Ministry of Labour and Employment (Brazil)

The Ministry of Labour and Employment (Portuguese: Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego, abbreviated MTE) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. The current Minister of Labour is Luiz Marinho.

Ministry of Labour and Employment
Portuguese: Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego
Agency overview
Formed2 May 1974; 49 years ago (1974-05-02)
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionFederal government of Brazil
HeadquartersEsplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco F
Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget$96.32 b BRL (2023)[1]
Agency executives
  • Luiz Marinho, Minister
  • Francisco Macena da Silva, Executive-Secretary
  • Luiz Brandão de Mello, Secretary of Labour Inspection
  • Carlos Gonçalves Junior, Secretary of Labour Protection
  • Marcos Perioto, Secretary of Labour Affairs
  • Magno Lavine, Secretary of Qualification and Promotion of Employment and Income Generation
  • Gilberto Carvalho, Secretary of Popular and Solidarity Economy
Websitewww.gov.br/trabalho-e-emprego/

List of ministers

No.PortraitMinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyPresident
1Lindolfo Collor
(1890–1942)
26 November 1930 (1930-11-26)4 April 1932 (1932-04-04)1 year, 130 days IndependentGetúlio Vargas (Ind)
2Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho
(1888–1950)
4 April 1932 (1932-04-04)25 July 1934 (1934-07-25)2 years, 112 days IndependentGetúlio Vargas (Ind)
3Agamenon Magalhães
(1893–1952)
25 July 1934 (1934-07-25)25 November 1937 (1937-11-25)3 years, 123 days IndependentGetúlio Vargas (Ind)
4Waldemar Falcão
(1895–1946)
25 November 1937 (1937-11-25)13 June 1941 (1941-06-13)3 years, 200 days IndependentGetúlio Vargas (Ind)
5Dulfe Pinheiro Machado
(1885–1972)
13 June 1941 (1941-06-13)29 December 1941 (1941-12-29)199 days IndependentGetúlio Vargas (Ind)
6Marcondes Filho
(1892–1974)
29 December 1941 (1941-12-29)29 October 1945 (1945-10-29)3 years, 304 days IndependentGetúlio Vargas (Ind)
7Carneiro de Mendonça
(1894–1946)
29 October 1945 (1945-10-29)31 January 1946 (1946-01-31)94 days IndependentJosé Linhares (Ind)
8Octacílio Negrão de Lima
(1897–1960)
31 January 1946 (1946-01-31)30 October 1946 (1946-10-30)272 days IndependentEurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
9Morvan Dias de Figueiredo
(1890–1950)
30 October 1946 (1946-10-30)30 September 1948 (1948-09-30)1 year, 336 days IndependentEurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
10João Otaviano de Lima Pereira
(1887–?)
30 September 1948 (1948-09-30)22 October 1948 (1948-10-22)22 days IndependentEurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
11Honório Fernandes Monteiro
(1894–1968)
22 October 1948 (1948-10-22)29 June 1950 (1950-06-29)1 year, 250 days PSDEurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
12Marcial Dias Pequeno
(1908–1991)
29 June 1950 (1950-06-29)31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)216 days IndependentEurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
13Danton Coelho
(1906–1961)
31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)5 September 1951 (1951-09-05)217 days IndependentGetúlio Vargas (PTB)
14José de Segadas Viana
(1906–1991)
5 September 1951 (1951-09-05)17 June 1953 (1953-06-17)1 year, 285 days PTBGetúlio Vargas (PTB)
15João Goulart
(1919–1976)
18 June 1953 (1953-06-18)23 February 1954 (1954-02-23)250 days PTBGetúlio Vargas (PTB)
16Hugo de Araújo Faria
(1915–1987)
24 February 1954 (1954-02-24)24 August 1954 (1954-08-24)181 days IndependentGetúlio Vargas (PTB)
17Napoleão de Alencastro Guimarães
(1899–1964)
24 August 1954 (1954-08-24)11 November 1955 (1955-11-11)1 year, 79 days PSDCafé Filho (PSP)
Carlos Luz (PSD)
18Nélson Omegna
(1903–1987)
