Hilton Coelho

Hilton Barros Coelho (born June 22, 1971) is a historian, civil servant, labor activist and Brazilian politician. A member of the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL), Coelho was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Bahia (ALBA) in 2018.[1][2]

Hilton Coelho
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Bahia
Assumed office
February 1, 2019
Member of the Salvador City Council
In office
February 1, 2013 – January 31, 2019
Personal details
BornJune 22, 1971
Political partyPSOL
Alma materFederal University of Bahia

Biography

In high school, Coelho was involved in student activism, and presided over the Student Union of the Federal Technical School of Bahia. Coelho later graduated from the Federal University of Bahia, where he graduated with a master's degree in history.

In 2006, Coelho was a candidate for Governor of Bahia,[3][4] and in 2008 ran for Mayor of Salvador. In the latter election, he headed the Socialist Left Front, and obtained 51 thousand votes. In 2010, he was a candidate for state deputy, and reached almost 25 thousand votes.[5]

He was elected a member of the Salvador City Council in 2012, running with Hamilton Assis heading the PSOL municipal ticket. He received 16,408 votes (1.27% of those valid), running as a member of the "Enough of Selling Our City" coalition (PSOL-PCB).

Coelho with Hamilton Assis.

After being reelected in 2016, Coelho decided to run for the Legislative Assembly of Bahia, and became the first ever PSOL state deputy in Bahia.[6][7] In 2020, he once again unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Salvador.[8][9] His running-mate was Rosana Almedia, a local coordinator for the National Housing Struggle Movement (MNLM) and PSOL organizer.[10]

References
  1. "Hilton Coelho". www.facebook.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  2. "UOL Eleições – Bahia". eleicoes.uol.com.br. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  3. "Folha Online – Especial – 2006 – Eleições – Apuração – Bahia (1º turno)". eleicoes.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  4. "Hilton Coêlho [PSOL|Salvador-BA] | vereadoresquequeremos.redelivre.org.br". vereadoresquequeremos.redelivre.org.br. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  5. "Hilton Coelho é definido como candidato do PSOL à Prefeitura de Salvador | Sociedade Online" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  6. "Hilton Coelho 50150 (Deputado Estadual)". Eleições 2018 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  7. ALBA. "Assembleia Legislativa da Bahia". ALBA. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  8. "Hilton Coelho confirmará candidatura a prefeito de Salvador no próximo dia 1º | Política Livre". Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  9. "PSOL oficializa candidatura de Hilton Coelho à Prefeitura de Salvador". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  10. "Candidatossalbador". psol-ba (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 25, 2021.
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