# Cabinet of Dilma Rousseff

After the 2010 election, Dilma Rousseff became the first woman to be President of Brazil. Her cabinet was unveiled in November 2010. A second cabinet was formed after the 2014 election.

## Cabinet

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Chief of Staff | Antonio Palocci | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 7 June 2011 (2011-06-07) | PT |
| Chief of Staff | Gleisi Hoffmann | 8 June 2011 (2011-06-08) | 2 February 2014 (2014-02-02) | PT |
| Chief of Staff | Aloizio Mercadante | 2 February 2014 (2014-02-02) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | PT |
| Chief of Staff | Jaques Wagner | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | 17 March 2016 (2016-03-17) | PT |
| Chief of Staff | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | 17 March 2016 (2016-03-17) | 18 March 2016 (2016-03-18) | PT |
| Chief of Staff | Eva Chiavon | 18 March 2016 (2016-03-18) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | PT |
| Secretary of Civil Aviation | Wagner Bittencourt | 18 March 2011 (2011-03-18) | 15 March 2013 (2013-03-15) | Independent |
| Secretary of Civil Aviation | Moreira Franco | 15 March 2013 (2013-03-15) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | MDB |
| Secretary of Civil Aviation | Eliseu Padilha | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 4 December 2015 (2015-12-04) | MDB |
| Secretary of Civil Aviation | Guilherme Ramalho | 7 December 2015 (2015-12-07) | 17 March 2016 (2016-03-17) | Independent |
| Secretary of Civil Aviation | Mauro Lopes | 17 March 2016 (2016-03-17) | 18 April 2016 (2016-04-18) | MDB |
| Secretary of Civil Aviation | Guilherme Ramalho | 18 April 2016 (2016-04-18) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | Independent |
| Secretary-General of the Presidency | Gilberto Carvalho | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | PT |
| Secretary-General of the Presidency | Miguel Rossetto | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | PT |
| Secretary of Government | Ricardo Berzoini | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | PT |
| Secretary of Human Rights | Maria do Rosário | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 1 April 2014 (2014-04-01) | PT |
| Secretary of Human Rights | Ideli Salvatti | 1 April 2014 (2014-04-01) | 16 April 2015 (2015-04-16) | PT |
| Secretary of Human Rights | Pepe Vargas | 16 April 2015 (2015-04-16) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | PT |
| Secretary of Institutional Affairs | Luiz Sérgio Nóbrega | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 10 June 2011 (2011-06-10) | PT |
| Secretary of Institutional Affairs | Ideli Salvatti | 10 June 2011 (2011-06-10) | 1 April 2014 (2014-04-01) | PT |
| Secretary of Institutional Affairs | Ricardo Berzoini | 1 April 2014 (2014-04-01) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | PT |
| Secretary of Institutional Affairs | Pepe Vargas | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 7 April 2015 (2015-04-07) | PT |
| Secretary of Institutional Security | José Elito Carvalho Siqueira | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | Independent |
| Secretary of Institutional Security | Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | Independent |
| Secretary of Micro and Small Business | Guilherme Afif Domingos | 6 May 2013 (2013-05-06) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | PSD |
| Secretary of Politics for Women | Iriny Lopes | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 10 February 2012 (2012-02-10) | PT |
| Secretary of Politics for Women | Eleonora Menicucci | 10 February 2012 (2012-02-10) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | PT |
| Secretary of Ports and Water Transports | Leônidas Cristino | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 3 October 2013 (2013-10-03) | PSB |
| Secretary of Ports and Water Transports | Antonio Pinheiro | 3 October 2013 (2013-10-03) | 26 June 2014 (2014-06-26) | Independent |
| Secretary of Ports and Water Transports | César Borges | 26 June 2014 (2014-06-26) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | PR |
| Secretary of Ports and Water Transports | Edson Coelho Araújo | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | MDB |
| Secretary of Ports and Water Transports | Helder Barbalho | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | 20 April 2016 (2016-04-20) | MDB |
| Secretary of Ports and Water Transports | Maurício Muniz | 20 April 2016 (2016-04-20) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | Independent |
| Secretary of Promotion of Racial Equality | Luiza Helena de Bairros | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | Independent |
| Secretary of Promotion of Racial Equality | Nilma Lino Gomes | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | Independent |
| Secretary of Social Communication | Helena Chagas | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 3 February 2014 (2014-02-03) | Independent |
| Secretary of Social Communication | Thomas Traumann | 3 February 2014 (2014-02-03) | 25 March 2015 (2015-03-25) | PSD |
| Secretary of Social Communication | Edinho Silva | 31 March 2015 (2015-03-31) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | PT |
