# List of ministers of health of Brazil

This article lists the ministers of health of Brazil.

## List

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President |
| 1 | Antônio Balbino (1912–1992) | 6 August 1953 (1953-08-06) | 22 December 1953 (1953-12-22) | 138 days | PSD | Getúlio Vargas (PTB) |
| 2 | Miguel Couto Filho (1900–1969) | 23 December 1953 (1953-12-23) | 2 June 1954 (1954-06-02) | 161 days | PSD | Getúlio Vargas (PTB) |
| 3 | Mario Pinotti (1894–1972) | 3 June 1954 (1954-06-03) | 4 September 1954 (1954-09-04) | 93 days | Independent | Getúlio Vargas (PTB) Café Filho (PSP) |
| 4 | Aramis Athayde (1900–1971) | 5 September 1954 (1954-09-05) | 20 November 1955 (1955-11-20) | 1 year, 76 days | Independent | Café Filho (PSP) Carlos Luz (PSD) Nereu Ramos (PSD) |
| 5 | Maurício de Medeiros (1885–1966) | 20 November 1955 (1955-11-20) | 2 July 1958 (1958-07-02) | 2 years, 224 days | Independent | Nereu Ramos (PSD) Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD) |
| 6 | Mario Pinotti (1894–1972) | 3 July 1958 (1958-07-03) | 31 July 1960 (1960-07-31) | 2 years, 28 days | Independent | Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD) |
| 7 | Pedro Paulo Penido (1904–1967) | 1 August 1960 (1960-08-01) | 1 January 1961 (1961-01-01) | 153 days | Independent | Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD) |
| 8 | Armando Falcão (1919–2010) | 1 January 1961 (1961-01-01) | 2 February 1961 (1961-02-02) | 32 days | PSD | Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD) |
| 9 | Edward Cattete (1912–1992) | 3 February 1961 (1961-02-03) | 22 August 1961 (1961-08-22) | 200 days | Independent | Jânio Quadros (PTN) |
| 10 | Estácio Souto Maior (1913–1974) | 25 August 1961 (1961-08-25) | 7 September 1961 (1961-09-07) | 13 days | PTB | Ranieri Mazzilli (PSD) |
| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Prime Minister |
| 10 | Estácio Souto Maior (1913–1974) | 7 September 1961 (1961-09-07) | 19 June 1962 (1962-06-19) | 285 days | PTB | Tancredo Neves (PSD) |
| 11 | Manuel Cordeiro Vilaça (1913–1971) | 20 June 1962 (1962-06-20) | 30 August 1962 (1962-08-30) | 71 days | Independent | Tancredo Neves (PSD) Brochado da Rocha (PSD) |
| 12 | Eliseu Paglioli (1898–1985) | 18 September 1962 (1962-09-18) | 19 January 1963 (1963-01-19) | 123 days | Independent | Hermes Lima (PTB) |
| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President |
| 12 | Eliseu Paglioli (1898–1985) | 19 January 1963 (1963-01-19) | 18 March 1963 (1963-03-18) | 58 days | Independent | João Goulart (PTB) |
| 13 | Paulo Pinheiro Chagas (1906–1983) | 19 March 1963 (1963-03-19) | 16 June 1963 (1963-06-16) | 89 days | Independent | João Goulart (PTB) |
| 14 | Wilson Fadul (1920–2011) | 17 June 1963 (1963-06-17) | 4 April 1964 (1964-04-04) | 292 days | PTB | João Goulart (PTB) |
| 15 | Vasco Leitão da Cunha (1903–1984) | 4 April 1964 (1964-04-04) | 15 April 1964 (1964-04-15) | 11 days | Independent | Ranieri Mazzilli (PSD) |
| 16 | Raimundo de Moura Britto (1909–1988) | 15 April 1964 (1964-04-15) | 15 March 1967 (1967-03-15) | 2 years, 334 days | Independent | Castelo Branco (ARENA) |
| 17 | Leonel Tavares Miranda de Albuquerque (1903–1986) | 15 March 1967 (1967-03-15) | 29 October 1969 (1969-10-29) | 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 (1969-10-30) | 18 June 1972 (1972-06-18) | 2 years, 232 days | Independent | Emílio Garrastazu Médici (ARENA) |
| 19 | Mário Machado de Lemos (1922–2003) | 19 June 1972 (1972-06-19) | 15 March 1974 (1974-03-15) | 1 year, 269 days | Independent | Emílio Garrastazu Médici (ARENA) |
| 20 | Paulo de Almeida Machado (1916–1991) | 15 March 1974 (1974-03-15) | 15 March 1979 (1979-03-15) | 5 years, 0 days | Independent | Ernesto Geisel (ARENA) |
| 21 | Mário Augusto Jorge de Castro Lima (1925–2008) | 15 March 1979 (1979-03-15) | 29 October 1979 (1979-10-29) | 228 days | Independent | João Figueiredo (ARENA) |
| 22 | Waldyr Arcoverde (1932–2017) | 29 October 1979 (1979-10-29) | 15 March 1985 (1985-03-15) | 5 years, 137 days | Independent | João Figueiredo (PDS) |
| 23 | Carlos Corrêa de Menezes Sant'anna (1931–2003) | 15 March 1985 (1985-03-15) | 13 February 1986 (1986-02-13) | 335 days | MDB | José Sarney (MDB) |
| 24 | Roberto Santos (1926–2021) | 13 February 1986 (1986-02-13) | 23 November 1987 (1987-11-23) | 1 year, 283 days | MDB | José Sarney (MDB) |
| 25 | Luiz Carlos Borges da Silveira (born 1940) | 23 November 1987 (1987-11-23) | 15 January 1989 (1989-01-15) | 1 year, 53 days | MDB | José Sarney (MDB) |
