Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Brazil)

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Portuguese: Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação
Agency overview
Formed	15 March 1985; 39 years ago (1985-03-15)
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Federal government of Brazil
Headquarters	Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco E Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget	$13.32 b BRL (2023)[1]
Agency executives	Luciana Santos (politician), Minister Luis Rebelo Fernandes, Executive-Secretary Marcia Cristina Barbosa, Secretary of Policies and Strategic Programs Inácio Arruda, Secretary of Science and Technology for Social Development Guila Calheiros, Secretary of Technological Development and Innovation Henrique de Oliveira Miguel, Secretary of Science and Technology for Digital Transformation
Website	www.gov.br/mcti/

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI; Portuguese: Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação) of Brazil is the civilian cabinet organization which coordinates science, technology, and innovation activities in the country. It is headed by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation.

• Brazilian Innovation Agency (FINEP)
• National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
• National Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN)
• Brazilian Center for Physics Research (CBPF)
• National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
• Brazilian Space Agency (AEB)
• Brazilian National Laboratory of Scientific Computation (LNCC)
• Brazilian National Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA)
• Brazilian National Laboratory of Synchrotron Light
• Renato Archer Research Center (CTI)

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		President
1		Renato Archer (1922–1996)	15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)	22 October 1987 (1987-10-22)	2 years, 221 days		MDB	José Sarney (MDB)
2		Luiz Henrique da Silveira (1940–2015)	22 October 1987 (1987-10-22)	29 July 1988 (1988-07-29)	281 days		MDB	José Sarney (MDB)
3		Luiz André Rico Vicente (born 1947)	29 July 1988 (1988-07-29)	16 August 1988 (1988-08-16)	18 days		Independent	José Sarney (MDB)
4		Ralph Biasi (1947–2017)	16 August 1988 (1988-08-16)	15 January 1989 (1989-01-15)	152 days		MDB	José Sarney (MDB)
5		Roberto Cardoso Alves (1927–1996)	15 January 1989 (1989-01-15)	13 March 1989 (1989-03-13)	57 days		PTB	José Sarney (MDB)
6		Décio Leal (1940–1996)	13 March 1989 (1989-03-13)	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)	1 year, 2 days		Independent	José Sarney (MDB)
7		José Goldemberg (born 1928)	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)	21 August 1991 (1991-08-21)	1 year, 159 days		Independent	Fernando Collor (PRN)
8		Edson Machado de Sousa (1940–2018)	21 August 1991 (1991-08-21)	1 April 1992 (1992-04-01)	224 days		Independent	Fernando Collor (PRN)
9		Hélio Jaguaribe (1923–2018)	1 April 1992 (1992-04-01)	1 October 1992 (1992-10-01)	183 days		PSDB	Fernando Collor (PRN)
10		José Israel Vargas (born 1928)	27 October 1992 (1992-10-27)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	6 years, 66 days		Independent	Itamar Franco (MDB) Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
11		Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira (born 1934)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	21 July 1999 (1999-07-21)	201 days		Independent	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
12		Ronaldo Sardenberg (born 1940)	21 July 1999 (1999-07-21)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	3 years, 164 days		PSDB	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
13		Roberto Amaral (born 1939)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	21 January 2004 (2004-01-21)	1 year, 20 days		PSB	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
14		Eduardo Campos (1965–2014)	21 January 2004 (2004-01-21)	18 July 2005 (2005-07-18)	1 year, 178 days		PSB	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
15		Sérgio Machado Rezende (born 1940)	18 July 2005 (2005-07-18)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	5 years, 167 days		PSB	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
16		Aloizio Mercadante (born 1954)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	23 January 2012 (2012-01-23)	1 year, 22 days		PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
17		Marco Antonio Raupp (1938–2021)	23 January 2012 (2012-01-23)	17 March 2014 (2014-03-17)	2 years, 53 days		Independent	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
18		Clelio Campolina Diniz (born 1942)	17 March 2014 (2014-03-17)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	290 days		Independent	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
19		Aldo Rebelo (born 1956)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	2 October 2016 (2016-10-02)	1 year, 275 days		PCdoB	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
20		Celso Pansera (born 1963)	2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)	14 April 2016 (2016-04-14)	195 days		MDB	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
–		Emilia Curi (born 1963) Acting	14 April 2016 (2016-04-14)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	28 days		Independent	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
21		Gilberto Kassab (born 1960)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	2 years, 234 days		PSD	Michel Temer (MDB)
22		Marcos Pontes (born 1963)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)	3 years, 90 days		PSL PL	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)
23		Paulo César Alvim	1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	275 days		Independent	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)
24		Luciana Santos (born 1965)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	Incumbent	1 year, 329 days		PCdoB	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)

• Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications (Brazil)
• Brazilian science and technology
• Brazilian Academy of Sciences
• List of federal institutions of Brazil
• Brazilian–Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials

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