Raquel Lyra

Raquel Teixeira Lyra Lucena (born 2 December 1978) is a Brazilian lawyer, politician and the current governor of Pernambuco since 2023. Lyra was mayor of Caruaru from 2017 to 2022. A member of a political family, she previously served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco. She is affiliated to the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) but was a member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Teixeira and the second or paternal family name is Lyra.
Raquel Lyra
Lyra in 2023
Governor of Pernambuco
Assumed office
1 January 2023
Vice GovernorPriscila Krause
Preceded byPaulo Câmara
Mayor of Caruaru
In office
1 January 2017 – 31 March 2022
Vice MayorRodrigo Pinheiro
Preceded byJosé Queiroz de Lima
Succeeded byRodrigo Pinheiro
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco
In office
1 January 2011 – 31 December 2016
ConstituencyAt-large
Personal details
Born
Raquel Teixeira Lyra

(1978-12-02) 2 December 1978
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political partyPSDB (since 2016)
Other political
affiliations		PSB (2007–2016)
Spouse
Fernando Lucena
​
(died 2022)​
Children2
RelativesFernando Lyra (uncle)
Alma materFederal University of Pernambuco

Early career

Lyra was born to João Lyra Neto, the former mayor of Caruaru and Governor of Pernambuco, and Mércia Lyra, daughter of the former mayor of Caruaru João Lyra Filho and niece of Itamar Franco's Minister of Justice Fernando Soares Lyra.

Lyra was elected to the state legislative of Pernambuco in the 2010 elections with 49,610 votes.[1] Lyra was reelected in 2014 with around 80,000 votes, being the most voted state representative in that election.[2]

Lyra was elected mayor of her hometown Caruaru in 2017 with 53.15% of the vote.[3] She is the first woman to be elected as a mayor of Caruaru.[4]

Governor of Pernambuco
Main article: 2022 Pernambuco gubernatorial election

In 31 March 2022 she resigned to the office of mayor of Caruaru in order to run in the 2022 Pernambuco gubernatorial election as a candidate.[5] She finished the first round of the elections in the second place, with 20.58% of the valid votes, and advanced to a run-off in the second round with Marília Arraes, a member of Solidariedade. [6]

Raquel was elected governor of Pernambuco on 30 October 2022, after obtaining 58.70% of the valid votes in the second round and defeating Marília Arraes, who obtained 41.30% of the votes. She is the first female governor of the state of Pernambuco. [7]

Personal life

Lyra is the daughter of former mayor of Caruaru and former Governor of Pernambuco João Lyra Neto. She is the widow of Fernando Lucena who died on the day of the first round of the 2022 Brazilian general election. She has two sons: Fernando Jr. and João.[8]

Electoral history

2022 Pernambuco gubernatorial election
Election First round Second round
Party Votes % Position Result Votes % Position Result
2022 PSDB 1,009,556 20.58 No. 2 Run-off[9] 3,113,415 58.70 No. 1 Elected[10]

2020 Caruaru mayoral election
Election First round
Party Votes % Position Result
2020 PSDB 114,466 66.86 No. 1 Re-elected[11]

2016 Caruaru mayoral election
Election First round Second round
Party Votes % Position Result Votes % Position Result
2016 PSDB 44,776 26.08 No. 2 Run-off[12] 93,803 53.15 No. 1 Elected[13]

Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco
Election
Party Votes % Position in
Pernambuco state		 Result
2014 PSB 80,879 1.76 No. 3 Re-elected[14]
2010 PSB 49,610 1.10 No. 18 Elected[15]

References
  1. "Raquel: a mais votada de Caruaru para AL" (in Portuguese). Jornal Vanguarda. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. "Raquel Lyra é terceira deputada estadual mais votada de Pernambuco" (in Portuguese). NE10. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. "Com 53,15%, Raquel Lyra vence eleição em Caruaru". Diário de Pernambuco (in Portuguese). 30 October 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. "Raquel Lyra é a primeira mulher eleita prefeita de Caruaru" (in Portuguese). NE10. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  5. "Raquel Lyra renuncia à Prefeitura de Caruaru e anuncia pré-candidatura ao Governo de Pernambuco". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  6. "Marília Arraes e Raquel Lyra disputam segundo turno em Pernambuco". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  7. Nascimento, Houldine (2022-10-30). "Raquel Lyra é eleita governadora de Pernambuco". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  8. "Lula Tôrres ou Fernando Lucena, quem a prefeita Raquel Lyra apoiara para estadual". Blog de Dilson Oliveira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  9. "Apuração das Eleições 2022 para presidente, governadores, senadores, deputados federais e estaduais". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  10. "Apuração das Eleições 2022 para presidente e governadores". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  11. "Caruaru/PE: apuração em tempo real de prefeito e vereador". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  12. "UOL Eleições 2016 Caruaru/PE: Apuração de votos, resultado, prefeito e vereadores eleitos". UOL Eleições. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  13. "UOL Eleições 2016 Caruaru/PE: Segundo turno Tony Gel X Raquel Lyra, apuração dos votos e resultado". UOL Eleições. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  14. "Senador e deputados federais/estaduais eleitos: Apuração e resultado das Eleições 2014 PE (Fonte: TSE) - UOL Eleições 2014". placar.eleicoes.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  15. "Apuração de votos e candidatos eleitos (1º turno) - UOL Eleições 2010". placar.eleicoes.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
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