Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger (Brazil)

Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger
Ministry overview
Formed 23 January 2004
Headquarters Brasília, Distrito Federal
Annual budget R$ 75,4 billion (2015)[1]
Minister responsible
Website www.mds.gov.br

The Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger[2] (Portuguese: Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à Fome, abbreviated MDS) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. It was established in 2004 from the merger of the Special Ministry of Food and Nutritional Security, the Ministry of Social Assistance, and the Executive Secretariat of the Interministerial Manager Council of Bolsa Família. It administers Bolsa Família, the National Social Assistance Fund (SANF), Industry Social Service (SESI), Commerce Social Service (SESC), and Transport Social Service (SEST).[2] The current Minister of Social Development and Fight against Hunger is Osmar Terra.

List of Ministers

Below is a list of Ministers of Social Development and Fight against Hunger.

Nº Minister Start End
1 Patrus Ananias 23 January 2004 31 March 2010
2 Márcia Lopes 31 March 2010 31 December 2010
3 Tereza Campello 1 January 2011 12 March 2016
4 Osmar Terra 12 March 2016 -

See also

References

  1. ↑ Portal Orçamento (October 2014). "Projeto de Lei Orçamentária para 2015" (PDF). Senado federal. p. 26. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 Federative Republic of Brazil. Ministry of Social Development. "Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger (MSD) Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.". Accessed 22 September 2013. (in English)


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