Ministry of Fishing and Aquaculture (Brazil)

The Ministry of Fishing and Aquaculture (Portuguese: Ministério da Pesca e Aquicultura, abbreviated MPA) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. The ministry reported directly to the President of Brazil in formulating policies and guidelines for the development and promotion of fishing and aquaculture. It was established on January 1, 2003, as the Special Secretariat of Aquaculture and Fisheries (Secretaria Especial da Aquicultura e Pesca, SEAP). Its elevation to ministry level occurred on June 26, 2009, under Law No. 11,958.[2]

Ministry of Fishing and Aquaculture
Portuguese: Ministério da Pesca e Aquicultura
Ministry overview
Formed1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)
JurisdictionFederal government of Brazil
HeadquartersEsplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco D
Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget$275 m BRL (2023)[1]
Minister responsible
Websitewww.gov.br/mpa/

List of ministers

No. Portrait MinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyPresident
1
José Fritsch
José Fritsch
(born 1954)
1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)3 years, 89 days PTLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
2
Altemir Gregolin
Altemir Gregolin
(born 1964)
31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)4 years, 276 days PTLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
3
Ideli Salvatti
Ideli Salvatti
(born 1952)
1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)10 June 2011 (2011-06-10)160 days PTDilma Rousseff (PT)
4
Luiz Sérgio Nóbrega
Luiz Sérgio Nóbrega
(born 1958)
10 June 2011 (2011-06-10)2 March 2012 (2012-03-02)266 days PTDilma Rousseff (PT)
5
Marcelo Crivella
Marcelo Crivella
(born 1957)
2 March 2012 (2012-03-02)17 March 2014 (2014-03-17)2 years, 15 days PRBDilma Rousseff (PT)
6
Eduardo Lopes
Eduardo Lopes
(born 1964)
17 March 2014 (2014-03-17)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)290 days PRBDilma Rousseff (PT)
7
Helder Barbalho
Helder Barbalho
(born 1979)
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)274 days PMDBDilma Rousseff (PT)
8
André de Paula
André de Paula
(born 1961)
1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)Incumbent296 days PSDLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)

See also

References

  1. "Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023". Ministério do Planejamento e Orçamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. "Institucional" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brasil: Ministério da Pesca e Aquicultura. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-17.


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