Celina Leão

{{Short description|Brazilian business administrator and politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = Fábrica Social forma 170 alunos, e nova turma fará material para hospitais (cropped).jpg

| office = Vice Governor of the Federal District

| governor = Ibaneis Rocha

| predecessor = Paco Britto

| term_start = 1 January 2023

| office1 = Governor of the Federal District

| status1 = Acting

| term_start1 = 8 January 2023

| term_end1 = 15 March 2023

| predecessor1 = Ibaneis Rocha

| successor1 = Ibaneis Rocha

| birth_name = Celina Leão Hazim

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|3|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

| party = PP (2018–present)

| otherparty = {{Collapsible list

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|1 = PPS (2016–2018)

|2 = PDT (2013–2016)

|3 = PMN (2009–2011)

|4 = PSDB (2005–2009)

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| office2 = Secretary of Sport and Leisure for the Federal District

| governor2 = Ibaneis Rocha

| predecessor2 = Leandro Cruz

| successor2 = Giselle Ferreira

| term_start2 = 21 May 2021

| term_end2 = 11 February 2022

| office3 = Member of the Chamber of Deputies

| constituency3 = Federal District

| term_start3 = 1 January 2019

| term_end3 = 1 January 2023

| office4 = President of the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District

| term_start4 = 1 January 2015

| term_end4 = 31 December 2016

| predecessor4 = Wasny de Roure

| successor4 = Joe Valle

| office5 = Member of the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District

| constituency5 = At-large

| term_start5 = 1 January 2011

| term_end5 = 1 January 2019

| caption = Leão in 2023

}}

Celina Leão Hizim Ferreira (born 2 March 1977) is a Brazilian business administrator and politician affiliated to the Progressistas (PP),{{Cite web |last=Menezes |first=Delmo |date=2016-02-22 |title=Agora é oficial: Celina Leão filia-se hoje ao PPS |url=https://agendacapital.com.br/agora-e-oficial-celina-leao-filia-se-hoje-ao-pps/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=Agenda Capital |language=pt-BR}} who currently serves as the vice-governor of the Federal District and was the acting governor after the removal of Ibaneis Rocha for 90 days by the Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.{{Cite web |title=Moraes decide afastar o governador Ibaneis Rocha, do Distrito Federal, por 90 dias |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2023/01/09/moraes-decide-afastar-o-governador-ibaneis-rocha-do-distrito-federal.ghtml |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=G1 |date=9 January 2023 |language=pt-br}} Ibaneis was removed after being accused of ignoring security flaws during the 2023 Brazilian Congress attack.{{Cite web |last=Newsroom |first=T. B. R. |date=2023-01-09 |title=Brazilian Supreme Court justice suspends Brasília governor |url=https://brazilian.report/liveblog/2023/01/09/suspended-brasilia-governor/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=The Brazilian Report |language=en-US}} The decision to remove Ibaneis from office ended up being endorsed in plenary of the Supreme Federal Court by 9 votes to 2, but it was later revoked by Alexandre de Moraes on 15 March 2023.{{Cite web |title=Alexandre de Moraes revoga o afastamento do governador Ibaneis Rocha, do DF |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/blog/valdo-cruz/post/2023/03/15/alexandre-de-moraes-revoga-o-afastamento-do-governador-ibaneis-rocha-do-df.ghtml |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=G1 |date=15 March 2023 |language=pt-br}}

Leão is a former federal deputy and former state deputy, and she previously served as a president of the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District. {{Cite web |last=Rodrigues |first=Mateus |date=2015-01-01 |title=Com 'renúncia' de 4 partidos, Celina Leão presidirá Câmara do DF |url=http://g1.globo.com/distrito-federal/noticia/2015/01/com-renuncia-de-4-partidos-celina-leao-presidira-camara-do-df.html |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=Distrito Federal |language=pt-br}}

Leão was elected in the first round as vice-governor in 2022, and served only 8 days before assuming the interim governorship.