Alexandre Rocha Santos Padilha (
Brazilian Portuguese: leˈʃɐ̃dɾi ˈʁɔʃɐ ˈsɐ̃tus pad͡ʒiʎɐ born 14 September 1971) is a
Brazilian physician and politician affiliated with the
Workers Party (PT). He serves as minister of Institutional Relations in the current government of President
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (; born Luiz Inácio da Silva; 27 October 1945), known Mononym, mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist and former metalworker who has served as the 39th president of Brazil since 2023. A mem ...
, a position he previously held from 2009 to 2011. He served as minister of health under
Dilma Rousseff
Dilma Vana Rousseff (; born 14 December 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the only woman to have held the ...
from 2011 to 2014. He unsuccessfully ran for governor of
São Paulo
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state in the 2014 election.
Rousseff takes lead in Brazil election poll
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, BRAD BROOKS Associated Press
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on 30 September 2014 On 1 January 2023, he was once again named Secretary of Institutional Affairs by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (; born Luiz Inácio da Silva; 27 October 1945), known Mononym, mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist and former metalworker who has served as the 39th president of Brazil since 2023. A mem ...
, who reinstated the office.
See also
* Central Única dos Trabalhadores
*World Health Organization
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1971 births
Living people
Ministers of health of Brazil
Politicians from São Paulo
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from São Paulo
Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians
21st-century Brazilian physicians
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