Maria José Gonzaga Explained

Maria José Gonzaga
Birth Name:Maria José Pinto Vieira de Camargo
Birth Date:10 June 1946
Birth Place:Angatuba, Brazil
Death Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Party:PSDB
Office:Mayor of Tatuí
Term Start:1 January 2017
Term End:5 August 2021

Maria José Gonzaga (10 June 1946 – 8 August 2021) was a Brazilian politician and businesswoman.[1] [2] A member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), she served as the 37th Mayor of Tatuí from 2017 until her death in 2021.[3] [4] She was the second woman to serve as the city's mayor after Chiquinha Rodrigues did from 1945 to 1947.[5] Elected the 37th mayor of Tatuí for the 2017-2020 term, she was elected in her first appearance as a candidate.[6]

Biography

Born in Angatuba, Maria José earned a degree in teaching and worked as a businesswoman for Grupo Santa Cruz for 40 years.[3] She was President of Fundo Social de Solidariedade de Tatuí from 2005 to 2012.[7] She was the wife of former Tatuí mayor and Legislative Assembly of São Paulo member .[8]

In 2016, Maria José ran for mayor of Tatuí as a member of the PSDB. She won in the first round, earning 51.38% of the vote and defeating incumbent mayor .[9] Her candidacy had been challenged by Coelho, who raised concerns over her husband's appointment of a doctor who had been charged with malpractice.[3]

Maria José Gonzaga died of abdominal cancer in São Paulo on 8 August 2021 at the age of 75.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maria Jose Gonzaga 45. Eleições 2016. Portuguese. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180624040213/https://www.eleicoes2016.com.br/maria-jose-gonzaga/. 24 June 2018.
  2. News: 2 October 2016. Maria José Gonzaga, do PSDB, é eleita prefeita de Tatuí. Portuguese. Diário de Tatuí. 9 August 2021.
  3. News: 12 September 2016. Maria José Gonzaga é nova candidato do PSDB. Portuguese. Jornal Integração. 9 August 2021.
  4. News: Santana. César. 24 September 2016. Disputa da Prefeitura vai além das urnas. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170205100427/http://www.jornalcruzeiro.com.br/materia/732364/disputa-da-prefeitura-vai-alem-das-urnas. 5 February 2017. Portuguese. Sorocaba e região. 9 August 2021.
  5. Web site: As mulheres do passado. Terra Networks. Portuguese.
  6. Web site: 2017-02-04. 2016-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160925140854/http://www.jornalcruzeiro.com.br/materia/732364/disputa-da-prefeitura-vai-alem-das-urnas. Disputa da Prefeitura vai além das urnas.
  7. News: 17 August 2012. Fundo Social de Solidariedade. Portuguese. Jornal Integração. 9 August 2012.
  8. News: 25 April 2015. Governo do Estado de SP anuncia recursos para APAEs de Tatuí e região. Portuguese. Jornal Integração. 9 August 2021.
  9. News: 2 October 2016. Maria José Gonzaga, do PSDB, é eleita prefeita de Tatuí. Portuguese. G1. São Paulo. 9 August 2021.
  10. News: 9 August 2021. Prefeita de Tatuí, Maria José Gonzaga morre de câncer aos 75 anos. Portuguese. G1. Itapetininga. 9 August 2021.

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