Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Brazil)
Appearance
Ministry overview | |
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Formed | 15 March 1985 |
Headquarters | Brasília, Distrito Federal |
Annual budget | US$ 4.0 billion (2014)[1] |
Minister responsible | |
Website | www.mct.gov.br |
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)
Ministers since 1985
Nº | Name | Organization | Start | End | President |
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1 | Renato Archer | Ministry of Science and Technology | 15 March 1985 | 23 October 1987 | José Sarney |
2 | Luiz Henrique da Silveira | 23 October 1987 | 29 July 1988 | ||
3 | Luiz André Rico Vicente[2] | 29 July 1988 | 16 August 1988 | ||
4 | Ralph Biasi | 16 August 1988 | 15 January 1989 | ||
5 | Roberto Cardoso Alves | 16 January 1989 | 13 March 1989 | ||
6 | Décio Leal | Department of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Development | 29 March 1989 | 29 November 1989 | |
Special Department of Science and Technology | 29 November 1989 | 14 March 1990 | |||
7 | José Goldemberg | Department of Science and Technology (linked to the Presidency) | 15 March 1990 | 21 August 1991 | Fernando Collor de Mello |
8 | Edson Machado de Sousa | 21 August 1991 | 1 April 1992 | ||
9 | Hélio Jaguaribe | 1 April 1992 | 1 October 1992 | ||
10 | José Israel Vargas | Ministry of Science and Technology | 27 October 1992 | 1 January 1995 | Itamar Franco |
1 January 1995 | 1 January 1999 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso | |||
11 | Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira | 1 January 1999 | 21 July 1999 | ||
12 | Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg | 21 July 1999 | 1 January 2003 | ||
13 | Roberto Amaral | 1 January 2003 | 21 January 2004 | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | |
14 | Eduardo Campos | 23 January 2004 | 18 July 2005 | ||
15 | Sérgio Machado Rezende | 19 July 2005[3] | 31 December 2010 | ||
16 | Aloízio Mercadante | 1 January 2011 | 2 August 2011 | Dilma Rousseff | |
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation | 2 August 2011 | 24 January 2012 | |||
17 | Marco Antonio Raupp | 24 January 2012 | 17 March 2014 | ||
18 | Clelio Campolina Diniz | 17 March 2014 | 1 January 2015 | ||
19 | Aldo Rebelo | 1 January 2015 | 1 October 2015 | ||
20 | Celso Pansera | 1 October 2015 | – |
See also
- Brazilian science and technology
- Brazilian Academy of Sciences
- List of federal institutions of Brazil
- Brazilian–Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials
References
- ^ Brazilian Federal Budget. Brazilian Federal Budget (2014)
- ^ "José Sarney - Ministros de Estado" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
- ^ Assessoria de imprensa da Finep e do MCT. "Sergio Rezende será o novo ministro da Ciência e Tecnologia" (in Portuguese). Universia. Retrieved 21 May 2008.