Ministry of Mines and Energy (Brazil)

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Ministry of Mines and Energy of Brazil
Ministério de Minas e Energia
Alexandre Silveira - Senador da Republica.jpg
Incumbent
Alexandre Silveira
since 1 January 2023
Style Mr. Minister (informal)
The Most Excellent Minister (formal)
His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type Ministry
AbbreviationMME
Member of Cabinet
Reports to President of Brazil
Seat Brasília, Federal District
Appointer President of Brazil
Constituting instrument Constitution of Brazil
Formation2 February 1961;62 years ago (1961-02-02)
First holderJoão Agripino Filho
SalaryR$ 39,293.32 monthly
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, the minister of mines and energy is Alexandre Silveira.

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List of ministers

No.PortraitMinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty President
1
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João Agripino Filho
(1914–1988)		2 February 1961 (1961-02-02)28 August 1961 (1961-08-28)207 days  UDN Jânio Quadros  (PTN)
No.PortraitMinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty Prime Minister
2
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Gabriel Passos
(1901–1962)		11 September 1961 (1961-09-11)18 June 1962 (1962-06-18)280 days  UDN Tancredo Neves  (PSD)
3
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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
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Eliezer Batista
(1924–2018)		18 September 1962 (1962-09-18)20 October 1962 (1962-10-20)32 days  Independent Hermes Lima  (PTB)
No.PortraitMinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty President
5
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Aureliano Chaves
(1929–2003)		15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)22 December 1988 (1988-12-22)3 years, 282 days  PFL José Sarney  (PMDB)
–
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Iris Rezende
(1933–2021)
Acting		22 December 1988 (1988-12-22)17 January 1989 (1989-01-17)26 days  PMDB José Sarney  (PMDB)
13
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Vicente Fialho
(1938–2022)		17 January 1989 (1989-01-17)15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)1 year, 57 days  PFL José Sarney  (PMDB)
14
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Pratini de Moraes
(born 1939)		13 April 1992 (1992-04-13)8 October 1992 (1992-10-08)178 days  PPR Fernando Collor  (PRN)
15
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Paulino de Vasconcellos
(born 1937)		8 October 1992 (1992-10-08)28 December 1993 (1993-12-28)1 year, 81 days  PFL Itamar Franco  (PMDB)
–
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José Israel Vargas
(born 1929)
Acting		28 December 1993 (1993-12-28)3 March 1994 (1994-03-03)65 days  Independent Itamar Franco  (PMDB)
16
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Alexis Stepanenko
(born 1938)		3 March 1994 (1994-03-03)20 September 1994 (1994-09-20)29 years, 33 days  Independent Itamar Franco  (PMDB)
–
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Delcídio do Amaral
(born 1955)
Acting		20 September 1994 (1994-09-20)1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)103 days  PSDB Itamar Franco  (PMDB)
17
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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
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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)
–
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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
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José Jorge
(born 1944)		13 March 2001 (2001-03-13)8 March 2002 (2002-03-08)360 days  PFL Fernando Henrique Cardoso  (PSDB)
–
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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
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Francisco Gomide
(born 1945)		3 April 2002 (2002-04-03)1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)273 days  Independent Fernando Henrique Cardoso  (PSDB)
21
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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)
–
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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
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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)
–
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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
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Edison Lobão
(born 1936)		21 January 2008 (2008-01-21)31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)2 years, 69 days  PMDB Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  (PT)
24
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Márcio Zimmermann
(born 1956)		31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)276 days  PMDB Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  (PT)
25
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Edison Lobão
(born 1936)		1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)4 years, 0 days  PMDB Dilma Rousseff  (PT)
26
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Eduardo Braga
(born 1960)		1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)20 April 2016 (2016-04-20)1 year, 110 days  PMDB Dilma Rousseff  (PT)
27
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Marco Antônio Almeida
(born 1961)		20 April 2016 (2016-04-20)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)22 days  Independent Dilma Rousseff  (PT)
28
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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
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Moreira Franco
(born 1944)		6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)270 days  MDB Michel Temer  (MDB)
30
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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
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Adolfo Sachsida
(born 1972)		11 May 2022 (2022-05-11)1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)235 days  Independent Jair Bolsonaro  (PL)
32
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Alexandre Silveira
(born 1970)		1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)Incumbent295 days  PSD Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  (PT)

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