Ministry of Education (Brazil)

Ministry of Education
Portuguese: Ministério da Educação
	; Ministry of Education headquarters
Agency overview
Formed	6 December 1930; 94 years ago
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Federal government of Brazil
Headquarters	Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco L; Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget	$158.96 b BRL (2023)
Agency executives	Camilo Santana, Minister; Izolda Cela, Executive-Secretary; Kátia Schweickardt, Secretary of Basic Education; Denise Pires de Carvalho, Secretary of Higher Education; Getúlio Marques, Secretary of Professional and Technological Education; Helena Andery, Secretary of Higher Education Regulation and Oversight; Maurício Holanda Maia, Secretary of Intersection Affairs with Education Systems; Zara Figueiredo, Secretary of Continuing Education, Literacy for Youth and Adults, Diversity and Inclusion; Janaina Farias, Secretary of Information Management, Innovation and Evaluation of Education Policies;
Website	www.gov.br/mec/

The Ministry of Education (Portuguese: Ministério da Educação), commonly known as MEC, originates from its previous name, the Ministry of Education and Culture (Portuguese: Ministério da Educação e Cultura), is a cabinet-level federal ministry of Brazil.

Its responsibilities include coordinating national education policies and managing daily affairs, covering from early childhood education to post-graduate levels.^[2]

History of the institution

Before 1930, matters related to education were the responsibility of the National Department of Education (Portuguese: Departamento Nacional do Ensino), which was part of the Ministry of Justice at the time.

In 1930, as Getúlio Vargas took office as president, the Ministry of Education and Public Health (Portuguese: Ministério da Educação e Saúde Pública) was established, taking away education matters from the Ministry of Justice.

In 1953, the ministry was split into two: the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Education and Culture (Portuguese: Ministério da Educação e Cultura, with the acronym MEC, which lasts to this day).

In 1985, during José Sarney's presidency, it was again split into two: the Ministry of Culture, and the Ministry of Education.

In 1992, as Itamar Franco took office as president, sports were made part of the ministry again, which was subsequently renamed Ministry of Education and Sports (Portuguese: Ministério da Educação e do Desporto).

In 1995, during Fernando Henrique Cardoso's presidency, that was once again changed, separating the Ministry of Education from the then Ministry of Sports.

The incumbent Education Minister is senator Camilo Santana.^[3]

List of ministers

No.	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office		President
1	Francisco Campos (1891–1968)	6 December 1930 (1930-12-06)	31 August 1931 (1931-08-31)	268 days	Independent	Getúlio Vargas (Ind)
–	Belisário Penna (1868–1939) Acting	31 August 1931 (1931-08-31)	1 December 1931 (1931-12-01)	92 days	Independent	Getúlio Vargas (Ind)
2	Francisco Campos (1891–1968)	1 December 1931 (1931-12-01)	15 September 1932 (1932-09-15)	289 days	Independent	Getúlio Vargas (Ind)
3	Washington Pires (1892–1970)	15 September 1932 (1932-09-15)	23 July 1934 (1934-07-23)	1 year, 311 days	Independent	Getúlio Vargas (Ind)
4	Gustavo Capanema (1900–1985)	23 July 1934 (1934-07-23)	30 October 1945 (1945-10-30)	11 years, 99 days	Independent	Getúlio Vargas (Ind)
5	Raul Leitão da Cunha (1881–1947)	30 October 1945 (1945-10-30)	31 January 1946 (1946-01-31)	93 days	Independent	José Linhares (Ind)
6	Ernesto de Sousa Campos (1882–1970)	31 January 1946 (1946-01-31)	6 December 1946 (1946-12-06)	309 days	Independent	Eurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
7	Clemente Mariani (1900–1981)	6 December 1946 (1946-12-06)	15 May 1950 (1950-05-15)	3 years, 160 days	Independent	Eurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
–	Eduardo Rios Filho Acting	15 May 1950 (1950-05-15)	4 August 1950 (1950-08-04)	81 days	Independent	Eurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
8	Pedro Calmon (1902–1985)	4 August 1950 (1950-08-04)	31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)	180 days	PSD	Eurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
9	Ernesto Simões Filho (1886–1957)	31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)	25 May 1953 (1953-05-25)	2 years, 114 days	Independent	Getúlio Vargas (PTB)
–	Péricles Madureira de Pinho (1908–1978) Acting	25 May 1953 (1953-05-25)	24 June 1953 (1953-06-24)	30 days	Independent	Getúlio Vargas (PTB)
10	Antônio Balbino (1912–1992)	24 June 1953 (1953-06-24)	2 July 1954 (1954-07-02)	1 year, 8 days	PSD	Getúlio Vargas (PTB)
11	Edgard Santos (1894–1962)	6 July 1954 (1954-07-06)	2 September 1954 (1954-09-02)	58 days	Independent	Getúlio Vargas (PTB) Café Filho (PSP)
12	Cândido Mota Filho (1897–1977)	2 September 1954 (1954-09-02)	17 November 1955 (1955-11-17)	1 year, 76 days	Independent	Café Filho (PSP)
13	Abgar Renault (1901–1995)	24 November 1955 (1955-11-24)	31 January 1956 (1956-01-31)	68 days	Independent	Nereu Ramos (PSD)
14	Clóvis Salgado (1906–1978)	31 January 1956 (1956-01-31)	30 April 1956 (1956-04-30)	90 days	PR	Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
–	Celso Brant (1920–2004) Acting	30 April 1956 (1956-04-30)	3 October 1956 (1956-10-03)	156 days	PR	Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
–	Nereu Ramos (1888–1958) Acting	3 October 1956 (1956-10-03)	4 November 1956 (1956-11-04)	32 days	PSD	Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
15	Clóvis Salgado (1906–1978)	4 November 1956 (1956-11-04)	18 June 1959 (1959-06-18)	2 years, 226 days	PR	Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
16	Pedro Calmon (1902–1985)	18 June 1959 (1959-06-18)	16 June 1960 (1960-06-16)	364 days	PSD	Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
–	José Pedro Ferreira da Costa (1900–1971) Acting	17 June 1960 (1960-06-17)	24 June 1960 (1960-06-24)	7 days	Independent	Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
17	Pedro Paulo Penido (1904–1967)	1 July 1960 (1960-07-01)	17 October 1960 (1960-10-17)	108 days	Independent	Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
18	Clóvis Salgado (1906–1978)	18 October 1960 (1960-10-18)	31 January 1961 (1961-01-31)	105 days	PR	Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
19	Brígido Fernandes Tinoco (1910–1982)	31 January 1961 (1961-01-31)	25 August 1961 (1961-08-25)	206 days	PSD	Jânio Quadros (PTN)

