Grace Mendonça | |
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| Attorney General of the Union | |
| In office 9 September 2016 – 31 December 2018 | |
| President | Michel Temer |
| Preceded by | Fábio Medina Osório |
| Succeeded by | André Mendonça |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Grace Maria Fernandes Mendonça 17 October 1968 Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Political party | PSDB (1997–present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University Center of Brasília (UniCEUB) Brasiliense Institute of Public Law (IDP) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, university professor |
Grace Maria Fernandes Mendonça (born 17 October 1968 in Januária) is a Brazilian lawyer, university professor and former Attorney General of Brazil, appointed by president Michel Temer after the resignation of Fábio Medina Osório.[1][2]
Biography
Mendonça obtained a Bachelor's degree in Law, specialising in Civil Procedural Law from the Unified Teaching Association of the Federal District and a Master's Degree in Constitutional Law.[3][4]
Prior joining the AGU, she was the advisor to the Deputy Attorney General of the Republic from 1995 to 2001 and a lawyer at the Companhia Imobiliária de Brasilia (TERRACAP).[4] She was a member of Attorney General of the Union (AGU) board of directors since 2001. In 2002, she served as the Deputy Attorney General and General Coordinator of the Office of the Advocate General of the Union.[3] She was also a senior lecturer in Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure and Administrative Law at the Universidade Católica de Brasília between 2002 and 2015.[4]
Career
She is to attend the WHO conference in Geneva, Switzerland.[5]
References
- ^ "Planalto anuncia demissão de advogado-geral da União" (in Portuguese). G1. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Reinaldo Azevedo (9 September 2016). "Temer confirma Grace Mendonça como nova advogada-geral da União". Veja. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Planalto anuncia a advogada Grace Mendonça para o comando da AGU" (in Portuguese). G1. 9 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Grace Mendonça será 1ª mulher a integrar 1º escalão de Temer" (in Portuguese). EXAME. 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Grace Mendonça participará de conferência da OMS em Genebra, na Suíça - ISTOÉ Independente". ISTOÉ Independente (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
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