# Ministry of Mines and Energy (Brazil)

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (Portuguese: Ministério de Minas e Energia, MME) is a Brazilian government ministry established in 1960. It fosters investments in mining and energy-related activities, funds research and sets out government policies. Previously, mines and energy were the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture. As of 1 January 2023, the minister of mines and energy is Alexandre Silveira.

## List of ministers

| No. | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Party | President |
| 1 | | João Agripino Filho (1914–1988) | 2 February 1961 (1961-02-02) | 28 August 1961 (1961-08-28) | 207 days | | UDN | Jânio Quadros (PTN) |
| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Prime Minister |
| 2 | Gabriel Passos (1901–1962) | 11 September 1961 (1961-09-11) | 18 June 1962 (1962-06-18) | 280 days | UDN | Tancredo Neves (PSD) |
| 3 | João Mangabeira (1880–1964) | 27 July 1962 (1962-07-27) | 18 September 1962 (1962-09-18) | 53 days | PSB | Tancredo Neves (PSD) Brochado da Rocha (PSD) |
| 4 | Eliezer Batista (1924–2018) | 18 September 1962 (1962-09-18) | 20 October 1962 (1962-10-20) | 32 days | Independent | Hermes Lima (PTB) |
| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President |
| 5 | Antônio Ferreira de Oliveira Brito (1908–1997) | 18 June 1963 (1963-06-18) | 4 April 1964 (1964-04-04) | 291 days | PSD | João Goulart (PTB) |
| 6 | Artur da Costa e Silva (1899–1969) | 4 April 1964 (1964-04-04) | 17 April 1964 (1964-04-17) | 13 days | Military dictatorship in Brazil | Ranieri Mazzilli (PSD) |
| 7 | Mauro Thibau (1923–2005) | 17 April 1964 (1964-04-17) | 15 March 1967 (1967-03-15) | 2 years, 332 days | Independent | Castelo Branco (ARENA) |
| 8 | José Costa Cavalcanti (1918–1991) | 15 March 1967 (1967-03-15) | 27 January 1969 (1969-01-27) | 1 year, 318 days | ARENA | Artur da Costa e Silva (ARENA) |
| 9 | Antônio Dias Leite Júnior (1920–2017) | 27 January 1969 (1969-01-27) | 15 March 1974 (1974-03-15) | 5 years, 47 days | Independent | Artur da Costa e Silva (ARENA) Military Junta of 1969 Emílio Garrastazu Médici (ARENA) |
| 10 | Shigeaki Ueki (born 1935) | 15 March 1974 (1974-03-15) | 15 March 1979 (1979-03-15) | 5 years, 0 days | Independent | Ernesto Geisel (ARENA) |
| 11 | César Cals (1926–1991) | 15 March 1979 (1979-03-15) | 15 March 1985 (1985-03-15) | 6 years, 0 days | PDS | João Figueiredo (PDS) |
| 12 | Aureliano Chaves (1929–2003) | 15 March 1985 (1985-03-15) | 22 December 1988 (1988-12-22) | 3 years, 282 days | PFL | José Sarney (MDB) |
| – | Iris Rezende (1933–2021) Acting | 22 December 1988 (1988-12-22) | 17 January 1989 (1989-01-17) | 26 days | MDB | José Sarney (MDB) |
| 13 | Vicente Fialho (1938–2022) | 17 January 1989 (1989-01-17) | 15 March 1990 (1990-03-15) | 1 year, 57 days | PFL | José Sarney (MDB) |
| 14 | Pratini de Moraes (born 1939) | 13 April 1992 (1992-04-13) | 8 October 1992 (1992-10-08) | 178 days | PPR | Fernando Collor (PRN) |
| 15 | Paulino de Vasconcellos (born 1937) | 8 October 1992 (1992-10-08) | 28 December 1993 (1993-12-28) | 1 year, 81 days | PFL | Itamar Franco (MDB) |
| – | José Israel Vargas (born 1929) Acting | 28 December 1993 (1993-12-28) | 3 March 1994 (1994-03-03) | 65 days | Independent | Itamar Franco (MDB) |
| 16 | Alexis Stepanenko (1938–2024) | 3 March 1994 (1994-03-03) | 20 September 1994 (1994-09-20) | 30 years, 178 days | Independent | Itamar Franco (MDB) |
| – | Delcídio do Amaral (born 1955) Acting | 20 September 1994 (1994-09-20) | 1 January 1995 (1995-01-01) | 103 days | PSDB | Itamar Franco (MDB) |
| 17 | Raimundo Mendes de Brito (born 1948) | 1 January 1995 (1995-01-01) | 1 January 1999 (1999-01-01) | 4 years, 0 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 18 | Rodolpho Tourinho Neto (1941–2015) | 1 January 1999 (1999-01-01) | 22 February 2001 (2001-02-22) | 2 years, 52 days | PFL | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| – | Hélio Ramos Filho (born 1959) Acting | 22 February 2001 (2001-02-22) | 13 March 2001 (2001-03-13) | 19 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 19 | José Jorge (born 1944) | 13 March 2001 (2001-03-13) | 8 March 2002 (2002-03-08) | 360 days | PFL | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| – | Pedro Parente (born 1953) Acting | 8 March 2002 (2002-03-08) | 3 April 2002 (2002-04-03) | 26 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 20 | Francisco Gomide (born 1945) | 3 April 2002 (2002-04-03) | 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) | 273 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 21 | Dilma Rousseff (born 1947) | 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) | 21 June 2005 (2005-06-21) | 2 years, 171 days | PT | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| – | Mauricio Tolmasquim Acting | 21 June 2005 (2005-06-21) | 8 July 2005 (2005-07-08) | 17 days | Independent | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 22 | Silas Rondeau (born 1952) | 8 July 2005 (2005-07-08) | 24 May 2007 (2007-05-24) | 1 year, 320 days | Independent | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| – | Nelson Hubner (born 1954) Acting | 24 May 2007 (2007-05-24) | 21 January 2008 (2008-01-21) | 242 days | Independent | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 23 | Edison Lobão (born 1936) | 21 January 2008 (2008-01-21) | 31 March 2010 (2010-03-31) | 2 years, 69 days | MDB | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 24 | Márcio Zimmermann (born 1956) | 31 March 2010 (2010-03-31) | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 276 days | MDB | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 25 | Edison Lobão (born 1936) | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 4 years, 0 days | MDB | Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| 26 | Eduardo Braga (born 1960) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 20 April 2016 (2016-04-20) | 1 year, 110 days | MDB | Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| 27 | Marco Antônio Almeida (born 1961) | 20 April 2016 (2016-04-20) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | 22 days | Independent | Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| 28 | Fernando Coelho Filho (born 1984) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | 6 April 2018 (2018-04-06) | 1 year, 329 days | PSB | Michel Temer (MDB) |
| 29 | Moreira Franco (born 1944) | 6 April 2018 (2018-04-06) | 1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) | 270 days | MDB | Michel Temer (MDB) |
| 30 | Bento Costa Lima (born 1958) | 1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) | 11 May 2022 (2022-05-11) | 3 years, 130 days | Independent | Jair Bolsonaro (PL) |
| 31 | Adolfo Sachsida (born 1972) | 11 May 2022 (2022-05-11) | 1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) | 235 days | Independent | Jair Bolsonaro (PL) |
| 32 | Alexandre Silveira (born 1970) | 1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) | Incumbent | 2 years, 75 days | PSD | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |