Cabinet of Dilma Rousseff

  • 2011–2015:
  •   Workers' Party (Brazil)
  •   Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
  •   Party of the Republic
  •   Brazilian Socialist Party
  •   Democratic Labour Party
  •   Social Christian Party
  •   Communist Party of Brazil
  •   Brazilian Republican Party
  • 2015–2016:
  •   Workers' Party
  •   Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
  •   Progressive Party
  •   Social Democratic Party
  •   Party of the Republic
  •   Brazilian Republican Party
  •   Democratic Labour Party
  •   Republican Party of the Social Order
  •   Communist Party of Brazil
Status in legislature
  • 2011–2015:
  • Coalition
    358 / 594 (60%)
  • 2015–2016:
  • Coalition
    357 / 594 (60%)
  • April 2016:
  • Minority
    157 / 594 (26%)
Opposition parties
HistoryElection(s)2010 general election
2014 general electionLegislature term(s)54th Legislature of the National Congress
55th Legislature of the National CongressAdvice and consentFederal SenateOutgoing formationImpeachment of Dilma RousseffPredecessorFirst cabinet of Lula da SilvaSuccessorCabinet of Michel Temer

After the 2010 election, Dilma Rousseff became the first woman to be President of Brazil. Her cabinet was unveiled in November 2010.[1][2][3] A second cabinet was formed after the 2014 election.[4]

