Raquel Lyra | |
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Governor of Pernambuco | |
Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
Vice Governor | Priscila Krause |
Preceded by | Paulo Câmara |
Mayor of Caruaru | |
In office 1 January 2017 – 31 March 2022 | |
Vice Mayor | Rodrigo Pinheiro |
Preceded by | José Queiroz de Lima |
Succeeded by | Rodrigo Pinheiro |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco | |
In office 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2016 | |
Constituency | At-large |
Personal details | |
Born | Raquel Teixeira Lyra 2 December 1978 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
Political party | PSDB (since 2016) |
Other political affiliations | PSB (2007–2016) |
Spouse |
Fernando Lucena (died 2022) |
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).