Alexandre Padilha

Alexandre Padilha
Padilha (2014)
Ministry of Health of Brazil
In office
1 January 2011  2 February 2014
Preceded by José Gomes Temporão
Succeeded by Arthur Chioro
Personal details
Born (1971-09-14) 14 September 1971
São Paulo, SP
Nationality Brazilian
Political party Workers' Party
Occupation physician
Statesman

Alexandre Rocha Santos Padilha is a Brazilian physician and politician affiliated with the Workers Party (PT).[1] He was also minister of Institutional Relations in the Lula administration and Minister of Health under Dilma Rousseff.[2] He unsuccessfully ran for governor of São Paulo state in the 2014 election.[3]

See also

References

  1. HEALTH Can we build a new health system? by Dr. Adib Jatene in "The Brazilian Economy" MARCH 2012 • vol. 4 • nº 3
  2. Journalist writes that Cuban doctors arriving in Brazil came on “slave planes.” by "Black Women of Brazil"
  3. Rousseff takes lead in Brazil election poll By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, BRAD BROOKS Associated Press on 30 September 2014


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