Cabinet Name: | FHC Cabinet |
Jurisdiction: | Brazil |
Flag: | Flag of Brazil.svg |
Flag Border: | true |
Incumbent: | 1995–2003 |
Government Head Title: | President |
Government Head: | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
Deputy Government Head Title: | Vice President |
Members Number: | 30 |
Election: | 1994 general election 1998 general election |
Legislature Term: | 50th Legislature of the National Congress 51st Legislature of the National Congress |
Advice And Consent1: | Federal Senate |
Predecessor: | Cabinet of Itamar Franco |
Successor: | First cabinet of Lula da Silva |
After the 1994 election, Fernando Henrique Cardoso became 35th President of Brazil and the second president elected by direct popular vote after the redemocratization. His government was marked by economic stabilization after the consolidation of Plano Real, which he was part of.[1] [2] A second cabinet was formed after the 1998 election, the first when an incumbent president could run for a second consecutive term.[3]