Luiza Erundina
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Luiza Erundina
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
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Assumed office 1 February 1999 |
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| Constituency | São Paulo |
| 53rd Mayor of São Paulo | |
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In office 1 January 1989 – 31 December 1992 |
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| Vice Mayor | Luiz Eduardo Greenhalgh |
| Preceded by | Jânio Quadros |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Maluf |
| Chief-Minister of Secretary of Federal Administration | |
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In office 28 February 1993 – 20 May 1993 |
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| President | Itamar Franco |
| Preceded by | Osiris de Azevedo Lopes Filho |
| Succeeded by | Romildo Canhim |
| State Deputy | |
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In office 15 March 1987 – 31 December 1988 |
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| Alderman | |
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In office 15 March 1983 – 15 March 1986 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 30, 1934 Uiraúna, Brazil |
| Political party |
PT (1980–1997) PSB (1997–2016) PSOL (2016–present) |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Paraíba |
| Profession | Politician Social assistant |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Luiza Erundina de Sousa (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈizɐ ɛrũˈdjinɐ]; November 30, 1934) is a Brazilian politician, born in Uiraúna, a small city in the interior of the Brazilian state of Paraíba.
From 1980 to 1997 she was affiliated with the PT party (Workers’ Party). In 1997 she changed to the PSB party. Due to disagreements within PSB that decided to support the impeachment process against president Dilma Rousseff, Erundina switched to party PSOL in March 2016.
Erundina served on the São Paulo city council from 1983–1987. From 1987–1988 she was a state deputy for the state of São Paulo. She was São Paulo's mayor from 1989 to 1992, and is currently a federal deputy from São Paulo. She was re-elected in 2002 and again in 2006 and 2010.
Erundina was born to a very poor family. Notwithstanding with the obstacles, she managed to pursue a Bachelor's degree in Social Service from Federal University of Paraíba. She also holds a Master's degree in Sociology from University of São Paulo.
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