Ricardo Berzoini

Ricardo José Ribeiro Berzoini (b. 10 February 1960 in Juiz de Fora, Brazil) was the President of the Workers' Party of Brazil from 2005 to 2010.[1] He has served as minister for social security.[1][2]

Ricardo Berzoini
Ricardo Berzoini in 2016
Secretary of Government
In office 2 October 2015 – 12 May 2016
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Geddel Vieira Lima
Minister of Communications
In office 1 January 2015 – 2 October 2015
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Paulo Bernardo
Succeeded by	André Figueiredo
Secretary of Institutional Affairs
In office 1 April 2014 – 1 January 2015
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Ideli Salvatti
Succeeded by	Pepe Vargas
Federal Deputy from São Paulo
In office 1 February 1999 – 1 February 2015
National President of the Workers' Party
In office 11 October 2005 – 6 October 2006
Preceded by	Tarso Genro
Succeeded by	Marco Aurélio Garcia
In office 2 February 2007 – 19 February 2010
Preceded by	Marco Aurélio Garcia
Succeeded by	José Eduardo Dutra
Minister of Labor and Employment
In office 23 January 2004 – 12 July 2005
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Jaques Wagner
Succeeded by	Luiz Marinho
Minister of Social Security
In office 1 January 2003 – 23 January 2004
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	José Cechin
Succeeded by	Amir Lando
Personal details
Born	Ricardo José Ribeiro Berzoini 10 February 1960 Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Political party	PT
Spouse(s)	Sônia Rodrigues

From January 1, 2015 to October 2, 2015 he served as Minister of Communications.[3]

References

1. "Ricardo Berzoini - PT / SP". National Congress of Brazil. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
2. "Social Security Min Berzoini pledges IT investment". Business News Americas. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
3. (in Portuguese) Ministério das Comunicações