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

Jandira Feghali
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
1 January 2011
ConstituencyRio de Janeiro
In office
1 February 1991 – 31 January 2007
ConstituencyRio de Janeiro
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
ConstituencyAt-large
Personal details
Born (1957-05-17) 17 May 1957 (age 67)
Curitiba, PR, Brazil
Political partyPCdoB (1981-present)
Alma materRio de Janeiro State University
OccupationPhysician, Unionist

Background

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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 Lebanese singer Sabah (birth name Jeanette Gergis Feghali).[3] In 2019, she was appointed to lead the minority in the House of Representatives.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Conheça os Deputados" (in Brazilian 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 Brazilian Portuguese). O Globo. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Jandira Feghali é alvo de ódio na internet por voar até Paris". 22 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Molon e Jandira líderes da oposição". BR18 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-02-19.
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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
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