Gleisi Hoffmann
| Gleisi Hoffmann | |
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| Senator from Paraná | |
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Assumed office 2 February 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Sergio Souza |
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In office 1 February 2011 – 8 June 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Flávio Arns |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Souza |
| President of the Workers' Party | |
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Assumed office 3 June 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Rui Falcão |
| 43rd Chief of Staff of the Presidency | |
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In office 8 June 2011 – 2 February 2014 |
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| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | Antonio Palocci |
| Succeeded by | Aloízio Mercadante |
| Personal details | |
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6 September 1965 Near Curitiba, Brazil |
| Political party | Workers' Party |
| Spouse(s) | Paulo Bernardo |
Gleisi Helena Hoffmann (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɡlejzɪ e̞ˈlẽnɐ] or [ˈɡlejzj ɛˈlẽnɐ ˈɦɔfmɐ̃], born September 6, 1965 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a lawyer and Brazilian politician. She was the Chief of Staff of Brazil from June 8, 2011 to February 2, 2014, during the presidency of Dilma Rousseff.
Born into a religious family of German origin, she 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).
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, the highest-ranking member of Brazil's Executive Office, by President Dilma Rousseff.
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