Ivonete Dantas
Ivonete Dantas | |
|---|---|
 Dantas in April 2011 | |
| Vereador for Caicó | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2017 | |
| Senator for Rio Grande do Norte | |
| In office 8 December 2011 – 31 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Garibaldi Alves |
| Succeeded by | Fátima Bezerra |
| Secretary of Social Assistance for Caicó | |
| In office 1 January 2001 – 31 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Germano |
| State Deputy for Rio Grande do Norte | |
| In office 1 January 1995 – 31 December 1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1959 Caicó, RN, Brazil |
| Political party | PMDB |
Ivonete Dantas Silva (born 16 August 1959) is a Brazilian politician and businesswoman. The current assemblywomen for her hometown of Caicó, she served as the town's secretary of public assistance, as a state representative, and as a member of the federal senate of Brazil from 2011 to 2015.[1][2][3]
Personal life[edit]
Dantas was born to Tamires Silva and Maria Dantas Silva. She is one of 6 children. She married young and was a mother at 17 and a grandmother at 37.[4] She was a businesswoman prior to entering politics.[4]
Political career[edit]
Dantas succeeded Garibaldi Alves after his retirement from the federal senate in 2014.[4] She was elected to the city council in 2016 with 878 votes.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ivonete Dantas - RN" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ Rits. "Ivonete Dantas assume cadeira de Garibaldi Alves". Nominuto.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "Ivonete Dantas no Senado". Tribuna do Norte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ a b c d "Ivonete Dantas – Biografia". Câmara Municipal de Caicó (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 July 2019.