# Was Pelé a government minister?

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Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9

Yes. Pelé was Brazil's first Minister of Sport, appointed by President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, from 1 January 1995 to 29 April 1998, when the ministry was abolished. He proposed the anti-corruption football legislation known as the Pelé Law.

## Related

- The records that answer it in full: [After football](https://pele.wiki/footballer/chapters/after-football)