José Carlos Oliveira (born 25 October 1965) is a Brazilian social security specialist, administrator, and politician. He was the president of the Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social (INSS) from 10 November 2021 to 30 March 2022. He later was the Minister of Labour and Social Security under the Jair Bolsonaro administration until 31 December 2022.

Biography

Oliveira was born on 25 October 1965 in Macambira,

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. In July 1985, he became part of the INSS, then called the Instituto Nacional de Previdência Social (INPS), through the civil service exam. He graduated with a degree in business administration from the Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado (FECAP) in

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in 1996. Oliveira resigned in 2003, without any remuneration by the institution, to participate in private initiatives and parliamentary activities until August 2016. During this time, from 2008 to 2012, he was elected as a substitute councilman for Antonio Carlos Rodrigues, as part of the Democrats (DEM) in

. He assumed the mandate as a member of the

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(PSD) from 9 October to 20 November 2012. He is no longer affiliated with any political party. Starting in 2016, he assumed various positions at the INSS, including the presidency starting on 10 November 2021. He left the position on 30 March 2022 to become the Minister of Labour and Social Security, succeeding Onyx Lorenzoni. He was succeeded by Luiz Marinho.

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