Luiz Gushiken
Luiz Gushiken | |
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Luiz Gushiken in 2004 | |
| Minister of Social Communication and Strategic Management | |
| In office 1 January 2003 – 22 July 2005 | |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Bob Vieira da Costa |
| Succeeded by | Luiz Tadeu Rigo |
| Workers' Party National President | |
| In office 11 December 1988 – 15 July 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Olívio Dutra |
| Succeeded by | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Federal Deputy for São Paulo | |
| In office 1 February 1987 – 1 February 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1950 Osvaldo Cruz, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | 13 September 2013 (aged 63) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Party | PT (1980–2013) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Gushiken |
| Alma mater | Getulio Vargas Foundation |
| Profession | Politician, activist |
Luiz Gushiken (8 May 1950 – 13 September 2013) was a Brazilian union leader and politician. He was formerly the head of the social communication office of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's administration, a position which carried a ministerial rank. He was a second-generation Ryukyuan-Brazilian, with Ryukyuan parents from Okinawa.
In his youth he was a supporter of O Trabalho, a party linked to the French Organisation Communiste Internationaliste (OCI). He broke with this international current to work closely with Lula in the PT. He worked at Banespa bank and was associated with unions. He was elected a federal deputy in the Congress three times, from 1987 to 1998, and was the coordinator of the presidential campaigns for Lula in 1989 and 1998.