Eliseu Padilha

Brazilian lawyer and politician (1945–2023)

Eliseu Padilha


Chief of Staff of the Presidency
In office 12 May 2016 – 1 January 2019
President	Michel Temer
Preceded by	Eva Chiavon (acting)
Succeeded by	Onyx Lorenzoni
Minister of Labor (Acting)^[1]
In office 5 July 2018 – 10 July 2018
President	Michel Temer
Preceded by	Helton Yomura
Succeeded by	Caio Luiz de Almeida Vieira de Mello
Minister of Civil Aviation
In office 1 January 2015 – 1 December 2015
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Moreira Franco
Succeeded by	Mauro Lopes
Federal Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul
In office 23 August 2011 – 1 January 2015
In office 1 February 2003 – 1 February 2011
In office 1 February 1995 – 1 February 1999
Minister of Transport
In office 22 May 1997 – 16 November 2001
President	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Alcides Saldanha
Succeeded by	Alderico Lima
10th Mayor of Tramandaí
In office 1 January 1989 – 1 January 1993
Preceded by	Elói Brás Sessim
Succeeded by	Edegar Rapaki

Personal details
Born	Eliseu Lemos Padilha (1945-12-23)23 December 1945 Canela, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died	13 March 2023(2023-03-13) (aged 77) Porto Alegre
Political party	MDB (1966-2023)
Alma mater	University of Rio dos Sinos Valley
Website	Official website

Eliseu Lemos Padilha (23 December 1945 – 13 March 2023) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician, who was appointed by then-President Dilma Rousseff as the minister of the Brazilian Civil Aeronautics Government Department. He was in office from 1 January 2015 to 1 December 2015.^[2] He also served as minister of Transport and Infrastructure between 1997 and 2001 (appointed by then-President Fernando Henrique Cardoso) and for four terms as federal congressman of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, his birthplace.

Padilha was one of the few ministers to have resigned from a ministerial office because of a divergent position from their government's policies.

Padilha died on 13 March 2023, at age 77.^[3]

References

^ "Após queda de investigado, Eliseu Padilha assume para 'limpar' Ministério do Trabalho" [After fall of previous minister, Eliseu Padilha takes office to 'clean' Ministry of Labor] (in Portuguese). Sul21. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
^ "President Dilma announces thirteen new office holders". Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
^ "Morre o ex-ministro Eliseu Padilha, aos 77 anos". GZH. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

Political offices
Preceded by Elói Brás Sessim	10th Mayor of Tramandaí 1989–1993	Succeeded by Edegar Rapaki
Preceded by Alcides Saldanha	Minister of Transport 1997–2001	Succeeded by Alderico Lima
Preceded by Moreira Franco	Minister of Civil Aviation 2015	Succeeded by Mauro Lopes
Vacant Title last held by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva	Chief of Staff of the Presidency 2016–2019	Succeeded by Onyx Lorenzoni
Preceded by Helton Yomura	Minister of Labor (Acting) 2018	Succeeded by Caio Luiz de Almeida Vieira de Mello

Cabinet of Michel Temer (2016–19)

Cabinet
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply	Blairo Maggi (2016–19)
Minister of Cities	Bruno Araújo (2016–17) Alexandre Baldy (2017–19)
Minister of Culture	Marcelo Calero (2016) Roberto Freire (2016–17) Sérgio Sá Leitão (2017–19)
Minister of Defence	Raul Jungmann (2016–18) Joaquim Silva e Luna (2018–19)
Minister of Education	Mendonça Filho (2016–18) Rossieli Soares (2018–19)
Minister of the Environment	Sarney Filho (2016–18) Edson Duarte (2018–19)
Minister of Finances	Henrique Meirelles (2016–18) Eduardo Guardia (2018–19)
Minister of Foreign Affairs	José Serra (2016–17) Aloysio Nunes (2017–19)
Minister of Health	Ricardo Barros (2016–18) Gilberto Occhi (2018–19)
Minister of Human Rights	Luislinda Valois (2017–18) Gustavo do Vale Rocha (2018–19)
Minister of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services	Marcos Pereira (2016–18) Marcos Jorge de Lima (2018–19)
Minister of Justice and Public Security	Alexandre de Moraes (2016–17) Osmar Serraglio (2017) Torquato Jardim (2017–19)
Minister of Labour and Employment	Ronaldo Nogueira (2016–17) Helton Yomura (2018) Caio Vieira de Mello (2018–19)
Minister of Mines and Energy	Fernando Coelho Filho (2016–18) Moreira Franco (2018–19)
Minister of National Integration	Helder Barbalho (2016–18) Pádua Andrade (2018–19)
Minister of Planning, Development and Management	Romero Jucá (2016) Dyogo Henrique de Oliveira (2016–18) Esteves Colnago (2018–19)
Minister of Public Security	Raul Jungmann (2018–19)
Minister of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications	Gilberto Kassab (2016–19)
Minister of Social Development	Osmar Terra (2016–18) Alberto Beltrame (2018–19)
Minister of Sports	Leonardo Picciani (2016–18) Leandro Cruz (2018–19)
Minister of Tourism	Henrique Eduardo Alves (2016) Marx Beltrão (2016–18) Vinicius Lummertz (2018–19)
Minister of Transparency, Fiscalization and CGU	Fabiano Silveira (2016) Torquato Jardim (2016–17) Wagner Rosário (2017–19)
Minister of Transports, Ports and Civil Aviation	Maurício Quintella Lessa (2016–18) Valter Casimiro (2018–19)

Cabinet-level
Chief of Staff of the Presidency	Eliseu Padilha (2016–19)
Attorney General	Fábio Medina Osório (2016) Grace Mendonça (2016–19)
Secretary of Government	Geddel Vieira Lima (2016) Antônio Imbassahy (2017) Carlos Marun (2017–19)
Secretary of Institutional Security	Sérgio Etchegoyen (2016–19)
Secretary-General of the Presidency	Moreira Franco (2017–18) Ronaldo Fonseca (2018–19)
President of the Central Bank	Alexandre Tombini (2016) Ilan Goldfajn (2016–19)