| Secretary of Strategic Affairs | Moreira Franco | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 15 March 2013 (2013-03-15) | MDB |
| Secretary of Strategic Affairs | Marcelo Neri | 22 March 2013 (2013-03-22) | 5 February 2015 (2015-02-05) | Independent |
| Secretary of Strategic Affairs | Roberto Mangabeira Unger | 5 February 2015 (2015-02-05) | 14 September 2015 (2015-09-14) | Independent |
| Secretary of Strategic Affairs | Vitor Pinto Chaves | 14 September 2015 (2015-09-14) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | Independent |
| Attorney General | Luis Inácio Adams | 23 October 2009 (2009-10-23) | 3 March 2016 (2016-03-03) | Independent |
| Attorney General | José Eduardo Cardozo | 3 March 2016 (2016-03-03) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | PT |
| Comptroller General | Jorge Hage | 31 March 2006 (2006-03-31) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | Independent |
| Comptroller General | Waldir Moysés Simão | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 21 December 2015 (2015-12-21) | Independent |
| Comptroller General | Carlos Higino | 21 December 2015 (2015-12-21) | 29 February 2016 (2016-02-29) | Independent |
| Comptroller General | Luiz Navarro de Brito | 29 February 2016 (2016-02-29) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | Independent |
| Minister of Agrarian Development | Afonso Florence | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 14 March 2012 (2012-03-14) | PT |
| Minister of Agrarian Development | Pepe Vargas | 14 March 2012 (2012-03-14) | 17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) | PT |
| Minister of Agrarian Development | Miguel Rossetto | 17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | PT |
| Minister of Agrarian Development | Patrus Ananias | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | PT |
| Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply | Wagner Rossi | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 17 August 2011 (2011-08-17) | MDB |
| Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply | Mendes Ribeiro Filho | 17 August 2011 (2011-08-17) | 16 March 2013 (2013-03-16) | PP |
| Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply | Antônio Andrade | 16 March 2013 (2013-03-16) | 17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) | MDB |
| Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply | Neri Geller | 17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | PP |
| Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply | Kátia Abreu | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | MDB |
| Minister of Cities | Mário Negromonte | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 2 February 2012 (2012-02-02) | PP |
| Minister of Cities | Aguinaldo Ribeiro | 7 February 2012 (2012-02-07) | 17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) | PP |
| Minister of Cities | Gilberto Occhi | 17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | PP |
| Minister of Cities | Gilberto Kassab | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 15 April 2016 (2016-04-15) | PSD |
| Minister of Cities | Inês da Silva Magalhães | 15 April 2016 (2016-04-15) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | Independent |
| Minister of Communications | Paulo Bernardo | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | PT |
| Minister of Communications | Ricardo Berzoini | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | PT |
| Minister of Communications | André Figueiredo | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | PDT |
| Minister of Culture | Ana de Hollanda | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 13 September 2012 (2012-09-13) | Independent |
| Minister of Culture | Marta Suplicy | 13 September 2012 (2012-09-13) | 11 November 2014 (2014-11-11) | PT |
| Minister of Culture | Ana Cristina Wanzeler | 11 November 2014 (2014-11-11) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | Independent |
| Minister of Culture | Juca Ferreira | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | PT |
| Minister of Defence | Nelson Jobim | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 4 August 2011 (2011-08-04) | MDB |
| Minister of Defence | Celso Amorim | 4 August 2011 (2011-08-04) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | PT |
| Minister of Defence | Jaques Wagner | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | PT |
| Minister of Defence | Aldo Rebelo | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | PCdoB |
| Minister of Development Industry and Foreign Trade | Fernando Pimentel | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 14 February 2014 (2014-02-14) | PT |
| Minister of Development Industry and Foreign Trade | Mauro Borges Lemos | 14 February 2014 (2014-02-14) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | Independent |
| Minister of Development Industry and Foreign Trade | Armando Monteiro | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | PTB |
| Minister of Education | Fernando Haddad | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 23 January 2012 (2012-01-23) | PT |
