Maria do Rosário
Maria do Rosário | |
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Maria do Rosário in 2024 | |
| Federal Deputy | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2003 | |
| Constituency | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Second Secretary of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2023 | |
| President | Arthur Lira |
| Preceded by | Odair Cunha |
| Minister of Human Rights | |
| In office 1 January 2011 – 1 April 2014 | |
| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | Paulo Vannuchi |
| Succeeded by | Ideli Salvatti |
| State Deputy | |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 1 February 2003 | |
| Constituency | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Councillor | |
| In office 1 January 1993 – 15 December 1998 | |
| Constituency | Porto Alegre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maria do Rosário Nunes November 22, 1966 Veranópolis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Political party | PT (1993–present) |
| Other political affiliations | PCdoB (1989–92) |
| Spouse | Eliezer Pacheco |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul |
| Website | www |
Maria do Rosário Nunes (born 22 November 1966) is a Brazilian teacher and politician. She graduated in pedagogy from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and took a postgraduate degree at the University of São Paulo. From 2011 to 2014, she served as the Secretary for Human Rights under the Rousseff administration. With the exception of her three-year tenure as Human Rights Secretary, she has been a congresswoman since 2003, representing the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul as a member of the Worker's Party (Brazil).