Ana Amélia Lemos (

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, March 23, 1945) is a Brazilian journalist and politician. She worked as a columnist and commentator for

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, before applying the

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by the

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, elected in the General Election 2010. She was the running mate of

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presidential candidate

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in the 2018 election.

Biography

Graduated in Media by the

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, Lemos worked as a reporter in

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and the branch of

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and as correspondent of the magazine

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. She began her career in

in 1977, acting as a reporter for economics and producer and host of the "Economic Outlook", the first column of economics at the TV in the

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. In 1979, Ana Amelia moved to

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, as a reporter for "

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and Radio Gaúcha. Three years later, she was named

's director for

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, a post she held until December 2003. Lemos then participated in programs like "Bom Dia Rio Grande", on TV, and Current ''Gaucho'', Gaucho on radio, signing a column in the editorial policy of the newspaper

Political career

On March 15, 2010, Lemos announced her retirement from the

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to start a political career. In her first race, she was a candidate of the

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(PP) for

by the state of

, she was elected on October 3rd, 2010, with 29.54% of the votes, with more than 3,4 million votes. Since then, she has stood out in Congress: she was chosen four times as one of the ten best senators in the Congress in Focus award, in 2013 she was appointed by the Inter-Union Department of Parliamentary Advisory (Diap) as the most influential woman parliamentarian in the National Congress. At the presidential elections of 2018 Lemos is Geraldo Alckmin's running mate.

Personal life

Ana Amélia Lemos was married to lawyer and politician Omar Octavio Cardoso, who died in 2011.

References

1945 births People from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian police officers Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) Living people Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul alumni Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011) politicians Brazilian women in politics {{brazil-politician-stub Candidates for Vice President of Brazil