Teresa Surita

Teresa Surita
Mayor of Boa Vista
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2013
Preceded byIradilson Sampaio
In office
1 January 2001 – 31 March 2006
Preceded byOttomar Pinto
Succeeded byIradilson Sampaio
In office
1 January 1993 – 1 January 1997
Preceded byBarac da Silva Bento
Succeeded byOttomar Pinto
Federal Deputy from Roraima
In office
1 February 2011 – 1 January 2013
In office
1 February 1991 – 1 January 1993
Personal details
Born (1956-08-14) 14 August 1956
São Manuel, São Paulo, Brazil
PartyMDB (2006–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PDS (1990–1993)
  • PPR (1993–1995)
  • PSDB (1995–2003)
  • PPS (2003–2006)
SpouseRomero Jucá (div.)
RelativesEmílio Surita (brother)
EducationAnhembi Morumbi University (BA)

Maria Teresa Saenz Surita Guimarães (born 14 August 1956) is a Brazilian politician and a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement.[1] She is the mayor of Boa Vista, Roraima, and a former Federal Deputy from 1990 to 1992 and from 2011 to 2012. Surita is dedicated to issues of social policy and human rights of children and adolescents.

Early life and education

Surita was born on 14 August 1956 in the Brazilian state of São Manuel, in São Paulo. Surita holds a bachelor's degree in tourism from Anhembi Morumbi University. She also served as national secretary of urban policies of the Ministry of Cities from 2009 to 2010, in the cabinet of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Federal Deputy

As a member of the 54ª Legislature of the Chamber of Deputies, Teresa Surita was:

  • Vice Leader of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party - PMDB
  • First Vice President of the Special Committee of the National Education Plan[2]
  • Vice President of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights of the Child and Adolescent
  • Member of the Commission of Social Security and Family
  • Member of the Board of Advanced Studies and Technology Assessment[3]
  • Rapporteur of the Special Commission for the examination of Bill 7.672/2010[4] for child education without the use of corporal punishment. Substitute report substitute passed in the House of Representatives, known as "Anti-Spanking Law"
  • Holder of the Special Committee to examine the Bill 7.420/2006 (The Educational Accountability Act)[5]
  • Holder of the Special Committee to examine the PL 8.035/2010 - National Education Plan 2011/2015[6]
  • Holder of the Special Committee to examine the PL 1.610/1996 - Exploration of Mineral Resources on Indigenous Lands[7]
  • Alternate member of the Commission on Human Rights and Minorities
  • Alternate member of the Urban Development Commission
  • Councillor of Board of Directors of the Congressional Joint Municipal and Support for Mayors and Vice Mayors of Brazil
  • Member of the Young Brazilian Parliament
  • Member of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into Human Trafficking in Brazil
  • Member of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents
  • 2nd vice-president of the Special Committee for consideration of the PEC111/2011 on the workers of the former Territories

Articles

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sena, Bruno (2022-06-13). "Special | Management in focus - Teresa Surita". Revista Cenarium. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  2. ↑ Bill 8.035/2010 (in Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Caeat Home Page (in Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Bill 7.672/2010(in Portuguese)
  5. ↑ Bill 7.420/2006(in Portuguese)
  6. ↑ Bill 8.035/2010 (in Portuguese)
  7. ↑ Bill 1.610/1996(in Portuguese)
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