Maria José Gonzaga (10 June 1946 – 8 August 2021) was a Brazilian politician and businesswoman.[1][2] A member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), she served as the 37th Mayor of Tatuí from 2017 until her death in 2021.[3][4] She was the second woman to serve as the city's mayor after Chiquinha Rodrigues did from 1945 to 1947.[5] Elected the 37th mayor of Tatuí for the 2017-2020 term, she was elected in her first appearance as a candidate.[6]
Maria José Gonzaga | |
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| Mayor of Tatuí | |
| In office 1 January 2017 – 5 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | José Manoel Correa Coelho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maria José Pinto Vieira de Camargo 10 June 1946 Angatuba, Brazil |
| Died | 8 August 2021 (aged 75) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party | PSDB |
Biography
editBorn in Angatuba, Maria José earned a degree in teaching and worked as a businesswoman for Grupo Santa Cruz for 40 years.[3] She was President of Fundo Social de Solidariedade de Tatuí from 2005 to 2012.[7] She was the wife of former Tatuí mayor and Legislative Assembly of São Paulo member Luiz Gonzaga Vieira de Camargo.[8]
In 2016, Maria José ran for mayor of Tatuí as a member of the PSDB. She won in the first round, earning 51.38% of the vote and defeating incumbent mayor José Manoel Correa Coelho.[9] Her candidacy had been challenged by Coelho, who raised concerns over her husband's appointment of a doctor who had been charged with malpractice.[3]
Maria José Gonzaga died of abdominal cancer in São Paulo on 8 August 2021 at the age of 75.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Maria Jose Gonzaga 45". Eleições 2016 (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Maria José Gonzaga, do PSDB, é eleita prefeita de Tatuí". Diário de Tatuí (in Portuguese). 2 October 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Maria José Gonzaga é nova candidato do PSDB". Jornal Integração (in Portuguese). 12 September 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Santana, César (24 September 2016). "Disputa da Prefeitura vai além das urnas". Sorocaba e região (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "As mulheres do passado". Terra Networks (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Disputa da Prefeitura vai além das urnas". Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Fundo Social de Solidariedade". Jornal Integração (in Portuguese). 17 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Governo do Estado de SP anuncia recursos para APAEs de Tatuí e região". Jornal Integração (in Portuguese). 25 April 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Maria José Gonzaga, do PSDB, é eleita prefeita de Tatuí". G1 (in Portuguese). São Paulo. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Prefeita de Tatuí, Maria José Gonzaga morre de câncer aos 75 anos". G1 (in Portuguese). Itapetininga. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.