Fátima Bezerra

Fátima Bezerra
Bezerra in 2023
Governor of Rio Grande do Norte
Assumed office
1 January 2019
Vice GovernorAntenor Roberto
Preceded byRobinson Faria
Senator for Rio Grande do Norte
In office
1 February 2015  31 December 2018
Preceded byIvonete Dantas
Succeeded byJean Paul Prates
Federal Deputy for Rio Grande do Norte
In office
1 February 2003  1 February 2015
State Deputy of Rio Grande do Norte
In office
1 February 1995  1 February 2003
Personal details
Born (1955-05-19) 19 May 1955
Picuí (now Nova Palmeira), Paraíba, Brazil
Political partyPT (since 1981)
Alma materFederal University of Rio Grande do Norte
ProfessionTeacher

Maria de Fátima Bezerra (born 19 May 1955) is a Brazilian politician who has served as Governor of Rio Grande do Norte since January 2019. Previously, she was a federal deputy representing the state from 1995 to 2015. A member of the Workers' Party, she is one of the first two openly LGBT governors in Brazil's history (alongside Eduardo Leite), identifying as a lesbian woman.