Cabinet

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief of Staff1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)7 June 2011 (2011-06-07) PT
8 June 2011 (2011-06-08)2 February 2014 (2014-02-02) PT
2 February 2014 (2014-02-02)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) PT
2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)17 March 2016 (2016-03-17) PT
17 March 2016 (2016-03-17)18 March 2016 (2016-03-18) PT
Eva Chiavon
18 March 2016 (2016-03-18)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) PT
Secretary of Civil Aviation
Wagner Bittencourt
18 March 2011 (2011-03-18)15 March 2013 (2013-03-15) Independent
15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) MDB
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)4 December 2015 (2015-12-04) MDB
Guilherme Ramalho
7 December 2015 (2015-12-07)17 March 2016 (2016-03-17) Independent
Mauro Lopes
17 March 2016 (2016-03-17)18 April 2016 (2016-04-18) MDB
Guilherme Ramalho
18 April 2016 (2016-04-18)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) Independent
Secretary-General of the Presidency
Gilberto Carvalho
1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) PT
Miguel Rossetto
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) PT
Secretary of Government2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) PT
Secretary of Human Rights1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)1 April 2014 (2014-04-01) PT
1 April 2014 (2014-04-01)16 April 2015 (2015-04-16) PT
Pepe Vargas
16 April 2015 (2015-04-16)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) PT
Secretary of Institutional Affairs
Luiz Sérgio Nóbrega
1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)10 June 2011 (2011-06-10) PT
10 June 2011 (2011-06-10)1 April 2014 (2014-04-01) PT
1 April 2014 (2014-04-01)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) PT
Pepe Vargas
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)7 April 2015 (2015-04-07) PT
Secretary of Institutional Security1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) Independent
2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) Independent
Secretary of Micro and Small Business6 May 2013 (2013-05-06)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) PSD
Secretary of Politics for Women
Iriny Lopes
1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)10 February 2012 (2012-02-10) PT
10 February 2012 (2012-02-10)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) PT
Secretary of Ports and Water Transports
Leônidas Cristino
1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)3 October 2013 (2013-10-03) PSB
Antonio Pinheiro
3 October 2013 (2013-10-03)26 June 2014 (2014-06-26) Independent
César Borges
26 June 2014 (2014-06-26)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) PR
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) MDB
2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)20 April 2016 (2016-04-20) MDB
Maurício Muniz
20 April 2016 (2016-04-20)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) Independent
Secretary of Promotion of Racial Equality1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) Independent
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) Independent
Secretary of Social Communication
Helena Chagas
1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)3 February 2014 (2014-02-03) Independent
Thomas Traumann
3 February 2014 (2014-02-03)25 March 2015 (2015-03-25) PSD
Edinho Silva
31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) PT
Secretary of Strategic Affairs1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)15 March 2013 (2013-03-15) MDB
Marcelo Neri
22 March 2013 (2013-03-22)5 February 2015 (2015-02-05) Independent
5 February 2015 (2015-02-05)14 September 2015 (2015-09-14) Independent
Vitor Pinto Chaves
14 September 2015 (2015-09-14)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) Independent
Attorney General23 October 2009 (2009-10-23)3 March 2016 (2016-03-03) Independent
3 March 2016 (2016-03-03)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) PT
Comptroller General
Jorge Hage
31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) Independent
Waldir Moysés Simão
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)21 December 2015 (2015-12-21) Independent
21 December 2015 (2015-12-21)29 February 2016 (2016-02-29) Independent
Luiz Navarro de Brito
29 February 2016 (2016-02-29)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) Independent
Minister of Agrarian Development
Afonso Florence
1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)14 March 2012 (2012-03-14) PT
Pepe Vargas
14 March 2012 (2012-03-14)17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) PT
Miguel Rossetto
17 March 2014 (2014-03-17)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) PT
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) PT
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply
Wagner Rossi
1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)17 August 2011 (2011-08-17) MDB
Mendes Ribeiro Filho
17 August 2011 (2011-08-17)16 March 2013 (2013-03-16) PP
Antônio Andrade
16 March 2013 (2013-03-16)17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) MDB
Neri Geller
17 March 2014 (2014-03-17)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) PP
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) MDB
Minister of Cities1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)2 February 2012 (2012-02-02) PP
7 February 2012 (2012-02-07)17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) PP
17 March 2014 (2014-03-17)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) PP
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)15 April 2016 (2016-04-15) PSD
Inês da Silva Magalhães
15 April 2016 (2016-04-15)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) Independent
Minister of Communications1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) PT
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) PT
2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) PDT
Minister of Culture1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)13 September 2012 (2012-09-13) Independent
13 September 2012 (2012-09-13)11 November 2014 (2014-11-11) PT
Ana Cristina Wanzeler
11 November 2014 (2014-11-11)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) Independent
Juca Ferreira
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) PT
Minister of Defence1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)4 August 2011 (2011-08-04) MDB
4 August 2011 (2011-08-04)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) PT
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) PT
2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) PCdoB
Minister of Development Industry and Foreign Trade1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)14 February 2014 (2014-02-14) PT
Mauro Borges Lemos
14 February 2014 (2014-02-14)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) Independent
Armando Monteiro
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) PTB
Minister of Education1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)23 January 2012 (2012-01-23) PT
23 January 2012 (2012-01-23)3 February 2014 (2014-02-03) PT
José Henrique Paim
3 February 2014 (2014-02-03)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) PT
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)18 March 2015 (2015-03-18) PROS
Luiz Cláudio Costa
18 March 2015 (2015-03-18)6 April 2015 (2015-04-06) Independent
6 April 2015 (2015-04-06)30 September 2015 (2015-09-30) Independent
2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) PT
Minister of Environment
Izabella Teixeira
1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) Independent
Minister of Finance1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) PT
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)18 December 2015 (2015-12-18) Independent
18 December 2015 (2015-12-18)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) Independent
Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)10 June 2011 (2011-06-10) PT
Luiz Sérgio Nóbrega
10 June 2011 (2011-06-10)2 March 2012 (2012-03-02) PT
2 March 2012 (2012-03-02)17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) Republicanos
Eduardo Lopes
17 March 2014 (2014-03-17)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) Republicanos
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) MDB
Minister of Foreign Affairs1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)26 August 2013 (2013-08-26) Independent
26 August 2013 (2013-08-26)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) Independent
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) Independent
Minister of Health1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)2 February 2014 (2014-02-02) PT
2 February 2014 (2014-02-02)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) PT
2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) MDB
Minister of Justice1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)3 March 2016 (2016-03-03) PT
Wellington Lima e Silva
3 March 2016 (2016-03-03)14 March 2016 (2016-03-14) Independent
Eugênio Aragão
14 March 2016 (2016-03-14)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) Independent
Minister of Labour and Employment1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)4 December 2011 (2011-12-04) PDT
Paulo dos Santos Pinto
4 December 2011 (2011-12-04)30 April 2012 (2012-04-30) Independent
30 April 2012 (2012-04-30)15 March 2013 (2013-03-15) PDT
Manoel Dias
15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) PDT
Miguel Ressetto
2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) PT
Minister of Mines and Energy1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) MDB
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)20 April 2016 (2016-04-20) MDB
Marco Antônio Almeida
20 April 2016 (2016-04-20)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) Independent
Minister of National Integration1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)1 October 2013 (2013-10-01) PSB
Francisco Teixeira
1 October 2013 (2013-10-01)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) Independent
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)13 April 2016 (2016-04-13) PP
Josélio de Andrade Moura
13 April 2016 (2016-04-13)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) Independent
Minister of Planning, Budget and Management
Miriam Belchior
1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) PT
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)18 December 2015 (2015-12-18) Independent
Valdir Moysés Simão
21 December 2015 (2015-12-21)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) Independent
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)23 January 2012 (2012-01-23) PT
Marco Antonio Raupp
23 January 2012 (2012-01-23)17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) Independent
Clélio Campolina Diniz
17 March 2014 (2014-03-17)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) Independent
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) PCdoB
Celso Pansera
2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)14 April 2016 (2016-04-14) MDB
Emília Ribeiro Curi
14 April 2016 (2016-04-14)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) Independent
Minister of Social Development and Fight against Hunger1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) PT
Minister of Social Security1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) MDB
Carlos Eduardo Gabas
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) PT
Minister of Sports1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)26 October 2011 (2011-10-26) PCdoB
26 October 2011 (2011-10-26)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) PCdoB
George Hilton
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) Republicanos
Ricardo Leyser
31 March 2016 (2016-03-31)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) PCdoB
Minister of Tourism
Pedro Novais
1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)14 September 2011 (2011-09-14) MDB
Gastão Vieira
14 September 2011 (2011-09-14)17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) MDB
Vinicius Lages
17 March 2014 (2014-03-17)16 April 2015 (2015-04-16) Independent
16 April 2015 (2015-04-16)28 March 2015 (2015-03-28) MDB
Alberto Alves
28 March 2016 (2016-03-28)21 April 2016 (2016-04-21) Independent
21 April 2016 (2016-04-21)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) PT
Minister of Transport
Alfredo Nascimento
1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)6 July 2011 (2011-07-06) PR
Paulo Sérgio Passos
6 July 2011 (2011-07-06)1 April 2013 (2013-04-01) PR
César Borges
1 April 2013 (2013-04-01)26 June 2014 (2014-06-26) PR
Paulo Sérgio Passos
26 June 2014 (2014-06-26)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) PR
Antonio Carlos Rodrigues
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) PR
Minister of Women, Racial Equality and Human Rights
Nila Lino Gomes
2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) Independent

