Ministry of Education (Brazil)


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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.

Ministry of Education
Portuguese: Ministério da Educação

Ministry of Education headquarters
Agency overview
Formed6 December 1930; 93 years ago
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionFederal government of Brazil
HeadquartersEsplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco L
Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget$158.96 b BRL (2023)[1]
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
Websitewww.gov.br/mec/

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

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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]

No. Portrait Minister Took office Left office Time in office Party President
1Francisco Campos
(1891–1968)		6 December 193031 August 1931268 days IndependentGetúlio Vargas (Ind)
–Belisário Penna
(1868–1939)
Acting		31 August 19311 December 193192 days IndependentGetúlio Vargas (Ind)
2Francisco Campos
(1891–1968)		1 December 193115 September 1932289 days IndependentGetúlio Vargas (Ind)
3Washington Pires
(1892–1970)		15 September 193223 July 19341 year, 311 days IndependentGetúlio Vargas (Ind)
4Gustavo Capanema
(1900–1985)		23 July 193430 October 194511 years, 99 days IndependentGetúlio Vargas (Ind)
5Raul Leitão da Cunha
(1881–1947)		30 October 194531 January 194693 days IndependentJosé Linhares (Ind)
6Ernesto de Sousa Campos
(1882–1970)		31 January 19466 December 1946309 days IndependentEurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
7Clemente Mariani
(1900–1981)		6 December 194615 May 19503 years, 160 days IndependentEurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
–Eduardo Rios Filho
Acting		15 May 19504 August 195081 days IndependentEurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
8Pedro Calmon
(1902–1985)		4 August 195031 January 1951180 days PSDEurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
9Ernesto Simões Filho
(1886–1957)		31 January 195125 May 19532 years, 114 days IndependentGetúlio Vargas (PTB)
–Péricles Madureira de Pinho
(1908–1978)
Acting		25 May 195324 June 195330 days IndependentGetúlio Vargas (PTB)
10Antônio Balbino
(1912–1992)		24 June 19532 July 19541 year, 8 days PSDGetúlio Vargas (PTB)
11Edgard Santos
(1894–1962)		6 July 19542 September 195458 days IndependentGetúlio Vargas (PTB)
Café Filho (PSP)
12Cândido Mota Filho
(1897–1977)		2 September 195417 November 19551 year, 76 days IndependentCafé Filho (PSP)
13Abgar Renault
(1901–1995)		24 November 195531 January 195668 days IndependentNereu Ramos (PSD)
14Clóvis Salgado
(1906–1978)		31 January 195630 April 195690 days PRJuscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
–Celso Brant
(1920–2004)
Acting		30 April 19563 October 1956156 days PRJuscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
–Nereu Ramos
(1888–1958)
Acting		3 October 19564 November 195632 days PSDJuscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
15Clóvis Salgado
(1906–1978)		4 November 195618 June 19592 years, 226 days PRJuscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
16Pedro Calmon
(1902–1985)		18 June 195916 June 1960364 days PSDJuscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
–José Pedro Ferreira da Costa
(1900–1971)
Acting		17 June 196024 June 19607 days IndependentJuscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
17Pedro Paulo Penido
(1904–1967)		1 July 196017 October 1960108 days IndependentJuscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
18Clóvis Salgado
(1906–1978)		18 October 196031 January 1961105 days PRJuscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
19Brígido Fernandes Tinoco
(1910–1982)		31 January 196125 August 1961206 days PSDJânio Quadros (PTN)
No. Portrait Minister Took office Left office Time in office Party Prime Minister
20Antônio Ferreira de Oliveira Brito
(1908–1997)		8 September 196112 July 1962307 days PSDTancredo Neves (PSD)
21Roberto Lira
(1902–1982)		12 July 196214 September 196264 days IndependentBrochado da Rocha (PSD)
22Darcy Ribeiro
(1922–1997)		14 September 196224 January 1963132 days PCBHermes Lima (PTB)
No. Portrait Minister Took office Left office Time in office Party President
23Teotônio Monteiro de Barros
(1901–1974)		24 January 196318 June 1963145 days IndependentJoão Goulart (PTB)
24Paulo de Tarso Santos
(1926–2019)		18 June 196321 October 1963125 days PDCJoão Goulart (PTB)
