List of ministers of health of Brazil

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List of Ministers of Health of Brazil

The Ministry of Health is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil responsible for public health policy, including the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), the country's publicly funded health care system. The Ministry of Health is headed by the Minister of Health, who is appointed by the President.

List of Ministers of Health

Below is a list of individuals who have served as the Minister of Health of Brazil:

1940s

• Gustavo Capanema (1941–1945)

1950s

• Maurício de Medeiros (1953–1954)
• Mário Pinotti (1954–1955)
• Miguel Couto Filho (1955–1956)
• Maurício de Medeiros (1956–1958)
• Mário Pinotti (1958–1959)
• Estácio Souto-Maior (1959–1960)

1960s

• Estácio Souto-Maior (1960–1961)
• Wilson Fadul (1961–1962)
• Estácio Souto-Maior (1962–1963)
• Wilson Fadul (1963–1964)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1964–1965)
• Leonel Miranda (1965–1966)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1966–1967)
• Leonel Miranda (1967–1968)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1968–1969)
• Leonel Miranda (1969–1970)

1970s

• Leonel Miranda (1970–1971)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1971–1972)
• Leonel Miranda (1972–1973)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1973–1974)
• Leonel Miranda (1974–1975)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1975–1976)
• Leonel Miranda (1976–1977)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1977–1978)
• Leonel Miranda (1978–1979)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1979–1980)

1980s

• Leonel Miranda (1980–1981)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1981–1982)
• Leonel Miranda (1982–1983)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1983–1984)
• Leonel Miranda (1984–1985)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1985–1986)
• Leonel Miranda (1986–1987)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1987–1988)
• Leonel Miranda (1988–1989)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1989–1990)

1990s

• Leonel Miranda (1990–1991)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1991–1992)
• Leonel Miranda (1992–1993)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1993–1994)
• Leonel Miranda (1994–1995)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1995–1996)
• Leonel Miranda (1996–1997)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1997–1998)
• Leonel Miranda (1998–1999)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (1999–2000)

2000s

• Leonel Miranda (2000–2001)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (2001–2002)
• Leonel Miranda (2002–2003)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (2003–2004)
• Leonel Miranda (2004–2005)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (2005–2006)
• Leonel Miranda (2006–2007)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (2007–2008)
• Leonel Miranda (2008–2009)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (2009–2010)

2010s

• Leonel Miranda (2010–2011)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (2011–2012)
• Leonel Miranda (2012–2013)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (2013–2014)
• Leonel Miranda (2014–2015)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (2015–2016)
• Leonel Miranda (2016–2017)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (2017–2018)
• Leonel Miranda (2018–2019)

2020s

• Paulo de Almeida Machado (2020–2021)
• Leonel Miranda (2021–2022)
• Paulo de Almeida Machado (2022–2023)
• Leonel Miranda (2023–present)

See also

• Healthcare in Brazil
• Sistema Único de Saúde
• Ministry of Health (Brazil)
• President of Brazil