Raquel Lyra Explained

Raquel Lyra
Office:Governor of Pernambuco
Term Start:1 January 2023
1Namedata:Priscila Krause
Predecessor:Paulo Câmara
Office2:Mayor of Caruaru
Term Start2:1 January 2017
Term End2:31 March 2022
1Blankname2:Vice Mayor
1Namedata2:Rodrigo Pinheiro
Predecessor2:José Queiroz de Lima
Successor2:Rodrigo Pinheiro
Office3:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco
Term Start3:1 January 2011
Term End3:31 December 2016
Constituency3:At-large
Birth Name:Raquel Teixeira Lyra
Birth Date:2 December 1978
Birth Place:Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Party:PSDB (since 2016)
Otherparty:PSB (2007–2016)
Children:2
Relatives:Fernando Lyra (uncle)
Alma Mater:Federal University of Pernambuco

Raquel Teixeira Lyra Lucena (born 2 December 1978) is a Brazilian lawyer, politician and the current governor of Pernambuco since 2023. Lyra was mayor of Caruaru from 2017 to 2022. A member of a political family, she previously served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco. She is affiliated to the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) but was a member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB).

Early career

Lyra was born to João Lyra Neto, the former mayor of Caruaru and Governor of Pernambuco, and Mércia Lyra, daughter of the former mayor of Caruaru João Lyra Filho and niece of Itamar Franco's Minister of Justice Fernando Soares Lyra.

Lyra was elected to the state legislative of Pernambuco in the 2010 elections with 49,610 votes.[1] Lyra was reelected in 2014 with around 80,000 votes, being the most voted state representative in that election.[2]

Lyra was elected mayor of her hometown Caruaru in 2017 with 53.15% of the vote.[3] She is the first woman to be elected as a mayor of Caruaru.[4]

Governor of Pernambuco

See main article: 2022 Pernambuco gubernatorial election. In 31 March 2022 she resigned to the office of mayor of Caruaru in order to run in the 2022 Pernambuco gubernatorial election as a candidate.[5] She finished the first round of the elections in the second place, with 20.58% of the valid votes, and advanced to a run-off in the second round with Marília Arraes, a member of Solidariedade. [6]

Raquel was elected governor of Pernambuco on 30 October 2022, after obtaining 58.70% of the valid votes in the second round and defeating Marília Arraes, who obtained 41.30% of the votes. She is the first female governor of the state of Pernambuco. [7]

Personal life

Lyra is the daughter of former mayor of Caruaru and former Governor of Pernambuco João Lyra Neto. She is the widow of Fernando Lucena who died on the day of the first round of the 2022 Brazilian general election. She has two sons: Fernando Jr. and João.[8]

Electoral history

Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco

Election
PartyVotes%Position in
Pernambuco state
Result
2014PSB80,8791.76No. 3Re-elected[14]
2010PSB49,6101.10No. 18Elected[15]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raquel: a mais votada de Caruaru para AL. Jornal Vanguarda. 9 October 2010. 12 July 2019. Portuguese.
  2. Web site: Raquel Lyra é terceira deputada estadual mais votada de Pernambuco. NE10. 5 October 2014. 12 July 2019. Portuguese.
  3. Web site: Com 53,15%, Raquel Lyra vence eleição em Caruaru. Diário de Pernambuco. Portuguese. 30 October 2016. 12 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Raquel Lyra é a primeira mulher eleita prefeita de Caruaru. NE10. 30 October 2016. 12 July 2019. Portuguese.
  5. Web site: Raquel Lyra renuncia à Prefeitura de Caruaru e anuncia pré-candidatura ao Governo de Pernambuco . 2022-11-01 . G1 . 31 March 2022 . pt-br.
  6. Web site: Marília Arraes e Raquel Lyra disputam segundo turno em Pernambuco . 2022-11-01 . G1 . 3 October 2022 . pt-br.
  7. Web site: Nascimento . Houldine . 2022-10-30 . Raquel Lyra é eleita governadora de Pernambuco . 2022-11-01 . Poder360 . pt-br.
  8. Web site: Lula Tôrres ou Fernando Lucena, quem a prefeita Raquel Lyra apoiara para estadual . 12 July 2019 . Blog de Dilson Oliveira . Portuguese.
  9. Web site: Apuração das Eleições 2022 para presidente, governadores, senadores, deputados federais e estaduais . 2023-01-03 . noticias.uol.com.br . pt-br.
  10. Web site: Apuração das Eleições 2022 para presidente e governadores . 2023-01-03 . noticias.uol.com.br . pt-br.
  11. Web site: Caruaru/PE: apuração em tempo real de prefeito e vereador. . 2023-01-09 . noticias.uol.com.br . pt-br.
  12. Web site: UOL Eleições 2016 Caruaru/PE: Apuração de votos, resultado, prefeito e vereadores eleitos . 2023-01-09 . UOL Eleições.
  13. Web site: UOL Eleições 2016 Caruaru/PE: Segundo turno Tony Gel X Raquel Lyra, apuração dos votos e resultado . 2023-01-09 . UOL Eleições.
  14. Web site: Senador e deputados federais/estaduais eleitos: Apuração e resultado das Eleições 2014 PE (Fonte: TSE) - UOL Eleições 2014 . 2023-01-09 . placar.eleicoes.uol.com.br.
  15. Web site: Apuração de votos e candidatos eleitos (1º turno) - UOL Eleições 2010 . 2023-01-09 . placar.eleicoes.uol.com.br.