Raquel Lyra

Raquel Lyra
Raquel Lyra
	Lyra in 2023
Governor of Pernambuco
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 January 2023
Vice Governor	Priscila Krause
Preceded by	Paulo Câmara
Mayor of Caruaru
	In office; 1 January 2017 – 31 March 2022
Vice Mayor	Rodrigo Pinheiro
Preceded by	José Queiroz de Lima
Succeeded by	Rodrigo Pinheiro
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco
	In office; 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2016
Constituency	At-large
Personal details
Born	Raquel Teixeira Lyra; 2 December 1978 (age 45); Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political party	PSDB (since 2016)
Other political; affiliations	PSB (2007–2016)
Spouse	Fernando Lucena (died 2022)
Children	2
Relatives	Fernando Lyra (uncle)
Alma mater	Federal University of Pernambuco

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).

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

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
Election	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
Election	Party	Votes	%	Position	Result
2020	PSDB	114,466	66.86	No. 1	Re-elected^[11]

2016 Caruaru mayoral election

Election	First round					Second round
Election	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
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

^ "Raquel: a mais votada de Caruaru para AL" (in Portuguese). Jornal Vanguarda. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^ "Raquel Lyra é terceira deputada estadual mais votada de Pernambuco" (in Portuguese). NE10. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^ "Com 53,15%, Raquel Lyra vence eleição em Caruaru". Diário de Pernambuco (in Portuguese). 30 October 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^ "Raquel Lyra é a primeira mulher eleita prefeita de Caruaru" (in Portuguese). NE10. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^ "Raquel Lyra renuncia à Prefeitura de Caruaru e anuncia pré-candidatura ao Governo de Pernambuco". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "Marília Arraes e Raquel Lyra disputam segundo turno em Pernambuco". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ Nascimento, Houldine (2022-10-30). "Raquel Lyra é eleita governadora de Pernambuco". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "Lula Tôrres ou Fernando Lucena, quem a prefeita Raquel Lyra apoiara para estadual". Blog de Dilson Oliveira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^ "Apuração das Eleições 2022 para presidente, governadores, senadores, deputados federais e estaduais". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
^ "Apuração das Eleições 2022 para presidente e governadores". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
^ "Caruaru/PE: apuração em tempo real de prefeito e vereador". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-09.
^ "UOL Eleições 2016 Caruaru/PE: Apuração de votos, resultado, prefeito e vereadores eleitos". UOL Eleições. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
^ "UOL Eleições 2016 Caruaru/PE: Segundo turno Tony Gel X Raquel Lyra, apuração dos votos e resultado". UOL Eleições. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
^ "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.
^ "Apuração de votos e candidatos eleitos (1º turno) - UOL Eleições 2010". placar.eleicoes.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2023-01-09.

Political offices
Preceded by José Queiroz de Lima	Mayor of Caruaru 2017–2022	Succeeded by Rodrigo Pinheiro
Preceded by Paulo Câmara	Governor of Pernambuco 2023–present	Incumbent

[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.

[bio-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). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

[6] "Marília Arraes e Raquel Lyra disputam segundo turno em Pernambuco". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 October 2022. 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.

[:2-9] "Apuração das Eleições 2022 para presidente, governadores, senadores, deputados federais e estaduais". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-03.

[:3-10] "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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