Education
Graduated in law in the Centro Universitário Curitiba (Faculdade de Direito de Curitiba).
Graduated in law in the Centro Universitário Curitiba (Faculdade de Direito de Curitiba).
Born into a religious family of German origin, she began her involvement in politics in the student movement during her youth, becoming a Partido dos Trabalhadores" member in 1989. Known for her public management skills, Hoffmann has served as state secretary in Mato Grosso do Sul and as municipal secretary in the city of Londrina. She ran for the Federal Senate of Brazil in 2006 and for the office of mayor of Curitiba in 2008, losing both elections.
At the time, she was the president of PT in the state of Paraná.
In October 2010, Hoffmann was elected to the Senate, receiving over 3.1 million votes, the most voted senator from the state of Paraná and the first woman to hold the office. Gleisi is the wife of Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo.
They have two children.
She was a member of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva"s presidential transition team in 2002, and served as the financial director at the hydroelectric dam Itaipu Binacional from 2003 to 2006. After four months in office, she was appointed Chief of Staff, the highest-ranking member of Brazil"s Executive Office, by President Dilma Rousseff.