Ministry of Agrarian Development (Brazil)

Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture
Portuguese: Ministério do Desenvolvimento Agrário e Agricultura Familiar
Ministry overview
Formed	24 August 1982; 41 years ago
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Federal government of Brazil
Headquarters	Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco C; Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget	$4.98 b BRL (2023)
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;
Website	www.gov.br/mda/

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.

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[edit]

No.	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office		President
1	Danilo Venturini (1922–2015)	24 August 1982 (1982-08-24)	15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)	2 years, 203 days	Independent	João Figueiredo (PDS)
2	Nelson de Figueredo Ribeiro (born 1930)	30 April 1985 (1985-04-30)	28 May 1986 (1986-05-28)	1 year, 28 days	Independent	José Sarney (MDB)
3	Dante de Oliveira (1952–2006)	28 May 1986 (1986-05-28)	2 June 1987 (1987-06-02)	1 year, 5 days	MDB	José Sarney (MDB)
4	Marcos Freire (1931–1987)	4 June 1987 (1987-06-04)	8 September 1987 (1987-09-08)	96 days	MDB	José Sarney (MDB)
5	Jader Barbalho (born 1944)	22 September 1987 (1987-09-22)	29 July 1988 (1988-07-29)	311 days	MDB	José Sarney (MDB)
–	Leopoldo Bessone (1942–2013) Acting	17 August 1988 (1988-08-17)	15 February 1989 (1989-02-15)	182 days	MDB	José Sarney (MDB)
6	Raul Jungmann (born 1952)	30 April 1996 (1996-04-30)	4 April 2002 (2002-04-04)	5 years, 339 days	PPS	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
7	José Abrão (born 1945)	4 April 2002 (2002-04-04)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	272 days	PSDB	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
8	Miguel Ressetto (born 1960)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)	3 years, 89 days	PT	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
9	Guilherme Cassel (born 1956)	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	4 years, 276 days	PT	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
10	Afonso Florence (born 1960)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	14 March 2012 (2012-03-14)	1 year, 73 days	PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
11	Pepe Vargas (born 1958)	14 March 2012 (2012-03-14)	17 March 2014 (2014-03-17)	2 years, 3 days	PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
12	Miguel Ressetto (born 1960)	17 March 2014 (2014-03-17)	8 September 2014 (2014-09-08)	175 days	PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
–	Laudemir André Müller (born 1975) Acting	8 September 2014 (2014-09-08)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	115 days	Independent	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
13	Patrus Ananias (born 1952)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	14 April 2016 (2016-04-14)	1 year, 104 days	PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
–	Maria Fernanda Ramos Coelho (born 1961) Acting	14 April 2016 (2016-04-14)	19 April 2016 (2016-04-19)	5 days	Independent	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
14	Patrus Ananias (born 1952)	19 April 2016 (2016-04-19)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	23 days	PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
15	Paulo Teixeira (born 1961)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	Incumbent	1 year, 118 days	PT	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Official website (in Portuguese)

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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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v t e Cabinet of Brazil
Top offices	President Vice President Chief of Staff
Ministries	Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture Agriculture and Livestock Cities Communications Culture Defence Development, Industry, Trade and Services Education Entrepreneurship, Microenterprise and Small Business Environment and Climate Change Foreign Affairs Finance Fishing and Aquaculture Health Human Rights and Citizenship Integration and Regional Development Justice and Public Security Labour and Employment Management and Innovation in Public Services Mines and Energy Native People Ports and Airports Planning and Budget Racial Equality Science, Technology and Innovation Social Development and Assistance, Family and Fight against Hunger Social Security Sports Tourism Transport Women
Secretariats	Government Institutional Affairs
Offices	Central Bank Attorney General of the Union Institutional Security Bureau Comptroller General of the Union

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