Yeda Crusius

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Yeda Crusius
Yeda Crusius

Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 1, 2007
Preceded by Germano Rigotto

Born July 26, 1944
São Paulo
Political party PSDB
Occupation Economist

Yeda Rorato Crusius (São Paulo, July 26, 1944) is an economist and the governor of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. She is the first female governor of the state. She graduated in Economics at the University of São Paulo and at the Vanderbilt University. She has been living in Porto Alegre since 1970, when she married Carlos Augusto Crusius. In 1990, she joined PSDB.

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