Cida Gonçalves
Cida Gonçalves | |
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Cida Gonçalves in 2015 | |
| Minister of Women | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Cristiane Britto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maria Aparecida Gonçalves 1962 (age 62–63) Clementina, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party | PT (1980–present) |
Maria Aparecida Gonçalves (born 1962 in Clementina) is a Brazilian advertiser person, feminist activist, consultant in public politics of gender and violence against women and current Minister of Women.
Acting in militancy for women's rights, Cida coordinated the process of articulation and foundation of the Popular Movements Center in Brazil. Cida was advisor at the Woman Coordination of the State Secretariat of Social Assistance, Citizenship and Labour of Mato Grosso do Sul in one of the José Miranda administrations as governor in the beginning of the 2000s and also in Lula and Rousseff presidencies as National Secretary of Violence Against Women. She is graduated in Advertising and Marketing.