# Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

_President of Brazil from 2003 to 2011 and since 2023_

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> Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist, and former metalworker who has served as the 39th president of Brazil since 2023. A member of the Workers' Party, he served as the 35th president from 2003 to 2011.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 27 October 1945 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37181#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Caetés ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37181#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Brazil ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37181#P27))
- **Occupation:** trade unionist; politician; turner; functionary; union member ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37181#P106))
- **Political party:** Workers' Party (since 10 February 1980) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37181#P102))
- **Spouse:** Maria de Lurdes da Silva; Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva; Rosângela Lula da Silva ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37181#P26))
- **Official website:** lula.com.br ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37181#P856))
- **Positions held:** President of Brazil (since 1 January 2023 · BS 17 Poush 2079 onwards); President of Brazil (1 January 2007 – 1 January 2011); President of Brazil (1 January 2003 – 1 January 2007); federal deputy of São Paulo (1 February 1987 – 1 February 1991) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37181#P39))
- **Awards:** Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding; Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic‎; Grand Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit; Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights; Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize; Indira Gandhi Peace Prize; Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal; Chatham House Prize; World Food Prize; North–South Prize; Grand Cross, Special Class of the Order of the Sun of Peru; Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword; Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37181#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** LulaOficial ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37181#P2002))
- **Facebook:** lula ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37181#P2013))
- **Instagram:** lulaoficial ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37181#P2003))
- **YouTube:** UCvO2BExvkAbGMsTGnEnI_Ng ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37181#P2397))
- **LinkedIn:** lulaoficial ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37181#P6634))

## Questions

**When was Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva born?**  
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was born on 27 October 1945 in Caetés.

**What positions has Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held?**  
Positions held by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva include: President of Brazil (since 1 January 2023); President of Brazil (2007–2011); President of Brazil (2003–2007); federal deputy of São Paulo (1987–1991).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luiz_In%C3%A1cio_Lula_da_Silva) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): लुइज इन्सियो लुला दा सिल्भा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%9C_%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q37181](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37181) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Foto oficial de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (estreita).jpg by Palácio do Planalto from Brasilia, Brasil (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foto_oficial_de_Luiz_In%C3%A1cio_Lula_da_Silva_(estreita).jpg)

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