Mailza Gomes
Appearance
Mailza Gomes | |
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Vice Governor ofAcre | |
Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
Governor | Gladson Cameli |
Preceded by | Wherles da Rocha |
SenatorforAcre | |
In office 1 January 2019 – 1 January 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Mailza Assis da Silva 10 December 1976 Mundo Novo, Mato Grosso do Sul,Brazil[a] |
Political party | PP(2016–present) |
Other political affiliations | PSDB(2007–2016) |
Alma mater | Federal University of Acre(LL.B.) |
Mailza Assis da Silva(born 10 December 1976) better known asMailza Gomesis a Brazilian politician. Although born inMato Grosso do Sulshe has spent her political career representingAcre,having served as state senator since 2019.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Gomes is married to James Gomes, the former mayor ofSenador Guiomard.[2]She is an alumnus of theFederal University of Acre.She has two children.[2]
Political career
[edit]Gomes was not elected in the2018 Brazilian general election,but as current senatorGladson Cameliwas elected governor of Acre, she was chosen as his replacement in the senate.[3]She is only the fourth women to serve in the federal senate from Acre, the others being Íris Célia Cabanellas, Laélia de Alcântara, andMarina Silva.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^At the time of foundation, the city was part of the state ofMato Grosso.
References
[edit]- ^"Mailza Gomes - AC"(in Portuguese).Retrieved4 July2019.
- ^abcJácome, João Renato (9 October 2019)."Conheça Mailza Gomes, a mulher que irá substituir Gladson"(in Portuguese). AC24horas.Retrieved4 July2019.
- ^Cardim, George (8 October 2019)."Suplentes assumem mandatos no lugar de senadores eleitos para o governo do AC e GO"(in Portuguese). Rádio Senado.Retrieved4 July2019.