Ministry of Mines and Energy
Ministry overview
Portuguese: Ministério de Minas e Energia
Formed	July 1960; 63 years ago (1960-07)
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Federal government of Brazil
Headquarters	Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco U Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget	R$ 2.8 billion (2023)^[1]
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		João Agripino Filho (1914–1988)	2 February 1961 (1961-02-02)	28 August 1961 (1961-08-28)	207 days		UDN	Jânio Quadros (PTN)

No.	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	Eliezer Batista (1924–2018)	18 September 1962 (1962-09-18)	20 October 1962 (1962-10-20)	32 days	Independent	Hermes Lima (PTB)

No.	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office		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, 133 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, 30 days	PSD	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)

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