Ministry of Agrarian Development (Brazil)

The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture (Portuguese: Ministério do Desenvolvimento Agrário e Agricultura Familiar, abbreviated MDA) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil.

Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture
Portuguese: Ministério do Desenvolvimento Agrário e Agricultura Familiar
Ministry overview
Formed24 August 1982; 42 years ago (1982-08-24)
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionFederal government of Brazil
HeadquartersEsplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco C
Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget$4.98 b BRL (2023)[1]
Ministry executives
  • Paulo Teixeira, Minister
  • Fernanda Machiaveli, Executive-Secretary
  • Patrícia Vasconcelos, Secretary of Familiary Agriculture and Agroecology
  • Milton Fornazieri, Secretary of Supply, Cooperativism and Food Sovereignty
  • Moisés Savian, Secretary of Land Governance, Territorial and Socio-environmental Development
  • Edmilton Cerqueira, Secretary of Quilombolas and Traditional Territories and Productive Systems
Websitewww.gov.br/mda/

The MDA was established in 1999 to oversee land reform in Brazil and promote sustainable practices. The agency oversees the Center for Agrarian Studies and Rural Development (NEAD) and the National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform (Incra).[2] After taking office as Acting President, Michel Temer fused the ministry with the Ministry of Social Development. It was later recomposed by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2023. The incumbent minister is Paulo Teixeira.

List of ministers

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No. Portrait Minister Took office Left office Time in office Party President
1Danilo Venturini
(1922–2015)
24 August 1982 (1982-08-24)15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)2 years, 203 days IndependentJoão Figueiredo (PDS)
2Nelson de Figueredo Ribeiro
(born 1930)
30 April 1985 (1985-04-30)28 May 1986 (1986-05-28)1 year, 28 days IndependentJosé Sarney (MDB)
3Dante de Oliveira
(1952–2006)
28 May 1986 (1986-05-28)2 June 1987 (1987-06-02)1 year, 5 days MDBJosé Sarney (MDB)
4Marcos Freire
(1931–1987)
4 June 1987 (1987-06-04)8 September 1987 (1987-09-08)96 days MDBJosé Sarney (MDB)
5Jader Barbalho
(born 1944)
22 September 1987 (1987-09-22)29 July 1988 (1988-07-29)311 days MDBJosé Sarney (MDB)
Leopoldo Bessone
(1942–2013)
Acting
17 August 1988 (1988-08-17)15 February 1989 (1989-02-15)182 days MDBJosé Sarney (MDB)
6Raul Jungmann
(born 1952)
30 April 1996 (1996-04-30)4 April 2002 (2002-04-04)5 years, 339 days PPSFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
7José Abrão
(born 1945)
4 April 2002 (2002-04-04)1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)272 days PSDBFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
8Miguel Ressetto
(born 1960)
1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)3 years, 89 days PTLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
9Guilherme Cassel
(born 1956)
31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)4 years, 276 days PTLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
10Afonso Florence
(born 1960)
1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)14 March 2012 (2012-03-14)1 year, 73 days PTDilma Rousseff (PT)
11Pepe Vargas
(born 1958)
14 March 2012 (2012-03-14)17 March 2014 (2014-03-17)2 years, 3 days PTDilma Rousseff (PT)
12Miguel Ressetto
(born 1960)
17 March 2014 (2014-03-17)8 September 2014 (2014-09-08)175 days PTDilma Rousseff (PT)
Laudemir André Müller
(born 1975)
Acting
8 September 2014 (2014-09-08)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)115 days IndependentDilma Rousseff (PT)
13Patrus Ananias
(born 1952)
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)14 April 2016 (2016-04-14)1 year, 104 days PTDilma Rousseff (PT)
Maria Fernanda Ramos Coelho
(born 1961)
Acting
14 April 2016 (2016-04-14)19 April 2016 (2016-04-19)5 days IndependentDilma Rousseff (PT)
14Patrus Ananias
(born 1952)
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)23 days PTDilma Rousseff (PT)
15Paulo Teixeira
(born 1961)
1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)Incumbent1 year, 329 days PTLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023". Ministério do Planejamento e Orçamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. ^ The German Academic Exchange Service. "Ministry of Agrarian Development". Accessed 20 September 2013.
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