Wilma de Faria

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]

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.
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 byPaulinho Freire
Succeeded byÁlvaro Costa Dias
54th Governor of Rio Grande do Norte
In office
January 1, 2003  March 31, 2010
Vice GovernorAntônio Jácome (2003-2007)
Iberê Ferreira (2007-2010)
Preceded byFernando Freire
Succeeded byIberê Ferreira
38th Mayor of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
In office
January 1, 1997  April 5, 2002
Preceded byAldo Tinoco
Succeeded byCarlos Eduardo Alves
36th Mayor of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
In office
January 1, 1989  January 1, 1993
Preceded byGaribaldi Alves Filho
Succeeded byAldo 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
GovernorLavoisier Maia
Preceded byTeresa Maia
Succeeded byAnita Louise Catalão Maia
Personal details
Born(1945-02-17)February 17, 1945
Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
DiedJune 15, 2017(2017-06-15) (aged 72)
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
Political partyAVANTE (2016-2017)
Other political
affiliations
ARENA (1965-1980)
PDS (1980-1988)
PDT (1988-1994)
PSB (1994-2016)
AVANTE (2016-2017)
Spouse(s)
(m. 1959; div. 1991)
ProfessionAcademic

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

  1. "Wilma de Faria is re-elected Governor of Rio Grande do Norte". October 30, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  2. "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.


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