Luísa Canziani dos Santos Silveira (born 11 April 1996) is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. She has spent her political career representing Paraná, having served in the state legislature since 2019.[1][2]

Luísa Canziani
Canziani in March 2019
Federal Deputy for Paraná
Assumed office
1 February 2019
Personal details
Born (1996-04-11) 11 April 1996 (age 28)
Londrina, Brazil
Political partyPSD

Personal life

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Canziani is the daughter of politician and lawyer Alex Canziani.[3] She is an alumnus of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná.[1]

Political career

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Canziani was elected to the lower legislature of Brazil in the 2018 Brazilian general election, succeeding her father who had served 5 consecutive terms from 1999 to 2019.[3] Taking office at just 22 years of age, she is the youngest ever member of the federal chamber of deputies.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "LUISA CANZIANI – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Brazilian congress takes office with more women, newcomers - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ a b Bubniak, Taiana (23 November 2018). "O que pensa a deputada federal mais jovem do país" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Com 22 anos, Luísa Canziani é a deputada federal mais jovem do Brasil" (in Portuguese). TN Online. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.