Marta Costa | |
Office: | State Deputy of São Paulo |
Term Start: | 15 March 2015 |
Office1: | City Councillor of São Paulo |
Term Start1: | 1 January 2005 |
Term End1: | 1 July 2014 |
Birth Name: | Marta Maria Freire da Costa |
Birth Date: | 30 October 1956 |
Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
Party: | PSD (2014–present) |
Mother: | Wanda Freire |
Father: | José Wellington Bezerra da Costa |
Spouse: | Luiz Costa Junior |
Profession: | Administrator |
Marta Maria Freire da Costa (born 30 October 1956), mostly known as Marta Costa, is a Brazilian administrator and politician. She is member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and connected to the Assemblies of God and daughter of pastor José Wellington Bezerra da Costa.
Born in São Paulo, Marta Costa is married to Luiz Costa Junior, and is daughter of José Wellington Bezerra daCosta and Wanda Freire.
Her family moved from Ceará to try to rebuild their lives in São Paulo, where they became sellers, until her father began dedicating his life to his faith in God.
Costa is graduated in Letters and Company Administration.[1]
She began her public life as City Councillor of São Paulo for three terms, being also substitute of Senator Aloysio Nunes.[2] [3] During her terms as City Councillor, Costa was Chairman of many committees, had many project turned into law, and was the first woman to seat as Vice President of the Municipal Chamber.
She was elect for her first term as State Deputy of São Paulo in the 2014 state elections and reelect in 2018.
On 31 August 2020, Marta Costa was announced as running mate of Andrea Matarazzo (PSD) for the 2020 municipal election as candidate for Vice Mayor.[4]