| Minister of Health of Brazil | |
|---|---|
| Ministro da Saúde | |
| Style | Mr. Minister (informal) The Most Excellent Minister (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Type | Ministry |
| Abbreviation | MS |
| Member of | the Cabinet |
| Reports to | the President |
| Seat | Brasília, Federal District |
| Appointer | President of Brazil |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Brazil |
| Formation | 6 August 1953 |
| First holder | Antônio Balbino |
| Salary | R$ 39,293.32 monthly |
| Website | www |
This article lists the ministers of health of Brazil. [1]
| No. | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antônio Balbino (1912–1992) | 6 August 1953 | 22 December 1953 | 138 days | PSD | Getúlio Vargas (PTB) | ||
| 2 | Miguel Couto Filho (1900–1969) | 23 December 1953 | 2 June 1954 | 161 days | PSD | Getúlio Vargas (PTB) | ||
| 3 | Mario Pinotti (1894–1972) | 3 June 1954 | 4 September 1954 | 93 days | Independent | Getúlio Vargas (PTB) Café Filho (PSP) | ||
| 4 | Aramis Athayde (1900–1971) | 5 September 1954 | 20 November 1955 | 1 year, 76 days | Independent | Café Filho (PSP) Carlos Luz (PSD) Nereu Ramos (PSD) | ||
| 5 | Maurício de Medeiros (1885–1966) | 20 November 1955 | 2 July 1958 | 2 years, 224 days | Independent | Nereu Ramos (PSD) Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD) | ||
| 6 | Mario Pinotti (1894–1972) | 3 July 1958 | 31 July 1960 | 2 years, 28 days | Independent | Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD) | ||
| 7 | Pedro Paulo Penido (1904–1967) | 1 August 1960 | 1 January 1961 | 153 days | Independent | Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD) | ||
| 8 | Armando Falcão (1919–2010) | 1 January 1961 | 2 February 1961 | 32 days | PSD | Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD) | ||
| 9 | Edward Cattete (1912–1992) | 3 February 1961 | 22 August 1961 | 200 days | Independent | Jânio Quadros (PTN) | ||
| 10 | Estácio Souto Maior (1913–1974) | 25 August 1961 | 7 September 1961 | 13 days | PTB | Ranieri Mazzilli (PSD) | ||
| No. | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Estácio Souto Maior (1913–1974) | 7 September 1961 | 19 June 1962 | 285 days | PTB | Tancredo Neves (PSD) | ||
| 11 | Manuel Cordeiro Vilaça (1913–1971) | 20 June 1962 | 30 August 1962 | 71 days | Independent | Tancredo Neves (PSD) Brochado da Rocha (PSD) | ||
| 12 | Eliseu Paglioli (1898–1985) | 18 September 1962 | 19 January 1963 | 123 days | Independent | Hermes Lima (PTB) | ||
| No. | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Eliseu Paglioli (1898–1985) | 19 January 1963 | 18 March 1963 | 58 days | Independent | João Goulart (PTB) | ||
| 13 | Paulo Pinheiro Chagas (1906–1983) | 19 March 1963 | 16 June 1963 | 89 days | Independent | João Goulart (PTB) | ||
| 14 | Wilson Fadul (1920–2011) | 17 June 1963 | 4 April 1964 | 292 days | PTB | João Goulart (PTB) | ||
| 15 | Vasco Leitão da Cunha (1903–1984) | 4 April 1964 | 15 April 1964 | 11 days | Independent | Ranieri Mazzilli (PSD) | ||
| 16 | Raimundo de Moura Britto (1909–1988) | 15 April 1964 | 15 March 1967 | 2 years, 334 days | Independent | Castelo Branco (ARENA) | ||
| 17 | Leonel Tavares Miranda de Albuquerque (1903–1986) | 15 March 1967 | 29 October 1969 | 2 years, 228 days | Independent | Costa e Silva (ARENA) Military Junta of 1969 (Military dictatorship in Brazil) | ||
| 18 | Francisco de Paula da Rocha Lagoa (1919–2013) | 30 October 1969 | 18 June 1972 | 2 years, 232 days | Independent | Emílio Garrastazu Médici (ARENA) | ||
| 19 | Mário Machado de Lemos (1922–2003) | 19 June 1972 | 15 March 1974 | 1 year, 269 days | Independent | Emílio Garrastazu Médici (ARENA) | ||
| 20 | Paulo de Almeida Machado (1916–1991) | 15 March 1974 | 15 March 1979 | 5 years, 0 days | Independent | Ernesto Geisel (ARENA) | ||
| 21 | Mário Augusto Jorge de Castro Lima (1925–2008) | 15 March 1979 | 29 October 1979 | 228 days | Independent | João Figueiredo (ARENA) | ||
