# Minister of Culture (Brazil)

The Ministry of Culture of Brazil is a ministry of the Brazilian government, created on March 15, 1985 by the president José Sarney and extinct on May 12, 2016 by Michel Temer. Before 1985, the duties of the ministry were of authority of the Ministry of Education, which from 1953 to 1985 was called the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC). Ministry of Culture was responsible for the letters, arts, folklore and other forms of expression of national culture and for the historical, archaeological, artistic and cultural heritage of Brazil. After being extinct, their function was incorporated into the Ministry of Education again.
There were 17 Ministers of Culture. The first was José Aparecido de Oliveira, and the last, Margareth Menezes.

## List of ministers

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President |
| 1 | José Aparecido de Oliveira (1929–2007) | 15 March 1985 (1985-03-15) | 29 May 1985 (1985-05-29) | 75 days | MDB | José Sarney (MDB) |
| 2 | Aluísio Pimenta (1923–2016) | 29 May 1985 (1985-05-29) | 13 February 1986 (1986-02-13) | 260 days | PL | José Sarney (MDB) |
| 3 | Celso Furtado (1920–2004) | 13 February 1986 (1986-02-13) | 28 July 1988 (1988-07-28) | 2 years, 166 days | Independent | José Sarney (MDB) |
| 4 | Hugo Napoleão (born 1943) | 28 July 1988 (1988-07-28) | 19 September 1988 (1988-09-19) | 53 days | PFL | José Sarney (MDB) |
| 5 | José Aparecido de Oliveira (1929–2007) | 19 September 1988 (1988-09-19) | 15 March 1990 (1990-03-15) | 1 year, 177 days | MDB | José Sarney (MDB) |
| 6 | Ipojuca Pontes (born 1942) | 15 March 1990 (1990-03-15) | 10 March 1991 (1991-03-10) | 360 days | Independent | Fernando Collor (PRN) |
| 7 | Sérgio Paulo Rouanet (1934–2022) | 10 March 1991 (1991-03-10) | 2 October 1992 (1992-10-02) | 1 year, 206 days | Independent | Fernando Collor (PRN) |
| 8 | Antônio Houaiss (1915–1999) | 20 October 1992 (1992-10-20) | 1 September 1993 (1993-09-01) | 316 days | PSB | Itamar Franco (MDB) |
| 9 | Jerônimo Moscardo (born 1940) | 1 September 1993 (1993-09-01) | 9 December 1993 (1993-12-09) | 99 days | Independent | Itamar Franco (MDB) |
| 10 | Luiz Roberto Nascimento Silva (born 1952) | 9 December 1993 (1993-12-09) | 1 January 1995 (1995-01-01) | 1 year, 23 days | Independent | Itamar Franco (MDB) |
| 11 | Francisco Weffort (1937–2021) | 1 January 1995 (1995-01-01) | 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) | 8 years, 0 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 12 | Gilberto Gil (born 1942) | 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) | 30 July 2008 (2008-07-30) | 5 years, 211 days | PV | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 13 | Juca Ferreira (born 1949) | 30 July 2008 (2008-07-30) | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 2 years, 155 days | PV | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 14 | Ana de Hollanda (born 1948) | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) | 13 September 2012 (2012-09-13) | 1 year, 256 days | Independent | Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| 15 | Marta Suplicy (born 1945) | 13 September 2012 (2012-09-13) | 11 November 2014 (2014-11-11) | 2 years, 59 days | PT | Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| – | Ana Cristina Wanzeler (born 1960) Acting | 11 November 2014 (2014-11-11) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 51 days | Independent | Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| 16 | Juca Ferreira (born 1949) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | 1 year, 132 days | PT | Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| 17 | Marcelo Calero (born 1982) | 24 May 2016 (2016-05-24) | 18 November 2016 (2016-11-18) | 178 days | Independent | Michel Temer (MDB) |
| 18 | Roberto Freire (born 1942) | 18 November 2016 (2016-11-18) | 22 May 2017 (2017-05-22) | 185 days | PPS | Michel Temer (MDB) |
| – | João Batista de Andrade (born 1939) Acting | 22 May 2017 (2017-05-22) | 24 July 2017 (2017-07-24) | 63 days | PPS | Michel Temer (MDB) |
| 19 | Sérgio Sá Leitão (born 1967) | 24 July 2017 (2017-07-24) | 1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) | 1 year, 161 days | Independent | Michel Temer (MDB) |
| 20 | Margareth Menezes (born 1962) | 1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) | Incumbent | 1 year, 282 days | Independent | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |