Margarete de Castro Coelho (São Raimundo Nonato, PI, March 12, 1961) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, a federal deputy elected to represent Piauí. Affiliated to Progressistas, she fulfilled the mandate of vice-governor of Piauí between 2015 and 2019, having been the first woman elected in the state for the position.[1]

Margaerete Coelho
Federal Deputy for Piauí
Assumed office
1 January 2019
19th Vice Governor of Piauí
In office
1 January 2015 – 31 December 2019
GovernorWellington Dias
Preceded byAntônio Moraes
Succeeded byRegina Sousa
Deputy for The State of Piauí
In office
1 January 2011 – 31 December 2014
Personal details
Born (1961-03-12) 12 March 1961 (age 63)
São Raimundo Nonato, Piauí Brazil
Political partyPP
SpouseMarcelo Coelho
Alma materState University of Piauí
ProfessionLawyer

Biography

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Daughter of Aloisio Rubem de Castro and Edvaldina Gonçalves de Castro. Specialist lawyer in Procedural Law from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, in Constitutional Law from the Federal University of Piauí and in Electoral Law, from the Electoral Judicial School of the Regional Electoral Court of Piauí in agreement with the Federal University of Piauí. She was a professor in the Law course at State University of Piauí. Married to Marcelo Coelho, she was his successor in the Legislative Assembly of Piauí and was elected state deputy in 2010 by the PP and in 2014 became the first woman to be elected vice-governor of Piauí.[1]

In 2018, she was elected federal deputy.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Biografia do(a) Deputado(a) Federal Margarete Coelho". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  2. ^ "Veja quem são os deputados federais do Piauí que tomam posse nesta sexta-feira". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). February 2019. Retrieved 2021-09-03.