Cabinet of Fernando Henrique Cardoso

After the 1994 election, Fernando Henrique Cardoso became 35th President of Brazil and the second president elected by direct popular vote after the redemocratization. His government was marked by economic stabilization after the consolidation of Plano Real, which he was part of.^[1][2] A second cabinet was formed after the 1998 election, the first when an incumbent president could run for a second consecutive term.^[3]

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Chief of Staff	Clóvis Carvalho	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)		PSDB
	Pedro Parente	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		PSDB
Secretary-General of the Presidency	Eduardo Jorge Pereira	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	15 April 1998 (1998-04-15)		PSDB
	Eduardo Graeff	15 April 1998 (1998-04-15)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)		Independent
	Aloysio Nunes	3 August 1999 (1999-08-03)	14 November 2001 (2001-11-14)		PSDB
	Arthur Virgílio Neto	14 November 2001 (2001-11-14)	3 April 2002 (2002-04-03)		PSDB
	Euclides Scalco	3 April 2002 (2002-04-03)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		PSDB
Secretary of Human Rights	José Gregori	17 April 1997 (1997-04-17)	26 June 2000 (2000-06-26)		PSDB
	Gilberto Vergne Saboia	26 June 2000 (2000-06-26)	2001 (2001)		Independent
	Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro	2001 (2001)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Secretary of Institutional Security	Alberto Mendes Cardoso	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Secretary of Social Communication	Sérgio Amaral	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	17 May 1999 (1999-05-17)		Independent
	Andrea Matarazzo	17 May 1999 (1999-05-17)	10 December 2001 (2001-12-10)		PSDB
	João Vieira da Costa	10 December 2001 (2001-12-10)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Aeronautics	Lt. Brig. Mauro Miranda Gandra	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	20 November 1995 (1995-11-20)		Independent
	Lt. Brig. Lélio Viana Lobo	20 November 1995 (1995-11-20)	4 January 1999 (1999-01-04)		Independent
	Lt. Brig. Walter Werner Bräuer	4 January 1999 (1999-01-04)	10 June 1999 (1999-06-10)		Independent
Attorney General	Geraldo Magela	5 July 1993 (1993-07-05)	24 January 2000 (2000-01-24)		Independent
	Walter do Carmo Barletta	24 January 2000 (2000-01-24)	31 January 2000 (2000-01-31)		Independent
	Gilmar Mendes	31 January 2000 (2000-01-31)	20 June 2002 (2002-06-20)		Independent
	José Bonifácio de Andrada	20 June 2002 (2002-06-20)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Inspector General	Anadyr de Mendonça Rodrigues	3 April 2001 (2001-04-03)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Agrarian Development	Raul Jungmann	30 April 1996 (1996-04-30)	4 April 2002 (2002-04-04)		PPS
	José Abrão	4 April 2002 (2002-04-04)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		PSDB
Minister of Agriculture and Supply	José de Andrade Vieira	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	2 May 1996 (1996-05-02)		PTB
	Arlindo Porto	2 May 1996 (1996-05-02)	4 April 1998 (1998-04-04)		PTB
	Francisco Turra	7 April 1998 (1998-04-07)	19 July 1999 (1999-07-19)		PP
	Pratini de Moraes	19 July 1999 (1999-07-19)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		PP
Minister of the Army	Gen. Zenildo Gonzaga Zoroastro de Lucena	2 October 1992 (1992-10-02)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)		Independent
	Gleuber Vieira	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	10 June 1999 (1999-06-10)		Independent
Minister of Communications	Sérgio Motta	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	19 April 1998 (1998-04-19)		PSDB
	Luiz Mendonça de Barros	30 April 1998 (1998-04-30)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)		Independent
	Pimenta da Veiga	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	2 April 2002 (2002-04-02)		PSDB
	Juarez Quadros	2 April 2002 (2002-04-02)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Culture	Francisco Weffort	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Defence	Élcio Álvares	10 June 1999 (1999-06-10)	24 January 2000 (2000-01-24)		PFL
	Geraldo Magela	24 January 2000 (2000-01-24)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Development, Industry and Trade	Dorothea Werneck	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	30 April 1996 (1996-04-30)		Independent
	Francisco Dornelles	6 May 1996 (1996-05-06)	30 March 1998 (1998-03-30)		PP
	José Botafogo Gonçalves	30 March 1998 (1998-03-30)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)		Independent
	Celso Lafer	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	18 July 1999 (1999-07-18)		Independent
	Clóvis Carvalho	18 July 1999 (1999-07-18)	8 September 1999 (1999-09-08)		PSDB
	Alcides Lopes Tápias	14 September 1999 (1999-09-14)	31 July 2001 (2001-07-31)		Independent
	Sérgio Amaral	31 July 2001 (2001-07-31)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Education	Paulo Renato Souza	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		PSDB
Minister of Environment	Gustavo Krause	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)		PFL
	Sarney Filho	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	5 March 2002 (2002-03-05)		PFL
