Paulo Teixeira (politician)
Paulo Teixeira | |
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Federal Deputy for São Paulo | |
Assumed office 1 February 2007 | |
Vereador for São Paulo | |
In office 1 January 2005 – 31 January 2007 | |
State Deputy for São Paulo | |
In office 15 March 1995 – 31 December 2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Luiz Paulo Teixeira Ferreira May 6, 1961 Águas da Prata, SP, Brazil |
Political party | PT |
Spouse(s) | Alice Mieko Yamaguchi |
Luiz Paulo Teixeira Ferreira (born May 6, 1961, in Águas da Prata in the state of São Paulo), known as Paulo Teixeira, a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and professor who belongs to the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT, or Workers’ Party). He is currently a federal deputy in the lower house of the Brazilian Parliament, where he served as PT party leader in 2011
Early life and education[]
Teixeira, who is a brother of State Representative Luiz Fernando Teixeira, received a Master of Science in Constitutional Law from the University of São Paulo.
Career[]
Teixeira was a São Paulo state deputy twice, in 1994-1995 and 1998–2000. From 2001 to 2004 he served as Municipal Secretary of Habitation and Human Development in the municipality of São Paulo; from 2003 to 2004 he was Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Housing Company of São Paulo (COHAB); and from 2004 to 2007 he was a city councilman in São Paulo. He was elected a federal deputy in 2006, taking office in 2007, and was re-elected to Parliament in 2010.[1]
He was a candidate for president of PT in 2013. He supports political reform and was critical of PT's then alliance with the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB).[2]
He was supportive of ex-president Lula when he was questioned and tried in connection with the scandal known as Operation Car Wash.[3]
In a 2015 op-ed for O Globo, Teixeira praised then president Dilma Rousseff for vetoing corporate financing of election campaigns and political parties, saying that by doing so she had shown “deep respect for democracy.”[4]
References[]
- ^ Paulo Teixeira; PT.org;
- ^ Oliviera, Germano; Herdy, Thiago; Candidatos à presidência do PT criticam aliança com PMDB; O Globo; August 26, 2013; [1]
- ^ Roxo, Sergio; Em depoimento, Lula se irritou com pergunta sobre pedalinhos; O Globo; March 4, 2016; [2]
- ^ Paulo Teixeira: Igualdade para todos; O Globo;
External links[]
- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from São Paulo (state)
- University of São Paulo alumni
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from São Paulo
- Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians
- Brazilian politician stubs