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Governor of Pernambuco

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Head of the executive branch of Pernambuco's state of Brazil.
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Governor of Pernambuco
Incumbent
Raquel Lyra
since 1 January 2023
StyleHer Excellency
Residence Recife, Pernambuco
Term lengthFour years (renewable once)
Inaugural holderJosé Cerqueira de Aguiar Lima
FormationNovember 16, 1889
DeputyRaul Henry
Websitewww.pe.gov.br/

The Governor of the State of Pernambuco is the chief executive of the state of Pernambuco. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Pernambuco's state government. The officeholder is afforded the courtesy title of His/Her Excellency while in office. The incumbent governor is Raquel Lyra, affiliated to the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). Lyra won the 2022 Pernambuco gubernatorial election and was sworn in as the 58th governor of the state of Pernambuco on January 1, 2023.

References

  1. Dom, Phillips; Paulo, São (13 August 2014). "Death of Presidential Candidate Shocks Brazil". Time. Time. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. Madeiro, Carlos (30 October 2022). "Após morte do marido, Raquel Lyra vence Marília e é 1ª governadora de PE". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. Benevides, Gabriel (1 January 2023). "Raquel Lyra toma posse em Pernambuco: "Mudar é uma necessidade"". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese).


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