No.	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office		Prime Minister
20	Antônio Ferreira de Oliveira Brito (1908–1997)	8 September 1961 (1961-09-08)	12 July 1962 (1962-07-12)	307 days	PSD	Tancredo Neves (PSD)
21	Roberto Lira (1902–1982)	12 July 1962 (1962-07-12)	14 September 1962 (1962-09-14)	64 days	Independent	Brochado da Rocha (PSD)
22	Darcy Ribeiro (1922–1997)	14 September 1962 (1962-09-14)	24 January 1963 (1963-01-24)	132 days	PCB	Hermes Lima (PTB)

No.	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office		President
23	Teotônio Monteiro de Barros (1901–1974)	24 January 1963 (1963-01-24)	18 June 1963 (1963-06-18)	145 days	Independent	João Goulart (PTB)
24	Paulo de Tarso Santos (1926–2019)	18 June 1963 (1963-06-18)	21 October 1963 (1963-10-21)	125 days	PDC	João Goulart (PTB)
–	Júlio Furquim Sambaqui (1906–1982) Acting	21 October 1963 (1963-10-21)	6 April 1964 (1964-04-06)	168 days	Independent	João Goulart (PTB)
25	Luís Antônio da Gama e Silva (1913–1979)	6 April 1964 (1964-04-06)	15 April 1964 (1964-04-15)	9 days	UDN	Ranieri Mazzilli (PSD)
26	Flávio Suplicy de Lacerda (1903–1983)	15 April 1964 (1964-04-15)	10 January 1966 (1966-01-10)	1 year, 270 days	Independent	Castelo Branco (ARENA)
27	Pedro Aleixo (1901–1975)	10 January 1966 (1966-01-10)	30 June 1966 (1966-06-30)	171 days	ARENA	Castelo Branco (ARENA)
28	Raymyndio Moniz de Aragão (1912–2001)	30 June 1966 (1966-06-30)	4 October 1966 (1966-10-04)	0 days	Independent	Castelo Branco (ARENA)
–	Guilherme Canedo de Magalhães Acting	4 October 1966 (1966-10-04)	15 March 1967 (1967-03-15)	162 days	Independent	Castelo Branco (ARENA)
29	Tarso Dutra (1914–1983)	15 March 1967 (1967-03-15)	30 October 1969 (1969-10-30)	0 days	ARENA	Costa e Silva (ARENA) Military Junta of 1969 (Military junta)
30	Jarbas Passarinho (1920–2016)	3 November 1969 (1969-11-03)	15 March 1974 (1974-03-15)	4 years, 132 days	ARENA	Emílio Garrastazu Médici (ARENA)
31	Ney Braga (1917–2000)	15 March 1974 (1974-03-15)	30 May 1978 (1978-05-30)	4 years, 76 days	ARENA	Ernesto Geisel (ARENA)
32	Euro Brandão (1924–2000)	30 May 1978 (1978-05-30)	15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)	289 days	Independent	Ernesto Geisel (ARENA)
33	Eduardo Portella (1932–2017)	15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)	26 November 1980 (1980-11-26)	0 days	Independent	João Figueiredo (ARENA)
34	Rubem Carlos Ludwig (1926–1989)	26 November 1980 (1980-11-26)	24 August 1982 (1982-08-24)	1 year, 271 days	Independent	João Figueiredo (PDS)
35	Esther Figueiredo Ferraz (1915–2008)	24 August 1982 (1982-08-24)	15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)	2 years, 203 days	Independent	João Figueiredo (PDS)
36	Marco Maciel (1940–2021)	15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)	14 February 1986 (1986-02-14)	336 days	PFL	José Sarney (MDB)
37	Jorge Bornhausen (born 1937)	14 February 1986 (1986-02-14)	5 October 1987 (1987-10-05)	1 year, 233 days	PFL	José Sarney (MDB)
–	Aloísio Guimarães Sotero Acting	6 October 1987 (1987-10-06)	30 October 1987 (1987-10-30)	24 days	Independent	José Sarney (MDB)
38	Hugo Napoleão (born 1943)	30 October 1987 (1987-10-30)	16 January 1989 (1989-01-16)	1 year, 78 days	PFL	José Sarney (MDB)
39	Carlos Corrêa Sant'anna (1931–2003)	16 January 1989 (1989-01-16)	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)	1 year, 58 days	MDB	José Sarney (MDB)
40	Carlos Chiarelli (born 1940)	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)	21 August 1991 (1991-08-21)	1 year, 159 days	PFL	Fernando Collor (PRN)
41	José Goldemberg (born 1928)	21 August 1991 (1991-08-21)	4 August 1992 (1992-08-04)	349 days	Independent	Fernando Collor (PRN)
42	Eraldo Tinoco (1943–2008)	4 August 1992 (1992-08-04)	1 October 1992 (1992-10-01)	58 days	PFL	Fernando Collor (PRN)
