Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger (Brazil)
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Portuguese: Ministério do Desenvolvimento e Assistência Social, Família e Combate à Fome | |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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, 230 days | PT | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- Official website (in Portuguese)