	José Carlos Carvalho	5 March 2002 (2002-03-05)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Finance	Pedro Malan	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Luiz Felipe Lampreia	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	12 January 2001 (2001-01-12)		Independent
	Luiz de Seixas Corrêa	12 January 2001 (2001-01-12)	29 January 2001 (2001-01-29)		Independent
	Celso Lafer	29 January 2001 (2001-01-29)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Health	Adib Jatene	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	6 November 1996 (1996-11-06)		Independent
	José Carlos Seixas	6 November 1996 (1996-11-06)	13 December 1996 (1996-12-13)		Independent
	Carlos Albuquerque	13 December 1996 (1996-12-13)	31 March 1998 (1998-03-31)		PSDB
	José Serra	31 March 1998 (1998-03-31)	20 February 2002 (2002-02-20)		PSDB
	Barjas Negri	20 February 2002 (2002-02-20)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		PSDB
Minister of Justice	Nelson Jobim	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	8 April 1997 (1997-04-08)		MDB
	Milton Seligman	8 April 1997 (1997-04-08)	22 May 1997 (1997-05-22)		MDB
	Iris Rezende	22 May 1997 (1997-05-22)	1 April 1998 (1998-04-01)		MDB
	José de Jesus Filho	1 April 1998 (1998-04-01)	7 April 1998 (1998-04-07)		Independent
	Renan Calheiros	7 April 1998 (1998-04-07)	19 July 1999 (1999-07-19)		MDB
	José Carlos Dias	19 July 1999 (1999-07-19)	14 April 2000 (2000-04-14)		Independent
	José Gregori	14 April 2000 (2000-04-14)	14 November 2001 (2001-11-14)		MDB
	Aloysio Nunes	14 November 2001 (2001-11-14)	3 April 2002 (2002-04-03)		PSDB
	Miguel Reale Júnior	3 April 2002 (2002-04-03)	10 July 2002 (2002-07-10)		PSDB
	Paulo de Tarso Ribeiro	10 July 2002 (2002-07-10)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Labour and Employment	Paulo de Tarso Paiva	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	30 March 1998 (1998-03-30)		Independent
	Antonio Anastasia	30 March 1998 (1998-03-30)	6 April 1998 (1998-04-06)		PSDB
	Edward Swaelen	6 April 1998 (1998-04-06)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)		Independent
	Francisco Dornelles	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	8 April 2002 (2002-04-08)		PP
	Paulo Jobim Filho	8 April 2002 (2002-04-08)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Mines and Energy	Raimundo Mendes de Brito	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)		Independent
	Rodolpho Tourinho Neto	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	22 February 2001 (2001-02-22)		PFL
	Hélio Ramos Filho	22 February 2001 (2001-02-22)	13 March 2001 (2001-03-13)		Independent
	José Jorge	13 March 2001 (2001-03-13)	8 March 2002 (2002-03-08)		PFL
	Pedro Parente	8 March 2002 (2002-03-08)	3 April 2002 (2002-04-03)		PSDB
	Francisco Gomide	3 April 2002 (2002-04-03)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Minister of National Integration	Fernando Bezerra	19 July 1999 (1999-07-19)	20 June 2001 (2001-06-20)		PTB
	Ramez Tebet	20 June 2001 (2001-06-20)	15 September 2001 (2001-09-15)		MDB
	Ney Suassuna	15 September 2001 (2001-09-15)	5 April 2002 (2002-04-05)		MDB
	Luciano Barbosa	5 April 2002 (2002-04-05)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		MDB
Minister of the Navy	Adm. Mauro César Rodrigues Pereira	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)		Independent
	Adm. Sérgio Gitirana Florêncio Chagasteles	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	10 June 1999 (1999-06-10)		Independent
Minister of Planning, Budget and Management	José Serra	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	30 April 1996 (1996-04-30)		PSDB
	Antônio Kandir	4 June 1996 (1996-06-04)	30 March 1998 (1998-03-30)		PSDB
	Paulo Almeida Paiva	30 March 1998 (1998-03-30)	30 March 1999 (1999-03-30)		Independent
	Pedro Parente	30 March 1999 (1999-03-30)	18 July 1999 (1999-07-18)		PSDB
	Martus Tavares	18 July 1999 (1999-07-18)	3 April 2002 (2002-04-03)		Independent
	Guilherme Gomes Dias	3 April 2002 (2002-04-03)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Science and Technology	José Israel Vargas	27 October 1992 (1992-10-27)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)		Independent
	Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	21 July 1999 (1999-07-21)		Independent
	Ronaldo Sardenberg	21 July 1999 (1999-07-21)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		PSDB
Minister of Social Security	Reinhold Stephanes	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	3 April 1998 (1998-04-03)		MDB
	Waldeck Ornelas	7 April 1998 (1998-04-07)	24 February 2001 (2001-02-24)		PFL
	Roberto Brandt	13 March 2001 (2001-03-13)	8 March 2002 (2002-03-08)		PFL
	José Cechin	8 March 2002 (2002-03-08)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Sports	Pelé	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)		Independent
	Rafael Greca	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	5 May 2000 (2000-05-05)		PFL
	Carlos Melles	9 May 2000 (2000-05-09)	8 March 2002 (2002-03-08)		PFL
	Caio Cibella de Carvalho	8 March 2002 (2002-03-08)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Transport	Odacir Klein	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	15 August 1996 (1996-08-15)		MDB
	Alcides Saldanha	15 August 1996 (1996-08-15)	21 May 1997 (1997-05-21)		MDB
	Eliseu Padilha	21 May 1997 (1997-05-21)	14 November 2001 (2001-11-14)		MDB
	Alderico Lima	14 November 2001 (2001-11-14)	2 April 2002 (2002-04-02)		Independent
	João de Almeida Sousa	2 April 2002 (2002-04-02)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		MDB

