Brazilian professor and psychologist, 60th governor of Ceará
Izolda Cela
Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Education of Brazil
In office 19 January 2023[1] – 30 May 2024
Minister
Camilo Santana
Preceded by
José de Castro Barreto Junior[2]
Governor of Ceará
In office 2 April 2022 – 31 December 2022
Vice Governor
Vacant
Preceded by
Camilo Santana
Succeeded by
Elmano de Freitas
Vice Governor of Ceará
In office 1 January 2015 – 2 April 2022
Governor
Camilo Santana
Preceded by
Domingos Gomes de Aguiar Filho
Succeeded by
Jade Romero
First Lady of Sobral
In role 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2016
Mayor
Veveu Arruda
Preceded by
Maria Esther Frota Cristino
Succeeded by
Viviam Paula Rodrigues Trajano
Secretary of Education of Ceará
In office 2 January 2007 – 4 April 2014
Governor
Cid Gomes
Preceded by
Luís Eduardo de Menezes Lima
Succeeded by
Maurício Holanda Maia
Second Lady of Sobral
In role 1 January 2005 – 1 January 2011
Vice Mayor
Veveu Arruda
Secretary of Education of Sobral
In office 2005–2006
Mayor
Leônidas Cristino
Personal details
Born
Maria Izolda Cela de Arruda Coelho
(1960-05-09) 9 May 1960 (age 64) Sobral, Ceará, Brazil
Political party
PSB (2024–present)
Other political affiliations
Independent (2022–2024)
PDT (2016–2022)
PROS (2013–2016)
PT (2001–2013)
Domestic partner
Veveu Arruda
Alma mater
Federal University of Ceará
Profession
professor and psychologist
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Maria Izolda Cela de Arruda Coelho (born Sobral, Ceará, 9 May 1960) is a Brazilian professor, psychologist, politician and the first female governor in the history of the Brazilian state of Ceará. A member of the Brazilian Socialist Party,[3] she was the Vice Governor (from 2015 to 2022) and Governor of Ceará (from April to December 2022), being succeeded by Elmano de Freitas. She took office after the resignation of Camilo Santana.[4][5][6][7] After she left the government of Ceará, she took office as the Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Education from January 2023 to May 2024.[8]
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^"Após racha no PDT, Cid Gomes e Izolda Cela se filiam ao PSB | Metrópoles". www.metropoles.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
^Povo, O. (2022-04-01). "Camilo oficializa renúncia e se dirige a Izolda: "Desejo de sucesso na honrosa missão"". O POVO (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-04-02.
^"Após 20 anos, Ceará volta a ter renúncia de um governador; veja como é a transmissão do cargo - Inácio Aguiar". Diário do Nordeste. April 2, 2022.
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^"Influências de Pais e Avós". Jornal O Povo. 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^"Secretária-executiva do MEC, Izolda Cela comunica saída da pasta". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
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