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President: Dilma Rousseff



Dilma Vana

Rousseff

(Belo Horizonte, December 14, 1947) has been the

President of Brazil

since 2011. She is a member of the Brazilian Workers' Party (PT; Partido dos Trabalhadores).

From 15 of June 2005 to 1 of April 2010, Mrs Rousseff was adviser to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio

Lula da Silva

and chief of staff of his cabinet. Before that, she was more than two and a half years Minister of Energy.

In 2010, Mrs Rousseff participated in the national presidential elections. The first round was held on 3 October 2010. Dilma Rousseff received the most votes, but not a majority, then a second round took place on 31 October.

In addition, she won with 55 percent of the votes. Her opponent was the Social Democrat Jose Serra, former mayor of Sao Paulo and Governor of Sao Paulo state.

Dilma Rousseff was sworn in on 1 of January 2011 as the
first female president in the history of Brazil
.

On 26 October 2014, president Rousseff won the presidential elections 2014 which allows her a second term until 2018. She was sworn in on 1 January 2015.
President, Brazil, Rousseff
Dilma Rousseff, 40th President of Brazil

Former presidents of Brazil:


Since 15 of November 1889, Brazil has been a republic. To date, the country has seen 40 presidents, the table below provides an overview. The government was formed by a military junta twice. For completeness, the members of these juntas, who are not recognized as president, are also included in this list.

Nr. President In office
     
  The old republic (1889–1930)  
     
 1. Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca 15 November 1889 - 23 November 1891
 2. Floriano Vieira Peixoto 23 November 1891 - 15 November 1894
 3. Prudente José de Morais e Barros 15 November 1894 - 15 November 1898
 4. Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales 15 November 1898 - 15 November 1902
 5. Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves 15 November 1902 - 15 November 1906
 6. Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena 15 November 1906 - 14 June 1909
 7. Nilo Procópio Peçanha 14 June 1909 - 15 November 1910
 8. Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca 15 November 1910 - 15 November 1914
 9. Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes 15 November 1914 - 15 November 1918
(10.) Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves Died before taking office
11. Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro 15 November 1918 - 28 July 1919
12. Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa 28 July 1919 - 15 November 1922
13. Artur da Silva Bernardes 15 November 1922 - 15 November 1926
14. Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa 15 November 1926 - 24 October 1930
(15.) Júlio Prestes de Albuquerque Not inaugurated: 1930 revolution
     
  Vargas era (1930-1945)  
     
(16.) Fragoso, Barreto, Noronha 24 October 1930 - 3 November 1930
17. Getúlio Dornelles

Vargas

3 November 1930 - 29 October 1945
18. José Linhares 29 October 1945 - 31 January 1946
     
  The second republic (1946–1964)  
     
19. Eurico Gaspar Dutra 31 January 1946 - 31 January 1951
20. Getúlio Dornelles Vargas 31 January 1951 - 24 August 1954
21. João Fernandes Campos Café Filho 24 August 1954 - 9 November 1955
22. Carlos Coimbra da Luz 9 November 1955 - 11 November 1955 
23. Nereu de Oliveira Ramos 11 November 1955 - 31 January 1956
24. Juscelino
Kubitschek
de Oliveira
31 January 1956 - 31 January 1961
25. Jânio da Silva Quadros 31 January 1961 - 25 August 1961
26. Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli 25 August 1961 - 7 September 1961
27. João Belchior Marques Goulart 7 September 1961 - 1 April 1964
     
  Military regime (1964-1985)  
     
28. Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli 2 April 1964 - 15 April 1964
29. Humberto de Alencar Castello Branco 15 April 1964 - 15 March 1967
30. Artur da Costa e Silva 15 March 1967 - 31 August 1969
(-).  Rademaker, De Lira, Melo 31 August 1969 - 30 October 1969 
31. Emilio Garrastazu Médici 30 October 1969 - 15 March 1974
32. Ernesto Geisel 15 March 1974 - 15 March 1979
33. João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo 15 March 1979 - 15 March 1985
     
  The new republic (1985- ...)  
     
(34.) Tancredo Neves Not inaugurated, because of illness 
35. José Sarney 15 March 1985 - 15 March 1990
36. Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello 15 March 1990 - 2 October 1992
37. Itamar Augusto Cautiero Franco 2 October 1992 - 1 January 1995
38. Fernando Henrique Cardoso 1 January 1995 - 1 January 2003 
39. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  1 January 2003 - 1 January 2011 
40. Dilma Vana Rousseff 1 January 2011 - ...
 
 
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