Grace Mendonça Explained

Grace Mendonça
Office:Attorney General of the Union
Term Start:9 September 2016
Term End:31 December 2018
President:Michel Temer
Predecessor:Fábio Medina Osório
Successor:André Mendonça
Birth Name:Grace Maria Fernandes Mendonça
Birth Date:17 October 1968
Birth Place:Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Party:PSDB (1997–present)
Alma Mater:University Center of Brasília (UniCEUB)
Brasiliense Institute of Public Law (IDP)
Occupation:Lawyer, university professor
Children:3

Grace Maria Fernandes Mendonça (born 17 October 1968 in Januária) is a Brazilian lawyer, university professor and former Attorney General of Brazil, appointed by president Michel Temer after the resignation of Fábio Medina Osório.[1] [2]

Biography

Mendonça obtained a Bachelor's degree in Law, specialising in Civil Procedural Law from the Unified Teaching Association of the Federal District and a Master's Degree in Constitutional Law.

Prior joining the AGU, she was the advisor to the Deputy Attorney General of the Republic from 1995 to 2001 and a lawyer at the Companhia Imobiliária de Brasilia (TERRACAP).[3] She was a member of Attorney General of the Union (AGU) board of directors since 2001. In 2002, she served as the Deputy Attorney General and General Coordinator of the Office of the Advocate General of the Union.[4] She was also a senior lecturer in Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure and Administrative Law at the Universidade Católica de Brasília between 2002 and 2015.

Career

She is to attend the WHO conference in Geneva, Switzerland.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Planalto anuncia demissão de advogado-geral da União. G1. pt. 9 September 2016. 25 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Temer confirma Grace Mendonça como nova advogada-geral da União. Veja. Reinaldo Azevedo. 9 September 2016. 25 March 2017.
  3. Web site: Portuguese. Grace Mendonça será 1ª mulher a integrar 1º escalão de Temer. 9 September 2016. EXAME.
  4. Web site: Planalto anuncia a advogada Grace Mendonça para o comando da AGU. Portuguese. 9 September 2016. G1.
  5. News: Grace Mendonça participará de conferência da OMS em Genebra, na Suíça - ISTOÉ Independente. 2018-09-13. ISTOÉ Independente. 2018-09-15. pt-BR.