# Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Brazil)

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.

## Agencies under the MCT

* 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)

## List of ministers

| No. | 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, 305 days | PCdoB | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |