First cabinet of Lula da Silva

After the 2002 election, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva became the first left-wing and first metalworker and trade unionist president of Brazil. His inauguration marked the first time since 1961 when a president elected by direct popular vote passed the presidential sash to another president elected by popular vote. Lula's cabinet was unveiled in December 2002.^[1][2] A second cabinet was formed after the 2006 election.^[3]

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Chief of Staff	José Dirceu	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	21 June 2005 (2005-06-21)		PT
	Dilma Rousseff	21 June 2005 (2005-06-21)	30 March 2010 (2010-03-30)		PT
	Erenice Guerra	30 March 2010 (2010-03-30)	16 September 2010 (2010-09-16)		PT
	Carlos Esteves Lima	16 September 2010 (2010-09-16)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		Independent
Secretary-General of the Presidency	Luiz Dulci	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		PT
Secretary of Human Rights	Nilmário Miranda	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	10 August 2005 (2005-08-10)		PT
	Mário Mamede Filho	10 August 2005 (2005-08-10)	21 December 2005 (2005-12-21)		PT
	Paulo Vannuchi	21 December 2005 (2005-12-21)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		PT
Secretary of Institutional Affairs	Jaques Wagner	20 July 2005 (2005-07-20)	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)		PT
	Tarso Genro	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)	16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)		PT
	Walfrido dos Mares Guia	16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)	26 November 2007 (2007-11-26)		PTB
	José Múcio	26 November 2007 (2007-11-26)	28 September 2009 (2009-09-28)		PTB
	Alexandre Padilha	28 September 2009 (2009-09-28)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		PT
Secretary of Institutional Security	Jorge Armando Felix	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		Independent
Secretary of Politics for Women	Emília Fernandes	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	29 January 2004 (2004-01-29)		PT
	Nilcea Freire	29 January 2004 (2004-01-29)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		PT
Secretary of Politics to Promote Racial Equality	Matilde Ribeiro	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	6 February 2008 (2008-02-06)		PT
	Edson Santos	6 February 2008 (2008-02-06)	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)		PT
	Eloi Ferreira	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		PT
Secretary of Ports	Pedro Brito	15 May 2007 (2007-05-15)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		PSB
Secretary of Social Communication	Luiz Gushiken	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	22 July 2005 (2005-07-22)		PT
	Luiz Tadeu Rigo	1 August 2005 (2005-08-01)	1 January 2007 (2007-01-01)		Independent
	Franklin Martins	1 January 2007 (2007-01-01)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		Independent
Secretary of Strategic Affairs	Roberto Mangabeira Unger	18 June 2007 (2007-06-18)	30 June 2009 (2009-06-30)		Independent
	Samuel Guimarães	20 October 2009 (2009-10-20)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		Independent
Attorney General	Álvaro Ribeiro Costa	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	11 March 2007 (2007-03-11)		Independent
	Dias Toffoli	11 March 2007 (2007-03-11)	23 October 2009 (2009-10-23)		Independent
	Luís Inácio Adams	23 October 2009 (2009-10-23)	3 March 2016 (2016-03-03)		Independent
Comptroller General	Waldir Pires	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)		PT
	Jorge Hage	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Agrarian Development	Miguel Rossetto	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)		PT
	Guilherme Cassel	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		PT
Minister of Agriculture	Roberto Rodrigues	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	30 June 2006 (2006-06-30)		Independent
	Luis Carlos Guedes	3 July 2006 (2006-07-03)	22 March 2007 (2007-03-22)		MDB
	Reinhold Stephanes	22 March 2007 (2007-03-22)	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)		MDB
	Wagner Rossi	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)	17 August 2011 (2011-08-17)		MDB
Minister of Cities	Olívio Dutra	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	20 July 2005 (2005-07-20)		PT
	Márcio Fortes de Almeida	20 July 2005 (2005-07-20)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Communications	Miro Teixeira	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	1 January 2004 (2004-01-01)		PDT
	Eunício Oliveira	23 January 2004 (2004-01-23)	8 July 2005 (2005-07-08)		MDB
	Hélio Costa	8 July 2005 (2005-07-08)	1 April 2010 (2010-04-01)		MDB
	José Artur Filardi	1 April 2010 (2010-04-01)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		MDB
Minister of Culture	Gilberto Gil	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	30 July 2008 (2008-07-30)		PV
	Juca Ferreira	30 July 2008 (2008-07-30)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		PV
Minister of Defence	José Viegas Filho	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	8 November 2004 (2004-11-08)		Independent
	José Alencar	8 November 2004 (2004-11-08)	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)		PL
	Waldir Pires	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)	25 June 2007 (2007-06-25)		PT
	Nelson Jobim	25 June 2007 (2007-06-25)	5 August 2011 (2011-08-05)		Independent
Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade	Luiz Fernando Furlan	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	29 March 2007 (2007-03-29)		Independent
