Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Brazil)
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation 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.
Agencies under the MCT
- Brazilian Innovation Agency
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
- National Nuclear Energy Commission
- Brazilian Center for Physics Research
- National Institute for Space Research
- Brazilian Space Agency
- Brazilian National Laboratory of Scientific Computation
- Brazilian National Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics
- Brazilian National Laboratory of Synchrotron Light
- Renato Archer Research Center
Ministers since 1985
Nº | Name | Organization | Start | End | President |
1 | Renato Archer | Ministry of Science and Technology | 15 March 1985 | 23 October 1987 | José Sarney |
2 | Luiz Henrique da Silveira | Ministry of Science and Technology | 23 October 1987 | 29 July 1988 | José Sarney |
3 | Luiz André Rico Vicente | Ministry of Science and Technology | 29 July 1988 | 16 August 1988 | José Sarney |
4 | Ralph Biasi | Ministry of Science and Technology | 16 August 1988 | 15 January 1989 | José Sarney |
5 | Roberto Cardoso Alves | Ministry of Science and Technology | 16 January 1989 | 13 March 1989 | José Sarney |
6 | Décio Leal | Department of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Development | 29 March 1989 | 29 November 1989 | José Sarney |
6 | Décio Leal | Special Department of Science and Technology | 29 November 1989 | 14 March 1990 | José Sarney |
7 | José Goldemberg | Department of Science and Technology | 15 March 1990 | 21 August 1991 | Fernando Collor de Mello |
8 | Edson Machado de Sousa | Department of Science and Technology | 21 August 1991 | 1 April 1992 | Fernando Collor de Mello |
9 | Hélio Jaguaribe | Department of Science and Technology | 1 April 1992 | 1 October 1992 | Fernando Collor de Mello |
10 | José Israel Vargas | Ministry of Science and Technology | 27 October 1992 | 1 January 1995 | Itamar Franco |
10 | José Israel Vargas | Ministry of Science and Technology | 1 January 1995 | 1 January 1999 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
11 | Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira | Ministry of Science and Technology | 1 January 1999 | 21 July 1999 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
12 | Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg | Ministry of Science and Technology | 21 July 1999 | 1 January 2003 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
13 | Roberto Amaral | Ministry of Science and Technology | 1 January 2003 | 21 January 2004 | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
14 | Eduardo Campos | Ministry of Science and Technology | 23 January 2004 | 18 July 2005 | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
15 | Sérgio Machado Rezende | Ministry of Science and Technology | 19 July 2005 | 31 December 2010 | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
16 | Aloízio Mercadante | Ministry of Science and Technology | 1 January 2011 | 2 August 2011 | Dilma Rousseff |
16 | Aloízio Mercadante | Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation | 2 August 2011 | 24 January 2012 | Dilma Rousseff |
17 | Marco Antonio Raupp | Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation | 24 January 2012 | 17 March 2014 | Dilma Rousseff |
18 | Clelio Campolina Diniz | Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation | 17 March 2014 | 1 January 2015 | Dilma Rousseff |
19 | Aldo Rebelo | Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation | 1 January 2015 | 1 October 2015 | Dilma Rousseff |
20 | Celso Pansera | Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation | 1 October 2015 | 14 April 2016 | Dilma Rousseff |
— | Emília Maria Silva Ribeiro Curi | Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation | 14 April 2016 | 12 May 2016 | Dilma Rousseff |
21 | Gilberto Kassab | Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication | 12 May 2016 | 1 January 2019 | Michel Temer |
22 | Marcos Pontes | Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication | 1 January 2019 | Incumbent | Jair Bolsonaro |
22 | Marcos Pontes | Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation | 1 January 2019 | Incumbent | Jair Bolsonaro |