Daniela Carneiro
Carneiro in 2023
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
1 February 2019
ConstituencyRio de Janeiro
Minister of Tourism
In office
1 January 2023 – 13 July 2023
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byCarlos Brito
Succeeded byCelso Sabino
Personal details
Born
Daniela Moté Souza Carneiro

(1976-02-10) 10 February 1976
Italva, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyUNIÃO (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PSC (2003–2011)
  • PRTB (2011–2013)
  • PR (2013–2018)
  • MDB (2018–2022)
Spouse
Wagner dos Santos Carneiro
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(m. 1999)​
ProfessionPedagogue

Daniela Moté de Souza Carneiro (born 10 February 1976 in Italva), also known as Daniela do Waguinho, is a Brazilian pedagogue and politician affiliated to Brazil Union (UNIÃO). She is currently a congresswoman and former Minister of Tourism.

Political career

In 2003, she worked at the Municipal Secretariat of Education of Rio de Janeiro. After that, Carneiro worked at the Municipal Secretariat of Social Assistance and Citizenship of the same city.

Between February 2017 and March 2018, Daniela had served as Municipal Secretary of Social Assistance and Citizenship of Belford Roxo during the first term of her husband, Wagner dos Santos Carneiro.[1]

Chamber of Deputies (2019–2022)

In the 2018 Rio de Janeiro state election, Daniela was elected for the Chamber representing the state and becoming the most voted candidate of her party of the state, the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), and the most voted candidate for the Chamber in Belford Roxo, with 136,286 votes.[2][3] In the 2022 state elections, Daniela was re-elected as the most voted candidate, with a total of 213,706 votes.[4]

Ministry of Tourism

In December 2022, Daniela was announced as Minister of Tourism of the third Lula administration, assuming office on 1 January 2023.[5] She resigned from office on 6 July 2023,[6] but her departure from the Ministry of Tourism was postponed until 13 July 2023, when she was replaced by Celso Sabino.[7]

Electoral history

Year Election Office Party Coalition Votes % Result
2018 Rio de Janeiro State Federal Congresswoman MDB Rio Wants Peace
(DEM, MDB, PP, PTB)		 136,286 1.93 Elected
2022 Rio de Janeiro State Federal Congresswoman UNIÃO — 213,706 2.47 Elected

Personal life

Daniela is married to the incumbent mayor of Belford Roxo, Wagner dos Santos Carneiro, known as Waguinho, and is mother of two sons: Nathan and Callebe.

She is also graduate in Pedagogy with specialization in Educational Orientation and is also post-graduate in Psychomotricity.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Neder, Vinicius (29 December 2022). "Daniela Carneiro, futura ministra do Turismo, foi a deputada federal campeã de votos no Rio". Estadão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Ferreira, Lucas (8 October 2018). "Veja a lista de deputados federais eleitos no Rio de Janeiro". R7 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Bancada feminina na Câmara sobe de 51 para 77 deputadas". Câmara dos Deputados (in Portuguese). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Santos, Eliane (3 October 2022). "Saiba quem é Daniela do Waguinho, mulher do prefeito de Belford Roxo e deputada federal mais votada do RJ". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Sant'Ana, Jéssica (29 December 2022). "Lula anuncia a deputada federal Daniela do Waguinho para o Ministério do Turismo". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Silva, Cedê (6 July 2023). "Under pressure, Lula's tourism minister resigns". The Brazilian Report. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Silva, Cedê (14 July 2023). "Lula names new tourism minister". The Brazilian Report. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Nascida em Italva, Daniela do Waguinho foi a deputada federal mais votada da cidade". Italva em Foco (in Portuguese). 22 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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