Ministry of Mines and Energy (Brazil)

Ministry of Mines and Energy
Portuguese: Ministério de Minas e Energia
Ministry overview
Formed	July 1960; 63 years ago
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Federal government of Brazil
Headquarters	Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco U; Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget	R$ 2.8 billion (2023)
Ministry executives	Alexandre Silveira, Minister; Arthur Valerio, Executive-Secretary; Thiago Barral, Secretary of Energy Transition and Planning; Gentil de Sá Júnior, Secretary of Electric Energy; Pietro Sampaio Mendes, Secretary of Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels; Vitor Saback, Secretary of Geology, Mining and Mineral Transformation;
Website	www.gov.br/mme/

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (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^[update], the minister of mines and energy is Alexandre Silveira.

List of ministers

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		President
1	PTN )

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office		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	PTB )

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office		President
5	PTB )
6	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	MDB )
–	MDB )
13	MDB )
14	PRN )
15	MDB )
–	MDB )
16	MDB )
–	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	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	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	MDB	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
24	MDB	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
25	MDB	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
26	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	1 year, 117 days	PSD	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)

References

^ "Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023". Ministério do Planejamento e Orçamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

External links

Official website (in Portuguese)

[1] "Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023". Ministério do Planejamento e Orçamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

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