Luizianne Lins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Luizianne Lins

Brazilian politician

Date of Birth: 18-Nov-1968

Place of Birth: Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Profession: politician, journalist

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Luizianne Lins

  • Luizianne de Oliveira Lins (born November 18, 1968) is a Brazilian journalist.
  • politician and former mayor of Fortaleza.
  • She was Fortaleza's second female mayor.
  • Luizianne Lins has been affiliated with the Workers' Party since 1989.
  • She is a socialist and a feminist.
  • Luizianne holds a degree in journalism from the Federal University of Ceará.
  • After graduation, she became a photography professor at the same University - currently on authorized leave to serve at Congress. In 1996, she was elected to Fortaleza's city council, and reelected in 2000.
  • While on the City council, she led the Education, Culture, and Sports Commission and also presided over the Women, Youth and Children Commission - which was created by a Law the councilwoman proposed.
  • In 2002, she was elected to the State Congress.
  • She stepped down on late 2003, as she was elected mayor of Fortaleza. In 2004, she ran for the position of mayor of Fortaleza - Ceará.
  • During the election's first round, the national leadership of the Workers' Party (PT) supported the PCdoB candidate, Ignacio Arruda, due to PT's national strategy and alliances.
  • Nevertheless, she managed to make it to the second round of elections.
  • Once on the second round of the election, she received support from the Worker's Party, and a number of other historically leftist parties, including PSB.
  • She then defeated Moroni Torgan from Liberal Front Party, being elected mayor of Fortaleza. Luizianne was re-elected mayor in 2008, completing her second term as mayor of Fortaleza on December 2012.
  • Brazil's law does not allow politicians in executive position to serve more than two consecutive terms. Luizianne Lins was elected to the National Congress in 2014 with 130.717 votes (2,99% of the total votes).

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