| Minister of Education | Aloizio Mercadante | 23 January 2012 (2012-01-23) | 3 February 2014 (2014-02-03) | PT |
| Minister of Education | José Henrique Paim | 3 February 2014 (2014-02-03) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | PT |
| Minister of Education | Cid Gomes | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 18 March 2015 (2015-03-18) | PROS |
| Minister of Education | Luiz Cláudio Costa | 18 March 2015 (2015-03-18) | 6 April 2015 (2015-04-06) | Independent |
| Minister of Education | Renato Janine Ribeiro | 6 April 2015 (2015-04-06) | 30 September 2015 (2015-09-30) | Independent |
| Minister of Education | Aloizio Mercadante | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | PT |
| Minister of Environment | Izabella Teixeira | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | Independent |
| Minister of Finance | Guido Mantega | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | PT |
| Minister of Finance | Joaquim Levy | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 18 December 2015 (2015-12-18) | Independent |
| Minister of Finance | Nelson Barbosa | 18 December 2015 (2015-12-18) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | Independent |
| Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture | Ideli Salvatti | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 10 June 2011 (2011-06-10) | PT |
| Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture | Luiz Sérgio Nóbrega | 10 June 2011 (2011-06-10) | 2 March 2012 (2012-03-02) | PT |
| Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture | Marcelo Crivella | 2 March 2012 (2012-03-02) | 17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) | Republicanos |
| Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture | Eduardo Lopes | 17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | Republicanos |
| Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture | Helder Barbalho | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | MDB |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Antonio Patriota | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 26 August 2013 (2013-08-26) | Independent |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Luiz Alberto Figueiredo | 26 August 2013 (2013-08-26) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | Independent |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Mauro Vieira | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | Independent |
| Minister of Health | Alexandre Padilha | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 2 February 2014 (2014-02-02) | PT |
| Minister of Health | Arthur Chioro | 2 February 2014 (2014-02-02) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | PT |
| Minister of Health | Marcelo Castro | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | MDB |
| Minister of Justice | José Eduardo Cardozo | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 3 March 2016 (2016-03-03) | PT |
| Minister of Justice | Wellington Lima e Silva | 3 March 2016 (2016-03-03) | 14 March 2016 (2016-03-14) | Independent |
| Minister of Justice | Eugênio Aragão | 14 March 2016 (2016-03-14) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | Independent |
| Minister of Labour and Employment | Carlos Lupi | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 4 December 2011 (2011-12-04) | PDT |
| Minister of Labour and Employment | Paulo Roberto dos Santos Pinto | 4 December 2011 (2011-12-04) | 30 April 2012 (2012-04-30) | Independent |
| Minister of Labour and Employment | Brizola Neto | 30 April 2012 (2012-04-30) | 15 March 2013 (2013-03-15) | PDT |
| Minister of Labour and Employment | Manoel Dias | 15 March 2013 (2013-03-15) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | PDT |
| Minister of Labour and Employment | Miguel Ressetto | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | PT |
| Minister of Mines and Energy | Edison Lobão | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | MDB |
| Minister of Mines and Energy | Eduardo Braga | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 20 April 2016 (2016-04-20) | MDB |
| Minister of Mines and Energy | Marco Antônio Almeida | 20 April 2016 (2016-04-20) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | Independent |
| Minister of National Integration | Fernando Bezerra Coelho | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 1 October 2013 (2013-10-01) | PSB |
| Minister of National Integration | Francisco Teixeira | 1 October 2013 (2013-10-01) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | Independent |
| Minister of National Integration | Gilberto Occhi | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 13 April 2016 (2016-04-13) | PP |
| Minister of National Integration | Josélio de Andrade Moura | 13 April 2016 (2016-04-13) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | Independent |
| Minister of Planning, Budget and Management | Miriam Belchior | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | PT |
| Minister of Planning, Budget and Management | Nelson Barbosa | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 18 December 2015 (2015-12-18) | Independent |
