The government this Monday (April 13, 2026), as president of (National Social Security Institute). She is the 3rd woman to lead the organization in its 36 years of existence. Career server for over 20 years and former president of (Social Security Appeals Council), Ana Cristina replaces Gilberto Waller Júnior in charge of the municipality.
had been in office since April 30, 2025. He replaced target of which investigates deviations in retirement and pensions.
In a statement, the Ministry of Social Security stated that the choice marks a new moment for the institute, “Focused on reducing waiting times and quality of care for policyholders”. According to the text, the choice was based on the systemic vision, “which comprises the social security flow from service at agencies to the appeal phase”.
First women
The first woman to preside over the INSS was Judith Izabel Izé Vaz. She served between March 2002 and February 2003, a period that marked the end of the former president’s government (FHC) and the beginning of the 1st government of (PT).
Also a career INSS employee, she joined in 1977 as an administrator and, later, as a tax auditor. Judith has accumulated experience in all areas of administration and has worked in care homes and homeless children.
After a formal period of retirement between 1996 and 2000, she returned to the activity to assist in administrative decentralization and the creation of executive management. Before becoming president, he worked at the General Coordination of Logistics in Brasília.
Elisete Berchiol da Silva Iwai was the 2nd woman in the position. She managed the agency from January 2015 to 2016, during a severe fiscal crisis and government employee strikes. (PT).
A career civil servant at the INSS, since 2011 she has worked as deputy executive secretary of the Ministry of Social Security. She was dismissed by the former president (MDB), and the position was passed on to the former deputy (We can).
Ana Cristina takes on the position 10 years after her last predecessor.