11 November 1955 (1955-11-11)31 January 1956 (1956-01-31)81 days IndependentNereu Ramos (PSD)
19Parsifal Barroso
(1913–1986)
31 January 1956 (1956-01-31)30 June 1958 (1958-06-30)2 years, 150 days PSDJuscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
20Mário Meneghetti
(1905–1969)
30 June 1958 (1958-06-30)17 July 1958 (1958-07-17)17 days PSDJuscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
21Fernando Nóbrega
(1904–1993)
17 July 1958 (1958-07-17)17 April 1960 (1960-04-17)1 year, 275 days PSDJuscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
22João Batista Ramos
(1910–2002)
19 April 1960 (1960-04-19)7 November 1960 (1960-11-07)202 days PTBJuscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
23Alírio Sales Coelho
(1904–1975)
7 November 1960 (1960-11-07)31 January 1961 (1961-01-31)85 days PSDJuscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
24Francisco Carlos Castro Neves
(1914–1974)
31 January 1961 (1961-01-31)25 August 1961 (1961-08-25)206 days IndependentJânio Quadros (PTN)
25José de Segadas Viana
(1906–1991)
28 August 1961 (1961-08-28)8 September 1961 (1961-09-08)11 days PTBRanieri Mazzilli (PSD)
No.PortraitMinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyPrime Minister
26Franco Montoro
(1916–1999)
8 September 1961 (1961-09-08)12 July 1962 (1962-07-12)307 days PDCTancredo Neves (PSD)
27Hermes Lima
(1902–1978)
12 July 1962 (1962-07-12)31 August 1962 (1962-08-31)50 days PTBBrochado da Rocha (PSD)
28Benjamin Eurico Cruz
(1915–1992)
31 August 1962 (1962-08-31)24 January 1963 (1963-01-24)146 days IndependentBrochado da Rocha (PSD)
Hermes Lima (PTB)
No.PortraitMinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyPresident
29Almino Monteiro Álvares Afonso
(born 1929)
24 January 1963 (1963-01-24)18 June 1963 (1963-06-18)145 days PTBJoão Goulart (PTB)
30Amaury de Oliveira e Silva
(1924–2002)
18 June 1963 (1963-06-18)31 March 1964 (1964-03-31)287 days IndependentJoão Goulart (PTB)
31Arnaldo Lopes Süssekind
(1917–2012)
4 April 1964 (1964-04-04)7 December 1965 (1965-12-07)1 year, 247 days IndependentRanieri Mazzilli (PSD)
Castelo Branco (Military dictatorship)
32Walter Peracchi Barcelos
(1907–1986)
7 December 1965 (1965-12-07)18 July 1966 (1966-07-18)223 days ARENACastelo Branco (ARENA)
33Paulo Egydio Martins
(1928–2021)
18 July 1966 (1966-07-18)1 August 1966 (1966-08-01)14 days ARENACastelo Branco (ARENA)
34Luís Gonzaga do Nascimento e Silva
(1915–2003)
1 August 1966 (1966-08-01)15 March 1967 (1967-03-15)226 days IndependentCastelo Branco (ARENA)
35Jarbas Passarinho
(1920–2016)
15 March 1967 (1967-03-15)30 October 1969 (1969-10-30)2 years, 229 days ARENACosta e Silva (ARENA)
Military Junta of 1969 (Military junta)
36Júlio Barata
(1905–1991)
30 October 1969 (1969-10-30)15 March 1974 (1974-03-15)4 years, 136 days IndependentEmílio Garrastazu Médici (ARENA)
37Arnaldo da Costa Prieto
(1930–2012)
2 May 1974 (1974-05-02)15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)4 years, 317 days ARENAErnesto Geisel (ARENA)
38Murilo Macedo
(1923–2003)
15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)6 years, 0 days PDSJoão Figueiredo (PDS)
39Almir Pazzianotto
(born 1936)
15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)27 September 1988 (1988-09-27)3 years, 196 days MDBJosé Sarney (MDB)
40Erós Antônio de Almeida
(born 1941)
27 September 1988 (1988-09-27)28 October 1988 (1988-10-28)31 days IndependentJosé Sarney (MDB)
41Ronaldo Costa Couto
(born 1942)
28 October 1988 (1988-10-28)13 January 1989 (1989-01-13)77 days MDBJosé Sarney (MDB)
42Dorothea Werneck
(born 1948)
13 January 1989 (1989-01-13)15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)1 year, 61 days IndependentJosé Sarney (MDB)
43Antônio Rogério Magri
(born 1940)
15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)20 January 1992 (1992-01-20)1 year, 311 days PTBFernando Collor (PRN)