Non-cabinet positions

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
President of the Central Bank of Brazil1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)13 June 2016 (2016-06-13) Independent
Chairman of the Brazilian Development Bank1 May 2007 (2007-05-01)16 May 2016 (2016-05-16) Independent
CEO of Petrobras
Sérgio Gabrielli
22 July 2005 (2005-07-22)13 February 2012 (2012-02-13) Independent
13 February 2012 (2012-02-13)4 February 2015 (2015-02-04) Independent
6 February 2015 (2015-02-06)30 May 2016 (2016-05-30) Independent
Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces6 September 2010 (2010-09-06)7 December 2015 (2015-12-07) Independent
7 December 2015 (2015-12-07)15 January 2019 (2019-01-15) Independent
Commander of the Brazilian Army8 March 2007 (2007-03-08)5 February 2015 (2015-02-05) Independent
Gen. Eduardo Villas Bôas
5 February 2015 (2015-02-05)11 January 2019 (2019-01-11) Independent
Commander of the Brazilian Navy1 March 2007 (2007-03-01)7 February 2015 (2015-02-07) Independent
Adm. Eduardo Bacellar Ferreira
7 February 2015 (2015-02-07)9 January 2019 (2019-01-09) Independent
Commander of the Brazilian Air Force
Lt. Brig. Juniti Saito
1 March 2007 (2007-03-01)30 January 2015 (2015-01-30) Independent
30 January 2015 (2015-01-30)4 January 2019 (2019-01-04) Independent

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Cabinet of Dilma Rousseff (2011–16)
Minister of Agrarian Development
  • Afonso Florence (2011–12)
  • Pepe Vargas (2012–14)
  • Miguel Rossetto (2014)
  • Patrus Ananias (2015–16)
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply
  • Wagner Rossi (2011)
  • Mendes Ribeiro Filho (2011–13)
  • Antônio Andrade (2013–14)
  • Neri Geller (2014–15)
  • Kátia Abreu (2015–16)
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  • Fernando Pimentel (2011–14)
  • Mauro Borges Lemos (2014–15)
  • Armando Monteiro (2015–16)
Minister of Education
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  • Izabella Teixeira (2011–16)
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Minister of National Integration
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  • Nelson Barbosa (2015)
  • Valdir Simão (2015–16)
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Minister of Sports
  • Orlando Silva (2011)
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  • George Hilton (2015–16)
  • Ricardo Leyser (2016)
Minister of Tourism
Minister of Transports
  • Alfredo Nascimento (2011)
  • Paulo Sérgio Passos (2011–13)
  • César Borges (2013–14)
  • Paulo Sérgio Passos (2014–15)
  • Antonio Carlos Rodrigues (2015–16)
Minister of Women, Racial Equality and Human Rights
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  • Wagner Bittencourt (2011–13)
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Secretary of Human Rights
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Secretary of Social Communication
  • Helena Chagas (2011–14)
  • Thomas Traumann (2014–15)
  • Edinho Silva (2015–16)
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Attorney General
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  • Jorge Hage (2011–15)
  • Valdir Simão (2015)
  • Luiz Navarro de Britto (2016)
Secretary of Government
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  • Miguel Rossetto (2015)
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