Regina Sousa

Regina Sousa
Secretary of Social Assistance, Labor and Human Rights of Piauí
Assumed office
1 January 2023
GovernorRafael Fonteles
Preceded byZé Santana
Governor of Piauí
In office
31 March 2022 – 31 December 2022
Vice GovernorNone
Preceded byWellington Dias
Succeeded byRafael Fonteles
Vice Governor of Piauí
In office
January 1, 2019 – March 31, 2022
GovernorWellington Dias
Preceded byMargarete Coelho
Succeeded byThemístocles Filho
Senator for Piauí
In office
January 1, 2015 – December 14, 2018
State Secretary of Administration of Piauí
In office
January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011
GovernorWellington Dias
Personal details
Born (1950-07-04) July 4, 1950 (age 74)
União, Piauí, Brazil
Political partyPT (1980–present)
Alma materFederal University of Piauí
ProfessionBanker

Maria Regina Sousa (born July 4, 1950) is a Brazilian politician who served as Governor of Piauí between March and December 2022. A member of the Workers' Party (PT), Sousa previously as Vice Governor from 2019 until her predecessor Wellington Dias' resignation in 2022.[1]

Sousa served as secretary of state of Piauí from 2003 to 2011. From 2015 to her resignation in 2018, Sousa represented Piauí in the Federal Senate. Since January 2023 has served as Secretary of Social Assistance, Labor and Human Rights of Piauí.[2]

  1. ^ "Senadora Regina Sousa". Federal Senate. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Diário Oficial do Estado do Piauí - Edição Extraordinária 01/01/2023" (PDF). Official Journal of State of Piauí (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 30, 2023.