43	Murílio de Avellar Hingel (1933–2023)	1 October 1992 (1992-10-01)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	2 years, 92 days	Independent	Itamar Franco (MDB)
44	Paulo Renato Souza (1945–2011)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	8 years, 0 days	PSDB	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
45	Cristovam Buarque (born 1944)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	27 January 2004 (2004-01-27)	1 year, 26 days	PT	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
46	Tarso Genro (born 1947)	27 January 2004 (2004-01-27)	29 July 2005 (2005-07-29)	1 year, 183 days	PT	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
47	Fernando Haddad (born 1963)	29 July 2005 (2005-07-29)	23 January 2012 (2012-01-23)	6 years, 178 days	PT	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) Dilma Rousseff (PT)
48	Aloizio Mercadante (born 1954)	24 January 2012 (2012-01-24)	2 February 2014 (2014-02-02)	2 years, 9 days	PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
49	José Henrique Paim (born 1966)	2 February 2014 (2014-02-02)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	333 days	PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
50	Cid Gomes (born 1963)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	18 March 2015 (2015-03-18)	76 days	PDT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
–	Luiz Cláudio Costa Acting	18 March 2015 (2015-03-18)	6 April 2015 (2015-04-06)	19 days	Independent	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
51	Renato Janine Ribeiro (born 1949)	6 April 2015 (2015-04-06)	2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)	179 days	Independent	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
52	Aloizio Mercadante (born 1954)	2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	223 days	PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
53	Mendonça Filho (born 1966)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)	1 year, 329 days	DEM	Michel Temer (MDB)
54	Rossieli Soares (born 1978)	6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	270 days	Independent	Michel Temer (MDB)
55	Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez (born 1943)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	8 April 2019 (2019-04-08)	97 days	Independent	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)
56	Abraham Weintraub (born 1971)	8 April 2019 (2019-04-08)	20 June 2020 (2020-06-20)	1 year, 73 days	Independent	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)
–	Vacant Acting	20 June 2020 (2020-06-20)	16 July 2020 (2020-07-16)	26 days	Vacant	Jair Bolsonaro (Ind)
57	Milton Ribeiro (born 1958)	16 July 2020 (2020-07-16)	28 March 2022 (2022-03-28)	1 year, 255 days	Independent	Jair Bolsonaro (Ind)
58	Victor Godoy Veiga (born 1981)	28 March 2022 (2022-03-28)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	279 days	Independent	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)
59	Camilo Santana (born 1968)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	Incumbent	1 year, 342 days	PT	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 7 June 2023.
^ MEC - Faculdades autorizadas
^ "Camilo Santana assume o Ministério da Educação". Gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

Bibliography

"História - Ministério da Educação" [History - Ministry of Education]. Portal Ministério da Educação (in Brazilian Portuguese).

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 7 June 2023.

[2] MEC - Faculdades autorizadas

[3] "Camilo Santana assume o Ministério da Educação". Gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

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