| Iolanda Fleming | |
| Office: | Governor of Acre |
| Term Start: | 14 May 1986 |
| Term End: | 15 March 1987 |
| Preceded: | Nabor Júnior |
| Succeeded: | Flaviano Melo |
| Office1: | Vice Governor of Acre |
| Term Start1: | 15 March 1983 |
| Term End1: | 14 May 1986 |
| Preceded1: | José Fernandes Rego |
| Succeeded1: | Édison Simão Cadaxo |
| Party: | PTB (2009–present) |
| Birth Date: | 20 June 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Manoel Urbano, Acre, Brazil |
| Alma Mater: | Federal University of Acre |
| Vicegovernor: | None |
| Governor1: | Nabor Júnior |
| Office2: | State Deputy of Acre |
| Term Start2: | 1 February 1979 |
| Term End2: | 31 January 1983 |
| Office3: | Vice Mayor of Rio Branco |
| Term Start3: | 1 January 1989 |
| Term End3: | 31 December 1992 |
| 1Blankname3: | Mayor |
| 1Namedata3: | Jorge Kalume |
| Succeeded3: | Regina Lino |
| Preceded3: | Airton Rocha |
| Spouse: | Geraldo Fleming |
Iolanda Lima Fleming (born 20 June 1936, Manoel Urbano) is a Brazilian professor and politician. She is noted as the first woman to become a state governor in Brazil.[1] She served as the Governor of Acre from 1986 to 1987.[2] [3]
Fleming is the daughter of Horacio Lima, a rubber tapper and native of Ceará; and Nazira Anute Lima, a Brazilian of Lebanese descent. She was married to Geraldo Fleming (1929-1991), a politician and military officer from Minas Gerais.
Fleming was originally a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) and served on the city council of Rio Branco, the capital of Acre, and as a deputy to the state legislature. She served as Vice Governor of Acre under Nabor Teles da Rocha Júnior as part of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB). She finally served as Vice Mayor of Rio Branco, the capital of Acre, from 1989 to 1993 as part of the Brazilian Labour Party (PTB).[3] [4]