Erenice Guerra

Erenice Guerra
41st Chief of Staff of the Presidency
In office April 1, 2010 – September 16, 2010
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Dilma Rousseff
Succeeded by	Antonio Palocci
Personal details
Born	Erenice Alves Guerra (1959-02-15) February 15, 1959 Brasília, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Residence	Brasília, Brazil
Profession	Lawyer

Erenice Alves Guerra (born February 15, 1959) was the 41st Chief of Staff of Brazil. She is best known for resigning from the post of Chief of Staff due to credible allegations of corruption and nepotism for which she was publicly reprimanded by the President's Public Ethics Committee. She was born in Brasília and is a law graduate, specialized in Health Law.

She was Chief of Staff of the Secretariat of Public Security of the Federal District Government (GDF) and general manager of the Brasília Metro. She was also head of the legal department of the Brasília Society of Collective Transport (TCB).

At the federal administration level, she was manager of Eletronorte, Attorney General of the National School of Public Administration (ENAP), Legal Adviser of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) and consultant of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the Ministry of Health. She also worked in the council of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil.

Erenice was an advisor at Petrobras and the São Francisco Hydroelectric Company (CHESF). Currently she is member of the board of directors of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES).

From 2005 to 2010 she held the position of Executive Secretary of the Presidential Staff Office.

References

• Erenice Alves Guerra - Biographical Data Office of the Chief of Staff of Brazil