What is Wilma de Faria?
[[Image:Wilmafaria2006.jpg|thumb|255px]] '''Wilma de Faria''' (February 17, 1945 – June 15, 2017) was a Brazilian politician. She served as the governor of the Brazilian state of [[Rio Grande do Norte]] from 2003 to 2010, the first woman to hold the position. She was a member of the [[Brazilian Socialist Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natal-brazil.com/blog/2006/10/wilma-de-faria-is-re-elected-governor.html|title=Wilma de Faria is re-elected Governor of Rio Grande do Norte|date=30 October 2006|access-date=11 September 2010|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031323/http://www.natal-brazil.com/blog/2006/10/wilma-de-faria-is-re-elected-governor.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Faria died on June 15, 2017 from [[cancer]] at the age of 72.<ref>[http://www.tribunadonorte.com.br/noticia/morre-ex-governadora-wilma-de-faria/383371 Morre es-Governadora Wilma de Faria]</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Faria, Wilma de}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from Rio Grande do Norte]] {{bio-stub}}