Lúcia França

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Massis and the second or paternal family name is Gouvêa.

Lúcia Massis de Gouvêa França Gomes (born 28 January 1962) is a Brazilian professor filiated to the Brazilian Socialist Party. The wife of Márcio França, she served as First Lady of the state of São Paulo and also as president of Fundo Social São Paulo.^[1][2]

Lúcia França
França in 2018
First Lady of São Paulo
In role 6 April 2018 – 31 December 2018
Governor	Márcio França
Preceded by	Lu Alckmin
Succeeded by	Bia Doria
Second Lady of São Paulo
In role 1 January 2015 – 6 April 2018
Vice Governor	Márcio França
Preceded by	Silvia Domingos
Succeeded by	Luciana Garcia
Personal details
Born	Lúcia Massis de Gouvêa (1962-01-28) 28 January 1962 (age 63) São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	PSB (1988–present)
Spouse	Márcio França ​ (m. 1986)​
Children	2
Profession	Professor

Biography

Lúcia França was born in São Paulo, but moved to São Vicente at the age of 10. At the age of 17, she graduated in teaching, influenced by her mother who worked in school in São Vicente until being approved to work in Praia Grande.^[3] Married with Márcio França since 1986, they had met when they were teenagers. They have two children: pedagogue Helena and lawyer and state deputy Caio França, besides two grandchildren, Enzo and Laura.^[3]

She became First Lady of São Paulo in 6 April 2018 after her husband took office as Governor due to the resignation of then Governor Geraldo Alckmin.^[3][4][5]

From 1997 to 2004, she served as president of Fundo Social de Solidariedade in the municipality of São Vicente.

In 2022, Gouvêa was announced as running mate of Fernando Haddad in the 2022 state election.^[6]

References

1. "Lúcia Massis de Gouvêa França Gomes - Lúcia França". Fundo Social São Paulo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
2. "Mulher de Márcio França diz que continuará trabalho de Lu Alckmin". Isto É (in Portuguese). 23 March 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
3. Tavares, Joelmir (10 April 2018). "Professora 'de voz brava', nova primeira-dama se diz feminista e critica Doria". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
4. "Na capital, Márcio França assume Governo do Estado de São Paulo". Governo do Estado de São Paulo (in Portuguese). 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
5. "Lu Alckmin elogia sucessora, mulher de Márcio França: 'Ser humano espetacular'". A Tribuna (in Portuguese). 23 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
6. "Haddad anuncia Lúcia França como vice em sua chapa ao governo de SP". G1 (in Portuguese). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

External links

• Lúcia França on Facebook

Honorary titles
Preceded by Silvia Domingos	Second Lady of São Paulo 2015–2019	Vacant Title next held by Luciana Garcia
Preceded by Lu Alckmin	First Lady of São Paulo 2018–2019	Succeeded by Bia Doria