| 22 | Waldyr Arcoverde (1932–2017) | 29 October 1979 | 15 March 1985 | 5 years, 137 days | Independent | João Figueiredo (PDS) | ||
| 23 | Carlos Corrêa de Menezes Sant'anna (1931–2003) | 15 March 1985 | 13 February 1986 | 335 days | MDB | José Sarney (MDB) | ||
| 24 | Roberto Santos (1926–2021) | 13 February 1986 | 23 November 1987 | 1 year, 283 days | MDB | José Sarney (MDB) | ||
| 25 | Luiz Carlos Borges da Silveira (born 1940) | 23 November 1987 | 15 January 1989 | 1 year, 53 days | MDB | José Sarney (MDB) | ||
| 26 | Seigo Tsuzuki (born 1932) | 15 January 1989 | 15 March 1990 | 1 year, 59 days | Independent | José Sarney (MDB) | ||
| 27 | Alceni Guerra (born 1945) | 15 March 1990 | 23 January 1992 | 1 year, 314 days | PFL | Fernando Collor (PRN) | ||
| 28 | José Goldemberg (born 1928) | 23 January 1992 | 12 February 1992 | 20 days | Independent | Fernando Collor (PRN) | ||
| 29 | Adib Jatene (1929–2014) | 12 February 1992 | 2 October 1992 | 233 days | Independent | Fernando Collor (PRN) | ||
| 30 | Jamil Haddad (1926–2009) | 8 October 1992 | 18 August 1993 | 314 days | PSB | Itamar Franco (MDB) | ||
| 31 | Saulo Moreira (1922–2023) | 19 August 1993 | 30 August 1993 | 11 days | MDB | Itamar Franco (MDB) | ||
| 32 | Henrique Santillo (1937–2002) | 30 August 1993 | 1 January 1995 | 1 year, 124 days | PP | Itamar Franco (MDB) | ||
| 33 | Adib Jatene (1929–2014) | 1 January 1995 | 6 November 1996 | 1 year, 310 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) | ||
| 34 | José Carlos Seixas (born 1937) | 6 November 1996 | 13 December 1996 | 37 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) | ||
| 35 | Carlos Albuquerque (1940–2005) | 13 December 1996 | 31 March 1998 | 1 year, 108 days | PSDB | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) | ||
| 36 | José Serra (born 1942) | 31 March 1998 | 20 February 2002 | 3 years, 326 days | PSDB | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) | ||
| 37 | Barjas Negri (born 1950) | 20 February 2002 | 1 January 2003 | 315 days | PSDB | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) | ||
| 38 | Humberto Costa (born 1957) | 1 January 2003 | 8 July 2005 | 2 years, 188 days | PT | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | ||
| 39 | José Saraiva Felipe (born 1952) | 8 July 2005 | 31 March 2006 | 266 days | MDB | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | ||
| 40 | Agenor Álvares (born 1947) | 31 March 2006 | 16 March 2007 | 350 days | Independent | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | ||
| 41 | José Gomes Temporão (born 1951) | 16 March 2007 | 1 January 2011 | 3 years, 291 days | MDB | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | ||
| 42 | Alexandre Padilha (born 1971) | 1 January 2011 | 2 February 2014 | 3 years, 32 days | PT | Dilma Rousseff (PT) | ||
| 43 | Arthur Chioro (born 1963) | 2 February 2014 | 2 October 2015 | 1 year, 242 days | PT | Dilma Rousseff (PT) | ||
| 44 | Marcelo Castro (born 1950) | 2 October 2015 | 27 April 2016 | 208 days | MDB | Dilma Rousseff (PT) | ||
| 45 | Ricardo Barros (born 1959) | 12 May 2016 | 2 April 2018 | 1 year, 325 days | PP | Michel Temer (MDB) | ||
| 46 | Gilberto Occhi (born 1958) | 2 April 2018 | 1 January 2019 | 274 days | PP | Michel Temer (MDB) | ||
| 47 | Luiz Henrique Mandetta (born 1964) | 1 January 2019 | 16 April 2020 | 1 year, 106 days | DEM | Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) | ||
| 48 | Nelson Teich (born 1957) | 17 April 2020 | 15 May 2020 | 28 days | Independent | Jair Bolsonaro (Ind) | ||
| 49 | Eduardo Pazuello (born 1963) | 15 May 2020 | 23 March 2021 | 312 days | Independent | Jair Bolsonaro (Ind) | ||
| 50 | Marcelo Queiroga (born 1965) | 23 March 2021 | 1 January 2023 | 1 year, 284 days | Independent | Jair Bolsonaro (PL) | ||
| 51 | Nísia Trindade (born 1958) | 1 January 2023 | 25 February 2025 | 2 years, 55 days | Independent | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | ||
| 52 | Alexandre Padilha (born 1971) | 10 March 2025 | Incumbent | 1 day | PT | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | ||
