Gleisi Hoffmann
| Gleisi Hoffmann | |
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| National President of the Workers' Party | |
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Assumed office 3 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Rui Falcão |
| Senator for Paraná | |
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Assumed office 2 February 2014 | |
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In office 1 February 2011 – 8 June 2011 | |
| Chief of Staff of the Presidency | |
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In office 8 June 2011 – 2 February 2014 | |
| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | Antonio Palocci |
| Succeeded by | Aloízio Mercadante |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 September 1965 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
| Political party | Workers' Party |
| Spouse(s) | Paulo Bernardo |
Gleisi Helena Hoffmann (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɡlejzɪ e̞ˈlẽnɐ] or [ˈɡlejzj ɛˈlẽnɐ ˈɦɔfmɐ̃], born 6 September 1965 in Curitiba, Brazil) 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
Gleisi Hoffmann began her involvement in politics in the student movement during her youth, becoming a Partido dos Trabalhadores' member in 1989.
Graduated in law in the Centro Universitário Curitiba (Faculdade de Direito de Curitiba). Gleisi is the wife of the ex-Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo. They have two children.
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 hydroelectric dam Itaipu Binacional 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 (Um milhão de reais) of Petrobras dirty money in her campaign to the Senate in 2010. In 2018, Hoffmann was absolved of corruption and money laundering by the Supreme Court.[4]
On 23 June 2016, her husband Paulo Bernardo was arrested by the Federal Police charged of receiving bribery from the Federal Government loan program for retired workers. On 29 June 2016, Paulo Bernardo was released from jail as per a preliminary monocratic decision taken by the Brazilian Supreme Court Minister Dias Toffoli, who was, in the past, attorney of the Worker's Party (PT). Paulo Bernardo was absolved.[5]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Template:Cite She was absolved by a team of ministers ideologically aligned with her party (worker’s Party) PT. news
- ↑ teleSUR/md-LJS. "Brazil: Head of Workers' Party Absolved of Corruption Charges". Retrieved 2018-06-20.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Antonio Palocci |
Chief of Staff of the Presidency 2011–2014 |
Succeeded by Aloízio Mercadante |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Rui Falcão |
National President of the Workers' Party 2017–present |
Incumbent |