44Reinhold Stephanes
(born 1939)
20 January 1992 (1992-01-20)13 April 1992 (1992-04-13)84 days PFLFernando Collor (PRN)
45João Mellão Neto
(1955–2020)
13 April 1992 (1992-04-13)4 October 1992 (1992-10-04)174 days PFLFernando Collor (PRN)
46Walter Barelli
(1938–2019)
4 October 1992 (1992-10-04)4 May 1994 (1994-05-04)1 year, 212 days PSDBItamar Franco (MDB)
47Marcelo Pimentel
(1925–2018)
4 May 1994 (1994-05-04)1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)242 days IndependentItamar Franco (MDB)
48Paulo de Tarso Almeida Paiva
(born 1940)
1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)30 March 1998 (1998-03-30)3 years, 88 days IndependentFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
Antonio Anastasia
(born 1961)
Acting
30 March 1998 (1998-03-30)6 April 1998 (1998-04-06)7 days PSDBFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
49Edward Swaelen
(born 1956)
6 April 1998 (1998-04-06)1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)270 days IndependentFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
50Francisco Dornelles
(1935–2023)
1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)8 April 2002 (2002-04-08)3 years, 97 days PPFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
51Paulo Jobim Filho
(born 1952)
8 April 2002 (2002-04-08)1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)268 days IndependentFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
52Jaques Wagner
(born 1951)
1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)23 January 2004 (2004-01-23)1 year, 22 days PTLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
53Ricardo Berzoini
(born 1960)
23 January 2004 (2004-01-23)12 July 2005 (2005-07-12)1 year, 170 days PTLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
54Luiz Marinho
(born 1959)
12 July 2005 (2005-07-12)29 March 2007 (2007-03-29)1 year, 260 days PTLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
55Carlos Lupi
(born 1957)
29 March 2007 (2007-03-29)5 December 2011 (2011-12-05)4 years, 251 days PDTLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
Dilma Rousseff (PT)
Paulo Roberto dos Santos Pinto
(born 1972)
Acting
5 December 2011 (2011-12-05)3 May 2012 (2012-05-03)150 days IndependentDilma Rousseff (PT)
56Brizola Neto
(born 1978)
3 May 2012 (2012-05-03)15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)316 days PDTDilma Rousseff (PT)
57Manoel Dias
(born 1938)
15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)2 years, 201 days PDTDilma Rousseff (PT)
58Miguel Ressetto
(born 1960)
2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)223 days PTDilma Rousseff (PT)
59Ronaldo Nogueira
(born 1966)
12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)27 December 2017 (2017-12-27)1 year, 229 days PTBMichel Temer (MDB)
Vacant
Acting
27 December 2017 (2017-12-27)10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)104 days VacantMichel Temer (MDB)
60Helton Yomura
(born 1984)
10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)5 July 2018 (2018-07-05)86 days PTBMichel Temer (MDB)
Eliseu Padilha
(1945–2023)
Acting
5 July 2018 (2018-07-05)9 July 2018 (2018-07-09)4 days MDBMichel Temer (MDB)
61Caio Vieira de Mello
(born 1949)
9 July 2018 (2018-07-09)1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)176 days IndependentMichel Temer (MDB)
62Onyx Lorenzoni
(born 1954)
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)31 March 2022 (2022-03-31)246 days DEMJair Bolsonaro (PL)
63José Carlos Oliveira
(born 1965)
31 March 2022 (2022-03-31)1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)276 days IndependentJair Bolsonaro (PL)
64Luiz Marinho
(born 1959)
1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)Incumbent1 year, 119 days PTLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)

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