Alexandre Padilha
Brazilian physician and politician (born 1971)
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Alexandre Rocha Santos Padilha (Brazilian Portuguese: [aleˈʃɐ̃dɾi ˈʁɔʃɐ ˈsɐ̃tus paˈdʒiʎɐ]; born 14 September 1971) is a Brazilian physician and politician affiliated with the Workers Party (PT).[2] He served as minister of Institutional Relations in the current government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from 2023 to 2025, a position he previously held from 2009 to 2011. He served as minister of health under Dilma Rousseff from 2011 to 2014.[3] He unsuccessfully ran for governor of São Paulo state in the 2014 election.[4] On 1 January 2023, he was once again named Secretary of Institutional Affairs by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who reinstated the office.[5]
Alexandre Padilha | |
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| Minister of Health | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2025 | |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Nísia Trindade |
| In office 1 January 2011 – 2 February 2014 | |
| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | José Gomes Temporão |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Chioro |
| Federal Deputy | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2019[a] | |
| Constituency | São Paulo |
| Secretary of Institutional Affairs | |
| In office 1 January 2023 – 10 March 2025 | |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Pepe Vargas |
| Succeeded by | Gleisi Hoffmann |
| In office 28 September 2009 – 31 December 2010 | |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | José Múcio |
| Succeeded by | Luiz Sérgio de Oliveira |
| Municipal Secretary of Health of São Paulo | |
| In office 14 August 2015 – 31 December 2016 | |
| Mayor | Fernando Haddad |
| Preceded by | José Filippi Júnior |
| Succeeded by | Wilson Pollara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexandre Rocha Santos Padilha 14 September 1971 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Party | PT (since 1988) |
| Spouse |
Thássia Alves (m. 2012) |
| Alma mater | State University of Campinas University of São Paulo |
| Profession | Physician |
