List of ministers of health of Brazil

This article lists the ministers of health of Brazil.

Minister of Health of Brazil
Ministra da Saúde
Incumbent Nísia Trindade since 1 January 2023
Style	Madam Minister (informal) The Most Excellent Minister (formal) Her 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 (1953-08-06)
First holder	Antônio Balbino
Salary	R$ 39,293.32 monthly
Website	www.gov.br/saude/

List

No.	Portrait	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.	Portrait	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.	Portrait	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)	Incumbent	1 year, 326 days		Independent	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)