José Elito Carvalho Siqueira

José Elito Carvalho Siqueira


Secretary of Institutional Security
In office 1 January 2011 – 2 October 2015
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Jorge Armando Felix
Succeeded by	Sérgio Etchegoyen (2016)
Commander of the Southern Military Command
In office 15 August 2007 – 28 November 2008
Preceded by	Carlos Alberto Pinto Silva
Succeeded by	José Carlos de Nardi
Commander of MINUSTAH
In office January 2006 – January 2007
Head	Juan Gabriel Valdés Edmond Mulet
Preceded by	Eduardo Aldunate Hermann
Succeeded by	Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz

Personal details
Born	José Elito Carvalho Siqueira (1946-11-26) 26 November 1946 (age 77) Aracaju, SE, Brazil
Education	Agulhas Negras Military Academy (AMAN)
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Years of service	1966–2011
Rank	Army General
Commands	Institutional Security Cabinet MINUSTAH Southern Military Command
Awards	United Nations Medal (MINUSTAH - Haiti) (United Nations)

Army General José Elito Carvalho Siqueira is a Brazilian Army general, former Chief-Minister of the Institutional Security Cabinet of the Presidency of the Republic.

Military career

Graduated as infantry Aspirant in 1969, in the Agulhas Negras Military Academy (AMAN) and has exercised numerous prominent functions, as Command of MINUSTAH and as Southern Military Commander, which he was in office between 15 August 2007 and 28 November 2008.^[1]

Political career

He was promoted to the current rank on 31 July 2007 and chosen Minister of State Chief of the Institutional Security Cabinet of the Presidency of the Republic by President-elect Dilma Rousseff on 21 December 2010.^[2]

After taking office as new Chief-Minister of the Institutional Security Cabinet, Elito stood up against the creation of a Truth Committee to investigate human rights violations during the military regime, claiming that no one should be "seeing thing from the past". Also said that "if today our children and grandchildren study in a school, the 31 March will be there as a historical fact. We should see the 31 March as a historical data for the nation, with pros and cons, mas as a historical data. The same way the disappeared ones".^[3]

In an interview, said that the existence of political disappeared is not a shame for the country. Dilma Rousseff, who was tortured during the regime, reprimanded the general, that apologized, alleging that he was misunderstood in his press statements.^[4]

On 2 December 2015, in Dilma's ministry reform, Siqueira was fired and the Security Cabinet was merged to the Secretariat of Government, created in that day and assumed by Ricardo Berzoini.^[5]

Awards

United Nations Medal (MINUSTAH - Haiti) (United Nations)

References

^ "Ex-Comandantes" (in Portuguese). Comando Militar do Sul. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "General José Elito Siqueira cuidará da segurança presidencial" (in Portuguese). G1. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "'Temos que pensar para frente', diz novo ministro do GSI" (in Portuguese). G1. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ Nossa, Leonencio; Lopes, Eugênia; Costa, Rosa (4 January 2011). "Dilma repreende general do GSI por fala sobre ditadura" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ Benites, Afonso (2 October 2015). "Reforma ministerial de Dilma corta oito pastas e dá mais força ao PMDB" (in Portuguese). El País. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

Military offices
Preceded by Jorge Armando Felix	Secretary of Institutional Security 2011–2015	Vacant Title next held by Sérgio Etchegoyen
Preceded by Carlos Alberto Pinto Silva	Commander of Southern Military Command 2007–2008	Succeeded by José Carlos de Nardi
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Eduardo Aldunate Hermann	Commander of MINUSTAH 2006–2007	Succeeded by Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz

Cabinet of Dilma Rousseff (2011–16)

