Cabinet of Dilma Rousseff

Rousseff Cabinet

Cabinet of Brazil
2011–2016
Cabinet of President Dilma Rousseff in January 2011
Date formed1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)
Date dissolved12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
People and organisations
PresidentDilma Rousseff
President's historyFormer Chief of Staff of the Presidency
(2005–2010)
Former Minister of Mines and Energy
(2003–2005)
Vice PresidentMichel Temer
No. of ministers40
Member parties
Status in legislature
Majority coalition
352 / 513 (69%)
  • 2011–2015:






54 / 81 (59%)






  • 2015–2016:
Majority coalition
308 / 513 (60%)






56 / 81 (69%)






21 / 81 (26%)









Opposition parties
History
Elections2010 general election
2014 general election
Legislature terms54th Legislature of the National Congress
55th Legislature of the National Congress
Advice and consentFederal Senate
Outgoing formationImpeachment of Dilma Rousseff
PredecessorFirst cabinet of Lula da Silva
SuccessorCabinet of Michel Temer

After the 2010 election, Dilma Rousseff became the first woman to be President of Brazil. Her cabinet was unveiled in November 2010. A second cabinet was formed after the 2014 election.