Ana Amélia Lemos

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Ana Amélia Lemos
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Senator for Rio Grande do Sul
In office
February 1, 2011 – February 1, 2019
Preceded bySérgio Zambiasi
Succeeded byLuis Carlos Heinze
Personal details
Born (1945-03-23) March 23, 1945 (age 76)
Lagoa Vermelha, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political partyPP (2009–present)
Spouse(s)Octávio Omar Cardoso
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
WebsiteWebsite

Ana Amélia Lemos (Lagoa Vermelha, March 23, 1945) is a Brazilian journalist and politician. She worked as a columnist and commentator for RBS in Distrito Federal, before applying the Senator by the Rio Grande do Sul, elected in the General Election 2010. She was the running mate of PSDB presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin in the 2018 election.[1]

Biography[]

Graduated in Media by the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul,[2] Lemos worked as a reporter in Journal of Commerce and the branch of Morning Post and as correspondent of the magazine . She began her career in RBS in 1977, acting as a reporter for economics and producer and host of the "Economic Outlook", the first column of economics at the TV in the Southern Brazil.

In 1979, Ana Amelia moved to GMT, as a reporter for "Zero Hora", RBS TV and . Three years later, she was named RBS's director for Brasília, a post she held until December 2003. Lemos then participated in programs like "Bom Dia Rio Grande", on TV, and Current Gaucho, Gaucho on radio, signing a column in the editorial policy of the newspaper Zero Hora.

Political career[]

On March 15, 2010, Lemos announced her retirement from the RBS Group to start a political career. She was a candidate of the Progressive Party (PP) for Senator by the state of Rio Grande do Sul, she was elected on October 3rd, 2010, with 29.54% of the votes.[3] At the presidential elections of 2018 Lemos is Geraldo Alckmin's running mate.[4]

Personal life[]

Ana Amélia Lemos was married to lawyer and politician , who died in 2011.

References[]

  1. ^ "Chamada por Alckmin de 'vice dos sonhos', Ana Amélia diz que decisão não foi fácil". August 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Ana Amélia Lemos troca o jornalismo pela política". Clicrbs (in Portuguese). March 15, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "Eleições 2010 – Rio Grande do Sul". Terra Networks (in Portuguese).
  4. ^ "High suspense in Brazil's general election". The Economist. The Economist Newspaper Limited. August 11, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.


Party political offices
Preceded by PP nominee for Vice President of Brazil
2018 		Most recent


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