Ministry of Integration and Regional Development

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 January 1, 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 January 1, 2023.[2]

Ministry of Integration and Regional Development
Portuguese: Ministério da Integração e Desenvolvimento Regional
Agency overview
Formed19 July 1999; 24 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/

Responsibilities edit

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 edit

No. Portrait Minister Took office Left office Time in office Party President
1Fernando Bezerra
(born 1941)
19 July 1999 (1999-07-19)20 June 2001 (2001-06-20)1 year, 336 days PTBFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
2Ramez Tebet
(1936–2006)
20 June 2001 (2001-06-20)15 September 2001 (2001-09-15)87 days MDBFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
3Ney Suassuna
(born 1941)
15 September 2001 (2001-09-15)5 April 2002 (2002-04-05)202 days MDBFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
4Luciano Barbosa
(born 1958)
5 April 2002 (2002-04-05)1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)271 days MDBFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
5Ciro 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)
6Pedro Brito
(born 1943)
3 April 2006 (2006-04-03)16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)347 days PSBLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
7Geddel 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)
8João Santana
(born 1944)
31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)276 days MDBLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
9Fernando Bezerra Coelho
(born 1957)
1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)1 October 2013 (2013-10-01)2 years, 273 days PSBDilma Rousseff (PT)
10Francisco Teixeira
(born 1960)
1 October 2013 (2013-10-01)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)1 year, 92 days IndependentDilma Rousseff (PT)
11Gilberto Occhi
(born 1958)
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)13 April 2016 (2016-04-13)1 year, 103 days PPDilma Rousseff (PT)
12Helder Barbalho
(born 1979)
12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)1 year, 329 days MDBMichel Temer (MDB)
13Pádua Andrade
(born 1966)
10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)266 days MDBMichel Temer (MDB)
14Waldez Góes
(born 1961)
1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)Incumbent1 year, 121 days PDTLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)

References edit

  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".

External links edit