Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger (Brazil)
Portuguese: Ministério do Desenvolvimento e Assistência Social, Família e Combate à Fome | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 23 January 2004 |
Type | Ministry |
Jurisdiction | Federal government of Brazil |
Headquarters | Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco A Brasília, Federal District |
Annual budget | $276 b BRL (2023)[1] |
Agency executives |
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Website | www |
The Ministry of Social Development and Assistance, Family and Fight against Hunger (MSD)[2] (Portuguese: Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social, Assistência, Família e Combate à Fome, MDS) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil.
History
The ministry was established in 2004 from the merger of the Special Ministry of Food and Nutritional Security, the Ministry of Social Assistance, and the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-ministerial Manager Council of Bolsa Família. It administers Bolsa Família, the National Social Assistance Fund (SANF), Industry Social Service (SESI), Commerce Social Service (SESC), and Transport Social Service (SEST).[2]
Under the Presidency of Jair Bolsonaro, the ministry was incorporated into the Ministry of Citizenship, together with the Ministry of Sports and Ministry of Culture.
List of ministers
Below is a list of ministers of social development and fight against hunger.
No. | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President | |
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1 | Patrus Ananias (born 1952) | 23 January 2004 | 31 March 2010 | 6 years, 67 days | PT | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | ||
2 | Márcia Lopes (born 1957) | 31 March 2010 | 1 January 2011 | 276 days | PT | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | ||
3 | Tereza Campello (born 1962) | 1 January 2011 | 12 May 2016 | 5 years, 132 days | PT | Dilma Rousseff (PT) | ||
4 | Osmar Terra (born 1950) | 12 May 2016 | 6 April 2018 | 1 year, 329 days | MDB | Michel Temer (MDB) | ||
5 | Alberto Beltrame | 6 April 2018 | 1 January 2019 | 270 days | MDB | Michel Temer (MDB) | ||
6 | Wellington Dias (born 1962) | 1 January 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 32 days | PT | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
References
- ^ "Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023". Ministério do Planejamento e Orçamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ a b Federative Republic of Brazil. Ministry of Social Development. "Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger (MSD) Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 22 September 2013. (in English)
External links
- Official website (in Portuguese)