Cabinet of Brazil
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The Cabinet of Brazil (Portuguese: Gabinete Ministerial do Brasil) is composed of the Ministers of State and senior advisors of the executive branch of the federal government of Brazil. Cabinet officers are appointed and dismissed by the President. There are currently twenty-four Ministries and fifteen others Secretariats and Offices with the status of Ministry.
Responsibilities
Ministers assist the President in the exercise of the executive power. Each minister is responsible for the general administration of a government portfolio, and heads a corresponding government ministry. Ministers prepare standards, monitor and evaluate federal programs, formulate and implement policies for the sectors they represent. They are also responsible for establishing strategies, policies and priorities in the application of public resources. The most important minister is the Chief of Staff, while other high profile ministers include Finance, Justice, External Relations and Defense.
Current Cabinet
President Rousseff's cabinet during her first term featured a record number of female ministers (10, making up 26% of the cabinet), signaling Pres. Dilma Rousseff's wish to promote women in key sectors of her government. The cabinet consisted of the following members (as of 1 January 2015):[1]
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| Office | Name | Political party |
| Presidency | Dilma Rousseff | PT |
| Vice-Presidency | Michel Temer | PMDB |
| Chief of Staff | Aloízio Mercadante | PT |
| Ministry of Agrarian Development | Patrus Ananias | PT |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply | Katia Abreu | PMDB |
| Ministry of Cities | Gilberto Kassab | PSD |
| Ministry of Communications | Ricardo Berzoini | PT |
| Ministry of Culture | Juca Ferreira | PT |
| Ministry of Defence | Jaques Wagner | PT |
| Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade | Armando Monteiro | PTB |
| Ministry of Education | Cid Gomes | PROS |
| Ministry of the Environment | Izabella Teixeira | — |
| Ministry of Finance | Joaquim Levy | — |
| Ministry of Fishing and Aquaculture | Helder Barbalho | PMDB |
| Ministry of External Relations | Mauro Vieira | — |
| Ministry of Health | Arthur Chioro | PT |
| Ministry of Justice | José Eduardo Cardozo | PT |
| Ministry of Labor and Employment | Manoel Dias | PDT |
| Ministry of Mines and Energy | Eduardo Braga | PMDB |
| Ministry of National Integration | Gilberto Occhi | — |
| Ministry of Planning, Budget, and Management | Nelson Barbosa | — |
| Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation | Aldo Rebelo | PCdoB |
| Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger | Tereza Campello | PT |
| Ministry of Social Security | Carlos Gabas | — |
| Ministry of Sports | George Hilton | PRB |
| Ministry of Tourism | Vinicius Nobre Lages | — |
| Ministry of Transportation | Antonio Carlos Rodrigues | PR |
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| Central Bank | Alexandre Tombini | — |
| Comptroller General of the Union | Valdir Simao | — |
| Institutional Security Cabinet | Army Gen. José Elito Carvalho Siqueira | — |
| Attorney General of the Union | Luis Inácio Lucena Adams | — |
| Secretariat-General of the Presidency of the Republic | Miguel Rossetto | PT |
| Secretariat of Civil Aviation | Eliseu Padilha | PMDB |
| Secretariat for Social Communication | Thomas Traumann | — |
| Secretariat of Strategic Affairs | Marcelo Neri | PT |
| Special Secretariat for Human Rights | Ideli Salvatti | PT |
| Special Secretariat for Promotion of Racial Equality | Nilma Lino Gomes | — |
| Special Secretariat of Ports | Edinho Araujo | — |
| Special Secretariat for Women's Rights | Eleonora Menicucci | PT |
| Secretariat of Policy Involving Women | Eleonora Menicucci de Oliveira | PT |
| Secretariat of Micro and Small Businesses | Guilherme Afif Domingos | PSD |
See also
- Federal institutions of Brazil
References
External links
- brasil.gov.br Official Brazilian Government Portal
- Presidência da República Official website of the Presidency of Brazil
- e.Gov Official Government Services and Information Portal
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