| 26 | Seigo Tsuzuki (born 1932) | 15 January 1989 (1989-01-15) | 15 March 1990 (1990-03-15) | 1 year, 59 days | Independent | José Sarney (MDB) |
| 27 | Alceni Guerra (born 1945) | 15 March 1990 (1990-03-15) | 23 January 1992 (1992-01-23) | 1 year, 314 days | PFL | Fernando Collor (PRN) |
| 28 | José Goldemberg (born 1928) | 23 January 1992 (1992-01-23) | 12 February 1992 (1992-02-12) | 20 days | Independent | Fernando Collor (PRN) |
| 29 | Adib Jatene (1929–2014) | 12 February 1992 (1992-02-12) | 2 October 1992 (1992-10-02) | 233 days | Independent | Fernando Collor (PRN) |
| 30 | Jamil Haddad (1926–2009) | 8 October 1992 (1992-10-08) | 18 August 1993 (1993-08-18) | 314 days | PSB | Itamar Franco (MDB) |
| 31 | Saulo Moreira (1922–2023) | 19 August 1993 (1993-08-19) | 30 August 1993 (1993-08-30) | 11 days | MDB | Itamar Franco (MDB) |
| 32 | Henrique Santillo (1937–2002) | 30 August 1993 (1993-08-30) | 1 January 1995 (1995-01-01) | 1 year, 124 days | PP | Itamar Franco (MDB) |
| 33 | Adib Jatene (1929–2014) | 1 January 1995 (1995-01-01) | 6 November 1996 (1996-11-06) | 1 year, 310 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 34 | José Carlos Seixas (born 1937) | 6 November 1996 (1996-11-06) | 13 December 1996 (1996-12-13) | 37 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 35 | Carlos Albuquerque (1940–2005) | 13 December 1996 (1996-12-13) | 31 March 1998 (1998-03-31) | 1 year, 108 days | PSDB | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 36 | José Serra (born 1942) | 31 March 1998 (1998-03-31) | 20 February 2002 (2002-02-20) | 3 years, 326 days | PSDB | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 37 | Barjas Negri (born 1950) | 20 February 2002 (2002-02-20) | 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) | 315 days | PSDB | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 38 | Humberto Costa (born 1957) | 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) | 8 July 2005 (2005-07-08) | 2 years, 188 days | PT | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 39 | José Saraiva Felipe (born 1952) | 8 July 2005 (2005-07-08) | 31 March 2006 (2006-03-31) | 266 days | MDB | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 40 | Agenor Álvares (born 1947) | 31 March 2006 (2006-03-31) | 16 March 2007 (2007-03-16) | 350 days | Independent | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 41 | José Gomes Temporão (born 1951) | 16 March 2007 (2007-03-16) | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 3 years, 291 days | MDB | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 42 | Alexandre Padilha (born 1971) | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 2 February 2014 (2014-02-02) | 3 years, 32 days | PT | Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| 43 | Arthur Chioro (born 1963) | 2 February 2014 (2014-02-02) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | 1 year, 242 days | PT | Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| 44 | Marcelo Castro (born 1950) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | 27 April 2016 (2016-04-27) | 208 days | MDB | Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| 45 | Ricardo Barros (born 1959) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | 2 April 2018 (2018-04-02) | 1 year, 325 days | PP | Michel Temer (MDB) |
| 46 | Gilberto Occhi (born 1958) | 2 April 2018 (2018-04-02) | 1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) | 274 days | PP | Michel Temer (MDB) |
| 47 | Luiz Henrique Mandetta (born 1964) | 1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) | 16 April 2020 (2020-04-16) | 1 year, 106 days | DEM | Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) |
| 48 | Nelson Teich (born 1957) | 17 April 2020 (2020-04-17) | 15 May 2020 (2020-05-15) | 28 days | Independent | Jair Bolsonaro (Ind) |
| 49 | Eduardo Pazuello (born 1963) | 15 May 2020 (2020-05-15) | 23 March 2021 (2021-03-23) | 312 days | Independent | Jair Bolsonaro (Ind) |
| 50 | Marcelo Queiroga (born 1965) | 23 March 2021 (2021-03-23) | 1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) | 1 year, 284 days | Independent | Jair Bolsonaro (PL) |
| 51 | Nísia Trindade (born 1958) | 1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) | 25 February 2025 (2025-02-25) | 2 years, 55 days | Independent | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 52 | Alexandre Padilha (born 1971) | 10 March 2025 (2025-03-10) | Incumbent | 0 days | PT | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |