Teresa Surita

Her Excellency Teresa Surita
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Federal Deputy for state of Roraima
In office 1 february 2011 – actual
President	Dilma Rousseff
Federal Deputy for the state of Roraima
In office 1991–1992
President	Fernando Collor
Mayor of Boa Vista, Roraima
In office 1993–1996
President	Itamar Franco
Mayor of Boa Vista, Roraima
In office 2001–2004
President	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Mayor of Boa Vista, Roraima
In office 2005–2006
President	Luis Inácio Lula da Silva
National Secretary of Urban Policies of the Ministry of Cities
In office 2009–2010
President	Luis Inácio Lula da Silva
Personal details
Born	(1956-08-14) August 14, 1956 São Manuel, São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Political party	Brazilian Democratic Movement Party

Teresa Surita (Maria Teresa Saenz Surita Jucá, born São Manuel, São Paulo, August 14, 1956), is a scuba diver, a Bachelor of Tourism and a Brazilian politician dedicated to issues of social policy and human rights of children and adolescents.

Federal Deputy twice: 1. 1990-1992 (49th Legislature); 2. 2011-actual (54th Legislature - 2011-2015).

National Secretary of Urban Policies of the Ministry of Cities (2009–2010).

Federal Deputy

Member of the 54ª Legislature of the Chamber of Deputies, Teresa Surita is presently:

• Vice Leader of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party - PMDB
• First Vice-President of the Special Committee of the National Education Plan
• Vice-President of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights of the Child and Adolescent
• Member of the Commission of Social and Family
• Member of the Board of Advanced Studies and Technology Assessment
• Rapporteur of the Special Commission for examination of the Bill 7.672/2010 for a child education without use of corporal punishment. Substitute report substitute passed in the House of Representatives, known as "Anti-Spanking Law"
• Holder of the Special Committee to examine the Bill 7.420/2006 (The Educational Accountability Act)
• Holder of the Special Committee to examine the PL 8.035/2010 - National Education Plan 2011/2015
• Holder of the Special Committee to examine the PL 1.610/1996 - Exploration of Mineral Resources on Indigenous Lands
• Alternate member of the Commission on Human Rights and Minorities
• Alternate member of the Urban Development Commission
• Councillor of Board of Directors of the Congressional Joint Municipal and Support for Mayors and Vice Mayors of Brazil
• Member of Young Brazilian Parliament
• Member of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into Human Trafficking in Brazil
• Member of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents
• 2nd Vice-President of the Special Committee for consideration of the PEC111/2011 on the workers of the former Territories

Articles

• Atenção às terras raras. O Globo, 24/04/2012. (Portuguese)
• Terras-raras: dormindo em berço esplêndido. Correio Braziliense, 28/03/2012. (Portuguese)
• Crianças e adolescentes, sujeitos de direitos. Folha de S.Paulo, 13/12/2011. (Portuguese)
• Acabar com a cultura da violência. Antes tarde do que nunca. Correio Braziliense, 02/11/2011. (Portuguese)
• Um basta à violência. Correio Braziliense, 10/09/2011. (Portuguese)
• Copa do Mundo e salvaguardas sociais. Correio Braziliense, 17/08/2011. (Portuguese)
• Salto de paraquedas na Barra do Vento. Blog Teresa Surita, 25/08/2010. (Portuguese)
• Política com o coração. Blog Teresa Surita, 04/08/2010. (Portuguese)
• Vencendo desafios: mergulhando em cavernas. Blog Teresa Surita, 11/07/2010. (Portuguese)
• É possível recuperar jovens em situação de risco. Blog Teresa Surita, 03/05/2010. (Portuguese)
• As muitas vítimas da violência juvenil. Blog Teresa Surita, 30/05/2010. (Portuguese)
• Mutirão contra a violência. Folha de Boa Vista, 25/03/2010. (Portuguese)
• Um pouco da minha história. Blog Teresa Surita, 22/03/2010. (Portuguese)

External links

• Teresa Surita Blog (Portuguese)
• Teresa Twitter (Portuguese)
• Teresa Surita page - Facebook (Portuguese)
• Congresswoman Teresa Surita Home Page at Portal da Câmara(Portuguese)

Preceded by Barac da Silva Bento	Mayor of Boa Vista 1993 – 1996	Succeeded by Ottomar de Sousa Pinto
Preceded by Ottomar de Sousa Pinto	Mayor of Boa Vista 2001–2004	Succeeded by Maria Teresa Saenz Surita Jucá
Preceded by Maria Teresa Saenz Surita Jucá	Mayor of Boa Vista 2005–2006	Succeeded by Iradilson Sampaio de Souza