Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger (Brazil)


The Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger 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, Industry Social Service, Commerce Social Service, and Transport Social Service. 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.
NºMinisterStartEnd
1Patrus Ananias23 January 200431 March 2010
2Márcia Lopes31 March 201031 December 2010
3Tereza Campello1 January 201112 March 2016
4Osmar Terra12 March 2016-