Kátia Abreu

Kátia Abreu
Senator from Tocantins
Assumed office
February 1, 2007
Deputy from Tocantins
In office
February 1, 2003  January 31, 2007
Minister of Agriculture
In office
January 1, 2015  May 12, 2015
Personal details
Born (1962-02-02) February 2, 1962
Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
Political party Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
Spouse(s) Irajá Silvestre (deceased), Moisés Gomes (2015-present)
Alma mater Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás
Profession Farmer

Kátia Abreu (born February 2, 1962) is a Brazilian politician. She represented Tocantins in the Federal Senate from 2007 to 2014.[1] She was a congresswoman elected by the Tocantins State from 2003 to 2007. She is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party.[2]

On 23 December 2014, President Dilma Rousseff appointed Abreu as Minister of Agriculture, to serve during the president's second term, amid controversies among environmentalists, including the group Greenpeace.[3] Abreu took office on January 1, 2015 during Rousseff's second inauguration.[4]

References

  1. Kátia Abreu é nova ministra da Agricultura
  2. "Senador Katia Abreu". Federal Senate. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  3. Lewis, Jeffrey (23 December 2014). "Brazil's Rousseff Names Katia Abreu Agriculture Minister". The Wall Street Journal. New York. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. "Ministers Take Office in a Ceremony in Brasilia". Portal Brasil (in Portuguese). Brasilia, Brazil. Imprensa Oficial. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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