Gleisi Hoffmann

Brazilian lawyer and politician

Gleisi Hoffmann


Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2019
Constituency	Paraná
National President of the Workers' Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 June 2017
Preceded by	Rui Falcão
Senator for Paraná
In office 3 February 2014 – 1 February 2019
Preceded by	Sergio Souza
Succeeded by	Oriovisto Guimarães
In office 1 February 2011 – 8 June 2011
Preceded by	Osmar Dias
Succeeded by	Sergio Souza
Chief of Staff of the Presidency
In office 8 June 2011 – 2 February 2014
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Antonio Palocci
Succeeded by	Aloizio Mercadante

Personal details
Born	(1965-09-06) 6 September 1965 (age 58) Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Political party	PT (1989–present)
Spouse	Paulo Bernardo (m. 1998; sep. 2019)
Domestic partner	Lindbergh Farias (2020–present)
Children	2
Alma mater	Curitiba Faculty of Law

Gleisi Helena Hoffmann ([ˈɡlejzj ɛˈlẽnɐ ˈʁɔfmɐ̃]; born 6 September 1965) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician.^[1] She was the Chief of Staff of Brazil from 8 June 2011 to 2 February 2014, during the presidency of Dilma Rousseff. Following her tenure as Chief of Staff, she became a Senator for Paraná and in 2017 became national president of the Workers' Party.

Biography

Gleisi Hoffmann began her involvement in politics in the student movement during her youth, becoming a Workers' Party' member in 1989. She 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 Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric dam 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,^[2] the highest-ranking member of Brazil's Executive Office, by President Dilma Rousseff.^[3]

Hoffmann was accused of receiving R$1.000.000,00 of embezzlement money from Petrobras in her campaign to the Senate in 2010. In 2018, Hoffmann was cleared of charges in the Supreme Court.

Gleisi was married to the ex-Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo; they divorced in 2019. They have two children.

References

^ "Conheça a trajetória política de Gleisi Hoffmann (political trajectory Gleisi Hoffmann)" (in Portuguese). 7 June 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
^ Colitt, Raymond; Stuart Grudgings (8 June 2011). "Brazil's Rousseff tries to move on after aide quits". Reuters. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
^ "Gleisi diz que Dilma manifesta 'apreço' ao Congresso ao escolhê-la" (in Portuguese). 8 June 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.

Political offices
Preceded by Antonio Palocci	Chief of Staff of the Presidency 2011–2014	Succeeded by Aloizio Mercadante
Party political offices
Preceded by Rui Falcão	National President of the Workers' Party 2017–present	Incumbent

Cabinet of Dilma Rousseff (2011–16)

