Ministry of Integration and Regional Development

Ministry of Integration and Regional Development
Portuguese: Ministério da Integração e Desenvolvimento Regional
Agency overview
Formed19 July 1999; 25 years ago (1999-07-19)
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionFederal government of Brazil
HeadquartersEsplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco E
Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget$11.46 b BRL (2023)[1]
Agency executives
  • Waldez Góes, Minister
  • Valder Ribeiro, Executive-Secretary
  • Adriana Melo, Secretary of Regional and Territorial Development Policies
  • Wolnei Wolff, Secretary of Protection and Civil Defense
  • Giuseppe Seca Vieira, Secretary of Water Security
  • Eduardo Tavares, Secretary of Funds and Financial Resources
Websitewww.gov.br/mdr/

The Ministry of Integration and Regional Development (Portuguese: Ministério da Integração e Desenvolvimento Regional, abbreviated MIDR) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil, established in 1999. On 1 January 2019 the Ministry of National Integration and the Ministry of Cities were merged and transformed into the Ministry of Regional Development. It was recreated on 1 January 2023.[2]

Responsibilities

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The ministry oversees following responsibilities:[3]

  • Formulate and conduct the integrated national development policy
  • Formulate regional development plans and programs
  • Establish integration strategies for regional economies
  • Establish guidelines and priorities in the application of resources from financing programs referred to in the Federal Constitution
  • Establish guidelines and priorities in the application of resources from the Amazon Development Fund and the Northeast Development Fund
  • Establish norms for compliance with the financing programs of constitutional funds and the budgetary schedules of regional investment funds
  • Monitor and evaluate integrated national development programs
  • Civil defense
  • Works against droughts and water infrastructure
  • Formulate and conduct the national irrigation policy
  • Public works in border strips

List of ministers

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No. Portrait Minister Took office Left office Time in office Party President
1
Fernando Bezerra
Fernando Bezerra
(born 1941)
19 July 1999 (1999-07-19)20 June 2001 (2001-06-20)1 year, 336 days PTBFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
2
Ramez Tebet
Ramez Tebet
(1936–2006)
20 June 2001 (2001-06-20)15 September 2001 (2001-09-15)87 days MDBFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
3
Ney Suassuna
Ney Suassuna
(born 1941)
15 September 2001 (2001-09-15)5 April 2002 (2002-04-05)202 days MDBFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
4
Luciano Barbosa
Luciano Barbosa
(born 1958)
5 April 2002 (2002-04-05)1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)271 days MDBFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
5
Ciro Gomes
Ciro Gomes
(born 1957)
1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)3 years, 89 days PPSLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
6
Pedro Brito
Pedro Brito
(born 1943)
3 April 2006 (2006-04-03)16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)347 days PSBLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
7
Geddel Vieira Lima
Geddel Vieira Lima
(born 1959)
16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)3 years, 15 days MDBLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
8
João Santana
João Santana
(born 1944)
31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)276 days MDBLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
9
Fernando Bezerra Coelho
Fernando Bezerra Coelho
(born 1957)
1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)1 October 2013 (2013-10-01)2 years, 273 days PSBDilma Rousseff (PT)
10
Francisco Teixeira
Francisco Teixeira
(born 1960)
1 October 2013 (2013-10-01)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)1 year, 92 days IndependentDilma Rousseff (PT)
11
Gilberto Occhi
Gilberto Occhi
(born 1958)
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)13 April 2016 (2016-04-13)1 year, 103 days PPDilma Rousseff (PT)
12
Helder Barbalho
Helder Barbalho
(born 1979)
12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)1 year, 329 days MDBMichel Temer (MDB)
13
Pádua Andrade
Pádua Andrade
(born 1966)
10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)266 days MDBMichel Temer (MDB)
14
Waldez Góes
Waldez Góes
(born 1961)
1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)Incumbent1 year, 359 days PDTLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)

References

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  1. ^ "Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023". Ministério do Planejamento e Orçamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Ministério da Integração Nacional". Governo do Brasil. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Ministério da Integração Nacional".
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