	Miguel Jorge	29 March 2007 (2007-03-29)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Education	Cristovam Buarque	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	27 January 2004 (2004-01-27)		PT
	Tarso Genro	27 January 2004 (2004-01-27)	29 July 2005 (2005-07-29)		PT
	Fernando Haddad	29 July 2005 (2005-07-29)	23 January 2012 (2012-01-23)		PT
Minister of Environment	Marina Silva	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	13 May 2008 (2008-05-13)		PT
	Carlos Minc	13 May 2008 (2008-05-13)	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)		PT
	Izabella Teixeira	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)		Independent
Minister of Finance	Antonio Palocci	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	27 March 2006 (2006-03-27)		PT
	Guido Mantega	27 March 2006 (2006-03-27)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)		PT
Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture	José Fritsch	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)		PT
	Altemir Gregolin	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		PT
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Celso Amorim	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		MDB
Minister of Health	Humberto Costa	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	8 July 2005 (2005-07-08)		PT
	José Saraiva Felipe	8 July 2005 (2005-07-08)	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)		MDB
	Agenor Álvares	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)	16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)		Independent
	José Gomes Temporão	16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		MDB
Minister of Justice	Márcio Thomaz Bastos	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)		Independent
	Tarso Genro	16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)	10 February 2010 (2010-02-10)		PT
	Luiz Paulo Barreto	10 February 2010 (2010-02-10)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Labour and Employment	Jaques Wagner	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	23 January 2004 (2004-01-23)		PT
	Ricardo Berzoini	23 January 2004 (2004-01-23)	12 July 2005 (2005-07-12)		PT
	Luiz Marinho	12 July 2005 (2005-07-12)	29 March 2007 (2007-03-29)		PT
	Carlos Lupi	29 March 2007 (2007-03-29)	5 December 2011 (2011-12-05)		PDT
Minister of Mines and Energy	Dilma Rousseff	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	21 June 2005 (2005-06-21)		PT
	Mauricio Tolmasquin	21 June 2005 (2005-06-21)	8 July 2005 (2005-07-08)		Independent
	Silas Rondeau	8 July 2005 (2005-07-08)	24 May 2007 (2007-05-24)		Independent
	Nelson Hubner	24 May 2007 (2007-05-24)	21 January 2008 (2008-01-21)		Independent
	Edison Lobão	21 January 2008 (2008-01-21)	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)		MDB
	Márcio Zimmermann	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		MDB
Minister of National Integration	Ciro Gomes	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)		PPS
	Pedro Brito	3 April 2006 (2006-04-03)	16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)		PSB
	Geddel Vieira Lima	16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)		MDB
	João Santana	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		MDB
Minister of Planning, Budget and Management	Guido Mantega	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	18 November 2004 (2004-11-18)		PT
	Nelson Machado	18 November 2004 (2004-11-18)	22 March 2005 (2005-03-22)		Independent
	Paulo Bernardo	22 March 2005 (2005-03-22)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		PT
Minister of Science and Technology	Roberto Amaral	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	21 January 2004 (2004-01-21)		PSB
	Eduardo Campos	21 January 2004 (2004-01-21)	18 July 2005 (2005-07-18)		PSB
	Sérgio Machado Rezende	18 July 2005 (2005-07-18)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		PSB
Minister of Social Development and Fight against Hunger	Patrus Ananias	23 January 2004 (2004-01-23)	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)		PT
	Márcia Lopes	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		PT
Minister of Social Security	Ricardo Berzoini	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	23 January 2004 (2004-01-23)		PT
	Amir Lando	23 January 2004 (2004-01-23)	22 March 2005 (2005-03-22)		MDB
	Romero Jucá	22 March 2005 (2005-03-22)	21 July 2005 (2005-07-21)		MDB
	Nelson Machado	21 July 2005 (2005-07-21)	29 March 2007 (2007-03-29)		Independent
	Luiz Marinho	29 March 2007 (2007-03-29)	3 June 2008 (2008-06-03)		PT
	Carlos Eduardo Gabas	3 June 2008 (2008-06-03)	11 June 2008 (2008-06-11)		PT
	José Pimentel	11 June 2008 (2008-06-11)	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)		PT
	Carlos Eduardo Gabas	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		PT
Minister of Sports	Agnelo Queiroz	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)		PT
	Orlando Silva	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)	26 October 2011 (2011-10-26)		PCdoB
Minister of Tourism	Walfrido dos Mares Guia	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	22 March 2007 (2007-03-22)		PTB
	Marta Suplicy	22 March 2007 (2007-03-22)	3 June 2008 (2008-06-03)		PT
	Luiz Barreto Filho	3 June 2008 (2008-06-03)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		Independent
Minister of Transport	Anderson Adauto	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	15 August 2004 (2004-08-15)		PL
	Alfredo Nascimento	15 August 2004 (2004-08-15)	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)		PL
	Paulo Sérgio Passos	3 April 2006 (2006-04-03)	29 March 2007 (2007-03-29)		PR
	Alfredo Nascimento	29 March 2007 (2007-03-29)	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)		PR
	Paulo Sérgio Passos	31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)		PR

