Paraíba deputy is 35 years old; average age when taking office of the deputies who commanded the house before it is 55 years
The deputy (Republicans-PB), 35, has become the youngest mayor since the redemocratization of Brazil. It was this Saturday (1st.Fev.2025), with 444 votes.
Born in João Pessoa (PB), Motta succeeds (PP-AL), 55 years old. Paraibano consolidated his candidacy in the 2nd semester of 2024, winning the support of the government and the opposition.
The oldest to chair the chamber was Severino Cavalcanti, elected on February 14, 2005, with 300 votes. At the time, I was 74 years old. to office (and his term as a deputy) on September 21 of the same year after charges of corruption in the case that was known as “monthly”.
Before Motta, the youngest had been, who assumed the presidency of Casa Baixa in 1995, at the age of 39. (PSDB), in 2001, was the 2nd newest at that time. Assumed with 40 years.
The average age of the chamber’s presidents before Hugo Motta is 55 years. He then is 20 years below that number.
Motta’s election is now also a demonstration of Lira’s strength, which commanded the House for 2 consecutive terms, from 2021 so far, early 2025.
Lira was the main articulator of the deputy’s candidacy, who has his family in politics, very strongly in the region of Patos, a city in the interior of Paraíba, known for its intense heat in almost every month of the year and with .
Chamber Presidents by State
Hugo Motta is the 2nd deputy elected by Paraíba to command the House since redemocratization.
The 1st was (At the time at PFL), who was president of the house in an interim way from December 17, 2002 to February 1, 2003. (PSDB), which left office to take over the government of Minas Gerais.
São Paulo leads with 8 mandates in the presidency of the House since redemocratization, including the 3 administrations of (MDB) and the two from Ulysses Guimarães.
Hugo Motta will preside over the House until 2027. Your campaign name “Hugo” in green and yellow with the slogan “On the side of Brazil”.