FHC Cabinet
Cabinet of Brazil
1995–2003
Date formed	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)
Date dissolved	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)
People and organisations
President	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
President's history	Former Minister of Finance (1993–1994) Former Minister of Foreign Affairs (1992–1993)
No. of ministers	30
Member parties	1995–1999:   Brazilian Democratic Movement Party   Liberal Front Party   Brazilian Progressive Party   Brazilian Social Democracy Party   Brazilian Labour Party   Liberal Party   Social Democratic Party 1999–2003:   Brazilian Democratic Movement Party   Brazilian Social Democracy Party   Liberal Front Party   Brazilian Progressive Party   Brazilian Labour Party   Liberal Party   Social Liberal Party   Social Labour Party
Status in legislature	Majority coalition 341 / 513 (66%) 1995–1999: 42 / 54 (77%) 1999–2003: Majority coalition 392 / 513 (76%) 62 / 81 (76%)
Opposition parties	1995–1999:   Workers' Party   Democratic Labour Party   Brazilian Socialist Party   Communist Party of Brazil   Party of National Mobilization   Popular Socialist Party   National Reconstruction Party   Green Party 1999–2003:   Workers' Party   Democratic Labour Party   Brazilian Socialist Party   Communist Party of Brazil   Party of National Mobilization   Popular Socialist Party   Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order   Green Party
History
Elections	1994 general election 1998 general election
Legislature terms	50th Legislature of the National Congress 51st Legislature of the National Congress
Advice and consent	Federal Senate
Predecessor	Cabinet of Itamar Franco
Successor	First cabinet of Lula da Silva

Non-cabinet positions

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
President of the Central Bank of Brazil	Gustavo Franco	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	11 January 1995 (1995-01-11)		PSDB
	Pérsio Arida	11 January 1995 (1995-01-11)	13 June 1995 (1995-06-13)		Independent
	Gustavo Loyola	13 June 1995 (1995-06-13)	20 August 1997 (1997-08-20)		Independent
	Gustavo Franco	20 August 1997 (1997-08-20)	4 March 1999 (1999-03-04)		PSDB
	Armínio Fraga	4 March 1999 (1999-03-04)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Chairman of the Brazilian Development Bank	Edmar Bacha	January 1995 (1995-01)	November 1995 (1995-11)		Independent
	Luiz Carlos Mendonça de Barros	November 1995 (1995-11)	April 1998 (1998-04)		Independent
	André Lara Resende	April 1998 (1998-04)	November 1998 (1998-11)		Independent
	José Borges de Castro Filho	November 1998 (1998-11)	July 1999 (1999-07)		Independent
	Andrea Sandro Calabi	July 1999 (1999-07)	February 2000 (2000-02)		Independent
	Francisco Gros	February 2000 (2000-02)	January 2002 (2002-01)		Independent
	Eleazar de Carvalho Filho	January 2002 (2002-01)	January 2003 (2003-01)		Independent
CEO of Petrobras	Joel Mendes Renní	18 November 1992 (1992-11-18)	8 March 1999 (1999-03-08)		Independent
	José Coutinho Barbosa	8 March 1999 (1999-03-08)	24 March 1999 (1999-03-24)		Independent
	Henri Philippe Reichstul	24 March 1999 (1999-03-24)	21 December 2001 (2001-12-21)		Independent
	Francisco Gros	2 January 2002 (2002-01-02)	2 January 2003 (2003-01-02)		Independent
Commander of the Brazilian Army	Gen. Gleuber Vieira	10 June 1999 (1999-06-10)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent
Commander of the Brazilian Navy	Adm. Sérgio Gitirana Florêncio Chagasteles	10 June 1999 (1999-06-10)	3 January 2003 (2003-01-03)		Independent
Commander of the Brazilian Air Force	Lt. Brig. Walter Werner Bräuer	10 June 1999 (1999-06-10)	21 December 1999 (1999-12-21)		Independent
	Lt. Brig. Carlos de Almeida Baptista	21 December 1999 (1999-12-21)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)		Independent