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		João Agripino Filho (1914–1988)	2 February 1961 (1961-02-02)	28 August 1961 (1961-08-28)	207 days		UDN	Jânio Quadros ( PTN)

No.	Portrait	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.	Portrait	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 (born 1938)	3 March 1994 (1994-03-03)	20 September 1994 (1994-09-20)	29 years, 220 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	1 year, 117 days		PSD	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ( PT)

References

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)