Cabinet
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)
Minister of Cities	Mário Negromonte (2011–13) Aguinaldo Ribeiro (2013–14) Gilberto Occhi (2014–15) Gilberto Kassab (2015–16) Inês da Silva Magalhães (2016)
Minister of Communications	Paulo Bernardo (2011–15) Ricardo Berzoini (2015) André Figueiredo (2015–16)
Minister of Culture	Ana de Hollanda (2011–14) Marta Suplicy (2014–15) Juca Ferreira (2015–16)
Minister of Defence	Nelson Jobim (2011) Celso Amorim (2011–15) Jaques Wagner (2015) Aldo Rebelo (2015–16)
Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade	Fernando Pimentel (2011–14) Mauro Borges Lemos (2014–15) Armando Monteiro (2015–16)
Minister of Education	Fernando Haddad (2011–12) Aloizio Mercadante (2012–14) José Henrique Paim (2014–15) Cid Gomes (2015) Renato Janine Ribeiro (2015) Aloizio Mercadante (2015–16)
Minister of the Environment	Izabella Teixeira (2011–16)
Minister of Finances	Guido Mantega (2011–15) Joaquim Levy (2015) Nelson Barbosa (2015–16)
Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture	Ideli Salvatti (2011) Luiz Sérgio Nóbrega (2011–12) Marcelo Crivella (2012–14) Eduardo Lopes (2014–15) Helder Barbalho (2015)
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Antonio Patriota (2011–13) Luiz Alberto Figueiredo (2013–15) Mauro Vieira (2015–16)
Minister of Health	Alexandre Padilha (2011–14) Arthur Chioro (2014–15) Marcelo Castro (2015–16)
Minister of Justice	José Eduardo Cardozo (2011–16) Eugênio Aragão (2016)
Minister of Labour and Employment	Carlos Lupi (2011) Brizola Neto (2012–13) Manoel Dias (2013–15) Miguel Rossetto (2015–16)
Minister of Mines and Energy	Edison Lobão (2011–15) Eduardo Braga (2015–16) Marco Antônio Almeida (2016)
Minister of National Integration	Fernando Bezerra Coelho (2011–13) Gilberto Occhi (2015–16)
Minister of Planning, Budget and Management	Miriam Belchior (2011–15) Nelson Barbosa (2015) Valdir Simão (2015–16)
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovations	Aloizio Mercadante (2011–12) Marco Antonio Raupp (2012–14) Clélio Campolina Diniz (2014–15) Aldo Rebelo (2015) Celso Pansera (2015–16)
Minister of Social Development and Fight Against Hunger	Tereza Campello (2011–16)
Minister of Social Security	Garibaldi Alves Filho (2011–15) Carlos Eduardo Gabas (2015)
Minister of Sports	Orlando Silva (2011) Aldo Rebelo (2011–15) George Hilton (2015–16) Ricardo Leyser (2016)
Minister of Tourism	Pedro Novais (2011) Gastão Vieira (2011–14) Vinicius Lages (2014–15) Henrique Eduardo Alves (2015–16) Alessandro Teixeira (2016)
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	Nilma Lino Gomes (2015–16)

Cabinet-level
Secretary of Civil Aviation	Wagner Bittencourt (2011–13) Moreira Franco (2013–15) Carlos Gabas (2015–16)
Secretary of Human Rights	Maria do Rosário (2011–14) Ideli Salvatti (2014–15) Pepe Vargas (2015)
Secretary of Institutional Affairs	Luiz Sérgio Nóbrega (2011) Ideli Salvatti (2011–14) Ricardo Berzoini (2014–15) Pepe Vargas (2015)
Secretary of Micro and Small Business	Guilherme Afif Domingos (2013–15)
Secretary of Politics for Women	Iriny Lopes (2011–12) Eleonora Menicucci (2012–15)
Secretary of Promotion of Racial Equality	Luiza Helena de Bairros (2011–15) Nilma Lino Gomes (2015)
Secretary of Ports and Water Transports	Leônidas Cristino (2011–13) Antonio Pinheiro (2013–14) César Borges (2014–15) Edson Coelho Araújo (2015) Helder Barbalho (2015–16) Maurício Muniz (2016)
Secretary of Social Communication	Helena Chagas (2011–14) Thomas Traumann (2014–15) Edinho Silva (2015–16)
Secretary of Strategic Affairs	Moreira Franco (2011–13) Marcelo Neri (2015) Roberto Mangabeira (2015)
Vice President	Michel Temer (2011–16)
Chief of Staff of the Presidency	Antonio Palocci (2011) Gleisi Hoffmann (2011–14) Aloizio Mercadante (2014–15) Jaques Wagner (2015–16) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2016)
Attorney General	Luis Inácio Adams (2011–16) José Eduardo Cardozo (2016)
Comptroller General	Jorge Hage (2011–15) Valdir Simão (2015) Luiz Navarro de Britto (2016)
Secretary of Government	Ricardo Berzoini (2015–16)
Secretary of Institutional Security	José Elito Carvalho Siqueira (2011–15)
Chief of Military House of the Presidency	Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos (2015–16)
Secretary-General of the Presidency	Gilberto Carvalho (2011–15) Miguel Rossetto (2015)
President of the Central Bank	Alexandre Tombini (2011–16)