Simone Tebet

Simone Tebet

ORB
Simone Tebet; ORB
	Tebet in 2025
Minister of Planning and Budget
	In office; 1 January 2023 – 31 March 2026
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Paulo Guedes
Succeeded by	Bruno Moretti
Senator for Mato Grosso do Sul
	In office; 1 February 2015 – 1 February 2023
Preceded by	Marisa Serrano
Succeeded by	Tereza Cristina
Governor
State offices; 2003–2014
Secretary of State of Government of Mato Grosso do Sul
	In office; 25 April 2013 – 4 January 2014
Governor	André Puccinelli
Preceded by	Osmar Jeronymo
Succeeded by	Osmar Jeronymo
Vice Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul
	In office; 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2014
Governor	André Puccinelli
Preceded by	Murilo Zauith
Succeeded by	Rose Modesto
Mayor of Três Lagoas
	In office; 1 January 2005 – 31 March 2010
Vice Mayor	Luiz Akira (2005–2008); Márcia Moura (2009–2010)
Preceded by	Issam Fares
Succeeded by	Márcia Moura
State Deputy of Mato Grosso do Sul
	In office; 1 February 2003 – 31 December 2004
Constituency	At-large
Personal details
Born	Simone Nassar Tebet; 22 February 1970 (age 56); Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Political party	PSB (since 2026)
Other political; affiliations	MDB (1997–2026)
Spouse(s)	Eduardo Rocha
Children	2
Father	Ramez Tebet
Alma mater	UFRJ (LL.B.); Superior School of the Judiciary (BSL); PUC (LL.M.);
Profession	University professor
Awards	BBC 100 Women (2022)

Simone Nassar Tebet (Portuguese pronunciation: [siˈmoni naˈsaɾ ˈtɛbɛtʃi]; born 27 February 1970) is a Brazilian lawyer, professor, writer, and politician. Tebet was the Minister of Planning and Budget from 2023 until 2026. She represented Mato Grosso do Sul in the Federal Senate from 2015 until 2023. She was mayor of Três Lagoas from 2005 to 2010. She is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party.

Tebet came in third place for President of Brazil in the 2022 election. After the election, she supported Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

In 2026, Tebet left the MDB for the PSB to run for the Senate in the 2026 São Paulo general election with Lula's support.

Notes

↑ Guedes served as Minister of the Economy which became Ministry of Finance under Fernando Haddad and Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services under Esther Dweck under the Second cabinet of Lula da Silva.
↑ Currently part of Mato Grosso do Sul.

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