Cláudia Maria Costin (born January 24, 1956) is a Brazilian academic and civil servant. The daughter of Maurício and Lídia Costin, she was born in

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. She is of Romanian descent. Costin studied public administration at the

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(Eaesp) and, in 1986, received a master's degree in economics from the same institution. While a student, she was active in the Partido Comunista do Brasil and was arrested twice. She was a co-founder of the . Costin has served on the faculty of the

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, the

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institution, the

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in Quebec, the

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and Eaesp. From 2009 to 2014, she was secretary of education for

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. From 2014 to 2016, Costin was senior director of education at the

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. She has been vice-president for the Fundação

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and executive secretary for the Helio Beltrao Institute. She helped establish the and served on its technical committee. Costin also served as Secretary of Culture for

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and federal Minister of Public Administration and State Reform. In 2017, she was named to the Brazilian

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Costin, Claudia 1956 births Living people Academic staff of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Brazilian women academics Brazilian people of Romanian descent Women government ministers of Brazil Government ministers of Brazil Academics from São Paulo