Cabinet
Minister of Agrarian Development	Afonso Florence (2011–12) Pepe Vargas (2012–14) Miguel Rossetto (2014) Patrus Ananias (2015–16)
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply	Wagner Rossi (2011) Mendes Ribeiro Filho (2011–13) Antônio Andrade (2013–14) Neri Geller (2014–15) Kátia Abreu (2015–16)
Minister of Cities	Mário Negromonte (2011–13) Aguinaldo Ribeiro (2013–14) Gilberto Occhi (2014–15) Gilberto Kassab (2015–16) Inês da Silva Magalhães (2016)
Minister of Communications	Paulo Bernardo (2011–15) Ricardo Berzoini (2015) André Figueiredo (2015–16)
Minister of Culture	Ana de Hollanda (2011–14) Marta Suplicy (2014–15) Juca Ferreira (2015–16)
Minister of Defence	Nelson Jobim (2011) Celso Amorim (2011–15) Jaques Wagner (2015) Aldo Rebelo (2015–16)
Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade	Fernando Pimentel (2011–14) Mauro Borges Lemos (2014–15) Armando Monteiro (2015–16)
Minister of Education	Fernando Haddad (2011–12) Aloizio Mercadante (2012–14) José Henrique Paim (2014–15) Cid Gomes (2015) Renato Janine Ribeiro (2015) Aloizio Mercadante (2015–16)
Minister of the Environment	Izabella Teixeira (2011–16)
Minister of Finances	Guido Mantega (2011–15) Joaquim Levy (2015) Nelson Barbosa (2015–16)
Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture	Ideli Salvatti (2011) Luiz Sérgio Nóbrega (2011–12) Marcelo Crivella (2012–14) Eduardo Lopes (2014–15) Helder Barbalho (2015)
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Antonio Patriota (2011–13) Luiz Alberto Figueiredo (2013–15) Mauro Vieira (2015–16)
Minister of Health	Alexandre Padilha (2011–14) Arthur Chioro (2014–15) Marcelo Castro (2015–16)
Minister of Justice	José Eduardo Cardozo (2011–16) Eugênio Aragão (2016)
Minister of Labour and Employment	Carlos Lupi (2011) Brizola Neto (2012–13) Manoel Dias (2013–15) Miguel Rossetto (2015–16)
Minister of Mines and Energy	Edison Lobão (2011–15) Eduardo Braga (2015–16) Marco Antônio Almeida (2016)
Minister of National Integration	Fernando Bezerra Coelho (2011–13) Gilberto Occhi (2015–16)
Minister of Planning, Budget and Management	Miriam Belchior (2011–15) Nelson Barbosa (2015) Valdir Simão (2015–16)
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovations	Aloizio Mercadante (2011–12) Marco Antonio Raupp (2012–14) Clélio Campolina Diniz (2014–15) Aldo Rebelo (2015) Celso Pansera (2015–16)
Minister of Social Development and Fight Against Hunger	Tereza Campello (2011–16)
Minister of Social Security	Garibaldi Alves Filho (2011–15) Carlos Eduardo Gabas (2015)
Minister of Sports	Orlando Silva (2011) Aldo Rebelo (2011–15) George Hilton (2015–16) Ricardo Leyser (2016)
Minister of Tourism	Pedro Novais (2011) Gastão Vieira (2011–14) Vinicius Lages (2014–15) Henrique Eduardo Alves (2015–16) Alessandro Teixeira (2016)
Minister of Transports	Alfredo Nascimento (2011) Paulo Sérgio Passos (2011–13) César Borges (2013–14) Paulo Sérgio Passos (2014–15) Antonio Carlos Rodrigues (2015–16)
Minister of Women, Racial Equality and Human Rights	Nilma Lino Gomes (2015–16)

Cabinet-level
Secretary of Civil Aviation	Wagner Bittencourt (2011–13) Moreira Franco (2013–15) Carlos Gabas (2015–16)
Secretary of Human Rights	Maria do Rosário (2011–14) Ideli Salvatti (2014–15) Pepe Vargas (2015)
Secretary of Institutional Affairs	Luiz Sérgio Nóbrega (2011) Ideli Salvatti (2011–14) Ricardo Berzoini (2014–15) Pepe Vargas (2015)
Secretary of Micro and Small Business	Guilherme Afif Domingos (2013–15)
Secretary of Politics for Women	Iriny Lopes (2011–12) Eleonora Menicucci (2012–15)
Secretary of Promotion of Racial Equality	Luiza Helena de Bairros (2011–15) Nilma Lino Gomes (2015)
Secretary of Ports and Water Transports	Leônidas Cristino (2011–13) Antonio Pinheiro (2013–14) César Borges (2014–15) Edson Coelho Araújo (2015) Helder Barbalho (2015–16) Maurício Muniz (2016)
Secretary of Social Communication	Helena Chagas (2011–14) Thomas Traumann (2014–15) Edinho Silva (2015–16)
Secretary of Strategic Affairs	Moreira Franco (2011–13) Marcelo Neri (2015) Roberto Mangabeira (2015)
Vice President	Michel Temer (2011–16)
Chief of Staff of the Presidency	Antonio Palocci (2011) Gleisi Hoffmann (2011–14) Aloizio Mercadante (2014–15) Jaques Wagner (2015–16) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2016)
Attorney General	Luis Inácio Adams (2011–16) José Eduardo Cardozo (2016)
Comptroller General	Jorge Hage (2011–15) Valdir Simão (2015) Luiz Navarro de Britto (2016)
Secretary of Government	Ricardo Berzoini (2015–16)
Secretary of Institutional Security	José Elito Carvalho Siqueira (2011–15)
Chief of Military House of the Presidency	Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos (2015–16)
Secretary-General of the Presidency	Gilberto Carvalho (2011–15) Miguel Rossetto (2015)
President of the Central Bank	Alexandre Tombini (2011–16)