Lula Cabinet
Cabinet of Brazil
2003–2011
Date formed	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)
Date dissolved	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)
People and organisations
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
President's history	Former Federal Deputy from São Paulo (1987–1991)
Vice President	José Alencar
No. of ministers	35
Member parties	2003–2007:   Brazilian Democratic Movement Party   Workers' Party   Progressive Party   Brazilian Labour Party   Liberal Party   Brazilian Socialist Party   Communist Party of Brazil 2007–2011:   Brazilian Democratic Movement Party   Workers' Party   Progressive Party   Brazilian Socialist Party   Democratic Labour Party   Party of the Republic   Brazilian Labour Party   Green Party   Communist Party of Brazil
Status in legislature	Majority coalition 301 / 513 (58%) 2003–2007: 44 / 81 (54%) 2007–2011: Majority coalition 336 / 513 (65%) 44 / 81 (54%)
Opposition parties	2003–2007:   Liberal Front Party   Brazilian Social Democracy Party   Democratic Labour Party   Popular Socialist Party   Green Party   Socialism and Liberty Party   Social Christian Party   Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order 2007–2011:   Brazilian Social Democracy Party   Democrats   Popular Socialist Party   Social Christian Party   Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order
History
Elections	2002 general election 2006 general election
Legislature terms	52nd Legislature of the National Congress 53rd Legislature of the National Congress
Advice and consent	Federal Senate
Predecessor	Cabinet of Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Successor	Cabinet of Dilma Rousseff

Non-cabinet positions

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
President of the Central Bank of Brazil	Henrique Meirelles	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	31 December 2010 (2010-12-31)		Independent
Chairman of the Brazilian Development Bank	Carlos Lessa	17 January 2003 (2003-01-17)	18 November 2004 (2004-11-18)		Independent
	Guido Mantega	22 November 2004 (2004-11-22)	27 March 2006 (2006-03-27)		PT
	Demian Fiocca	27 March 2006 (2006-03-27)	27 April 2007 (2007-04-27)		Independent
	Luciano Coutinho	1 May 2007 (2007-05-01)	16 May 2016 (2016-05-16)		Independent
CEO of Petrobras	José Eduardo Dutra	2 January 2003 (2003-01-02)	22 July 2005 (2005-07-22)		Independent
	Sérgio Gabrielli	22 July 2005 (2005-07-22)	13 February 2012 (2012-02-13)		Independent
Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces	Gen. José Carlos de Nardi	6 September 2010 (2010-09-06)	7 December 2015 (2015-12-07)		Independent
Commander of the Brazilian Army	Gen. Francisco Roberto de Albuquerque	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	8 March 2007 (2007-03-08)		Independent
	Gen. Enzo Martins Peri	8 March 2007 (2007-03-08)	5 February 2015 (2015-02-05)		Independent
Commander of the Brazilian Navy	Adm. Roberto de Guimarães Carvalho	3 January 2003 (2003-01-03)	1 March 2007 (2007-03-01)		Independent
	Adm. Júlio Soares de Moura Neto	1 March 2007 (2007-03-01)	7 February 2015 (2015-02-07)		Independent
Commander of the Brazilian Air Force	Lt. Brig. Luiz Carlos da Silva Bueno	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	28 February 2007 (2007-02-28)		Independent
	Lt. Brig. Juniti Saito	1 March 2007 (2007-03-01)	29 January 2015 (2015-01-29)		Independent