–Júlio Furquim Sambaqui
(1906–1982)
Acting		21 October 19636 April 1964168 days IndependentJoão Goulart (PTB)
25Luís Antônio da Gama e Silva
(1913–1979)		6 April 196415 April 19649 days UDNRanieri Mazzilli (PSD)
26Flávio Suplicy de Lacerda
(1903–1983)		15 April 196410 January 19661 year, 270 days IndependentCastelo Branco (ARENA)
27Pedro Aleixo
(1901–1975)		10 January 196630 June 1966171 days ARENACastelo Branco (ARENA)
28Raymyndio Moniz de Aragão
(1912–2001)		30 June 19664 October 19660 days IndependentCastelo Branco (ARENA)
–Guilherme Canedo de Magalhães
Acting		4 October 196615 March 1967162 days IndependentCastelo Branco (ARENA)
29Tarso Dutra
(1914–1983)		15 March 196730 October 19690 days ARENACosta e Silva (ARENA)
Military Junta of 1969 (Military junta)
30Jarbas Passarinho
(1920–2016)		3 November 196915 March 19744 years, 132 days ARENAEmílio Garrastazu Médici (ARENA)
31Ney Braga
(1917–2000)		15 March 197430 May 19784 years, 76 days ARENAErnesto Geisel (ARENA)
32Euro Brandão
(1924–2000)		30 May 197815 March 1979289 days IndependentErnesto Geisel (ARENA)
33Eduardo Portella
(1932–2017)		15 March 197926 November 19800 days IndependentJoão Figueiredo (ARENA)
34Rubem Carlos Ludwig
(1926–1989)		26 November 198024 August 19821 year, 271 days IndependentJoão Figueiredo (PDS)
35Esther Figueiredo Ferraz
(1915–2008)		24 August 198215 March 19852 years, 203 days IndependentJoão Figueiredo (PDS)
36Marco Maciel
(1940–2021)		15 March 198514 February 1986336 days PFLJosé Sarney (MDB)
37Jorge Bornhausen
(born 1937)		14 February 19865 October 19871 year, 233 days PFLJosé Sarney (MDB)
–Aloísio Guimarães Sotero
Acting		6 October 198730 October 198724 days IndependentJosé Sarney (MDB)
38Hugo Napoleão
(born 1943)		30 October 198716 January 19891 year, 78 days PFLJosé Sarney (MDB)
39Carlos Corrêa Sant'anna
(1931–2003)		16 January 198915 March 19901 year, 58 days MDBJosé Sarney (MDB)
40Carlos Chiarelli
(born 1940)		15 March 199021 August 19911 year, 159 days PFLFernando Collor (PRN)
41José Goldemberg
(born 1928)		21 August 19914 August 1992349 days IndependentFernando Collor (PRN)
42Eraldo Tinoco
(1943–2008)		4 August 19921 October 199258 days PFLFernando Collor (PRN)
43Murílio de Avellar Hingel
(1933–2023)		1 October 19921 January 19952 years, 92 days IndependentItamar Franco (MDB)
44Paulo Renato Souza
(1945–2011)		1 January 19951 January 20038 years, 0 days PSDBFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
45Cristovam Buarque
(born 1944)		1 January 200327 January 20041 year, 26 days PTLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
46Tarso Genro
(born 1947)		27 January 200429 July 20051 year, 183 days PTLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
47Fernando Haddad
(born 1963)		29 July 200523 January 20126 years, 178 days PTLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
Dilma Rousseff (PT)
48Aloizio Mercadante
(born 1954)		24 January 20122 February 20142 years, 9 days PTDilma Rousseff (PT)
49José Henrique Paim
(born 1966)		2 February 20141 January 2015333 days PTDilma Rousseff (PT)
50Cid Gomes
(born 1963)		1 January 201518 March 201576 days PDTDilma Rousseff (PT)
–Luiz Cláudio Costa
Acting		18 March 20156 April 201519 days IndependentDilma Rousseff (PT)
51Renato Janine Ribeiro
(born 1949)		6 April 20152 October 2015179 days IndependentDilma Rousseff (PT)
52Aloizio Mercadante
(born 1954)		2 October 201512 May 2016223 days PTDilma Rousseff (PT)
53Mendonça Filho
(born 1966)		12 May 20166 April 20181 year, 329 days DEMMichel Temer (MDB)
54Rossieli Soares
(born 1978)		6 April 20181 January 2019270 days IndependentMichel Temer (MDB)
55Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez
(born 1943)		1 January 20198 April 201997 days IndependentJair Bolsonaro (PSL)
56Abraham Weintraub
(born 1971)		8 April 201920 June 20201 year, 73 days IndependentJair Bolsonaro (PSL)
–Vacant
Acting		20 June 202016 July 202026 days VacantJair Bolsonaro (Ind)
57Milton Ribeiro
(born 1958)		16 July 202028 March 20221 year, 255 days IndependentJair Bolsonaro (Ind)
58Victor Godoy Veiga
(born 1981)		28 March 20221 January 2023279 days IndependentJair Bolsonaro (PL)
59Camilo Santana
(born 1968)		1 January 2023Incumbent1 year, 278 days PTLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
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  2. ^ MEC - Faculdades autorizadas
  3. ^ "Camilo Santana assume o Ministério da Educação". Gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.