Marcelo Queiroga
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1 December 1963
João Pessoa, Brazil
Marcelo Queiroga | |
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| Minister of Health | |
| In office 23 March 2021 – 31 December 2022 | |
| President | Jair Bolsonaro |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Pazuello |
| Succeeded by | Nísia Verônica Trindade Lima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marcelo Antônio Cartaxo Queiroga Lopes 1 December 1963 João Pessoa, Brazil |
| Political party | PL (Since 2023) |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Paraíba University of Porto |
| Occupation | Cardiologist |
Marcelo Antônio Cartaxo Queiroga Lopes (born 1 December 1963) is a Brazilian cardiologist, who served as minister of health of Brazil, from 23 March 2021 to 31 December 2022. He was appointed by President Jair Bolsonaro to replace outgoing Minister Eduardo Pazuello.[1][2] Queiroga is the fourth minister of health since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.[3]
Born on 1 December 1963 in the city of João Pessoa, Queiroga holds a degree in medicine from Federal University of Paraíba (1988). He completed his medical residency at the Hospital Adventista Silvestre (1991) and the Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa (1993). In 2010, he completed a doctorate in bioethics at the University of Porto.[2]