Jandira Feghali

Jandira Feghali (born 17 May 1957 in Curitiba, PR) is a physician, unionist and politician member of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB).[1]

Jandira Feghali
Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro
Assumed office
1 January 2011
In office
1 February 1991 – 31 January 2007
Chamber Minority Leader
In office
13 February 2019 – 10 March 2020
Preceded byWeverton Rocha
Succeeded byJosé Guimarães
In office
20 June 2016 – 13 March 2018
Preceded byJosé Guimarães
Succeeded byWeverton Rocha
State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro
In office
1 January 1987 – 31 December 1990
Personal details
Born (1957-05-17) 17 May 1957
Curitiba, PR, Brazil
Political partyPCdoB (1981-present)
Alma materRio de Janeiro State University
OccupationPhysician, Unionist

Background

She is sister of the piano and keyboard player Ricardo Feghali, member of the Brazilian band Roupa Nova. Jandira is mother of two children.[2] Her family is of Lebanese descent and her aunt was the iconic Lebanese singer Sabah (birth name Jeanette Gergis Feghali).[3]

References
  1. "Conheça os Deputados" (in Portuguese). Portal da Camara dos Deputados.
  2. "Pré-candidata ao governo do Rio de Janeiro, Jandira Feghali divide tempo entre seu restaurante e a política" (in Portuguese). O Globo. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. https://www.pragmatismopolitico.com.br/2015/05/jandira-feghali-e-alvo-de-odio-na-internet-por-voar-ate-paris.html
Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
Preceded by
José Guimarães		 Chamber Minority Leader
2016–18; 2019–20		 Succeeded by
Weverton Rocha
Preceded by
Weverton Rocha		 Succeeded by
José Guimarães
Party political offices
New political party PCdoB nominee for Mayor of Rio de Janeiro
2004, 2008, 2016		 Most recent
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