| Minister of Planning, Budget and Management | Valdir Moysés Simão | 21 December 2015 (2015-12-21) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | Independent |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | Aloizio Mercadante | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 23 January 2012 (2012-01-23) | PT |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | Marco Antonio Raupp | 23 January 2012 (2012-01-23) | 17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) | Independent |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | Clélio Campolina Diniz | 17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | Independent |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | Aldo Rebelo | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | PCdoB |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | Celso Pansera | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | 14 April 2016 (2016-04-14) | MDB |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | Emília Ribeiro Curi | 14 April 2016 (2016-04-14) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | Independent |
| Minister of Social Development and Fight against Hunger | Tereza Campello | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | PT |
| Minister of Social Security | Garibaldi Alves Filho | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | MDB |
| Minister of Social Security | Carlos Eduardo Gabas | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | PT |
| Minister of Sports | Orlando Silva | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 26 October 2011 (2011-10-26) | PCdoB |
| Minister of Sports | Aldo Rebelo | 26 October 2011 (2011-10-26) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | PCdoB |
| Minister of Sports | George Hilton | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) | Republicanos |
| Minister of Sports | Ricardo Leyser | 31 March 2016 (2016-03-31) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | PCdoB |
| Minister of Tourism | Pedro Novais | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 14 September 2011 (2011-09-14) | MDB |
| Minister of Tourism | Gastão Vieira | 14 September 2011 (2011-09-14) | 17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) | MDB |
| Minister of Tourism | Vinicius Lages | 17 March 2014 (2014-03-17) | 16 April 2015 (2015-04-16) | Independent |
| Minister of Tourism | Henrique Eduardo Alves | 16 April 2015 (2015-04-16) | 28 March 2015 (2015-03-28) | MDB |
| Minister of Tourism | Alberto Alves | 28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) | 21 April 2016 (2016-04-21) | Independent |
| Minister of Tourism | Alessandro Teixeira | 21 April 2016 (2016-04-21) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | PT |
| Minister of Transport | Alfredo Nascimento | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 6 July 2011 (2011-07-06) | PR |
| Minister of Transport | Paulo Sérgio Passos | 6 July 2011 (2011-07-06) | 1 April 2013 (2013-04-01) | PR |
| Minister of Transport | César Borges | 1 April 2013 (2013-04-01) | 26 June 2014 (2014-06-26) | PR |
| Minister of Transport | Paulo Sérgio Passos | 26 June 2014 (2014-06-26) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | PR |
| Minister of Transport | Antonio Carlos Rodrigues | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | PR |
| Minister of Women, Racial Equality and Human Rights | Nila Lino Gomes | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | Independent |

## Non-cabinet positions

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| President of the Central Bank of Brazil | Alexandre Tombini | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 13 June 2016 (2016-06-13) | Independent |
| Chairman of the Brazilian Development Bank | Luciano Coutinho | 1 May 2007 (2007-05-01) | 16 May 2016 (2016-05-16) | Independent |
| CEO of Petrobras | Sérgio Gabrielli | 22 July 2005 (2005-07-22) | 13 February 2012 (2012-02-13) | Independent |
| CEO of Petrobras | Graça Foster | 13 February 2012 (2012-02-13) | 4 February 2015 (2015-02-04) | Independent |
| CEO of Petrobras | Aldemir Bendine | 6 February 2015 (2015-02-06) | 30 May 2016 (2016-05-30) | Independent |
| Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces | Gen. José Carlos de Nardi | 6 September 2010 (2010-09-06) | 7 December 2015 (2015-12-07) | Independent |
| Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces | Adm. Ademir Sobrinho | 7 December 2015 (2015-12-07) | 15 January 2019 (2019-01-15) | Independent |
| Commander of the Brazilian Army | Gen. Enzo Martins Peri | 8 March 2007 (2007-03-08) | 5 February 2015 (2015-02-05) | Independent |
| Commander of the Brazilian Army | Gen. Eduardo Villas Bôas | 5 February 2015 (2015-02-05) | 11 January 2019 (2019-01-11) | Independent |
| Commander of the Brazilian Navy | Adm. Júlio Soares de Moura Neto | 1 March 2007 (2007-03-01) | 7 February 2015 (2015-02-07) | Independent |
| Commander of the Brazilian Navy | Adm. Eduardo Bacellar Ferreira | 7 February 2015 (2015-02-07) | 9 January 2019 (2019-01-09) | Independent |
| Commander of the Brazilian Air Force | Lt. Brig. Juniti Saito | 1 March 2007 (2007-03-01) | 30 January 2015 (2015-01-30) | Independent |
| Commander of the Brazilian Air Force | Lt. Brig. Nivaldo Luiz Rossato | 30 January 2015 (2015-01-30) | 4 January 2019 (2019-01-04) | Independent |