
  1. "Lula Tôrres ou Fernando Lucena, quem a prefeita Raquel Lyra apoiara para estadual". Blog de Dilson Oliveira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. "Raquel: a mais votada de Caruaru para AL" (in Portuguese). Jornal Vanguarda. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. "Raquel Lyra é terceira deputada estadual mais votada de Pernambuco" (in Portuguese). NE10. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. "Com 53,15%, Raquel Lyra vence eleição em Caruaru". Diario de Pernambuco (in Portuguese). 30 October 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  5. "Raquel Lyra é a primeira mulher eleita prefeita de Caruaru" (in Portuguese). NE10. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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